Real Madrid almost through

November 6th, 2007 | By: Jan | 4 Comments »

Real Madrid drew 0-0 against Olympiakus Piraeus in a match inwhich the Dutch contingent of the Merenguez forgot to score. Ruud van Nistelrooy had the best opportunity after a sharp through-pass from Sneijder, but the Dutch recordscorer hit the cross-bar with his lob. Wesley Sneijder undertook four attempts at goal but had to bow for the Olympiakos goalie. Despite the scoreline, Real did good business in their group and leads with eight points.

Ronald Koeman had a dreadful start with Valencia in the CL. In the home game against Rosenborg EK, Koeman’s new team lost 0-2. Iversen was judge and hangman for Valencia. Valencia is now last in their group (with Chelsea and Schalke being the other two teams).

Tags: Group C, Ronald Koeman, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, The Netherlands, Wesley Sneijder

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Comments

By dirk v.d berg | November 6th, 2007 at 8:26 pm

I don’t see why van nistelrooij tried the chip, he had enough room to just round the keeper and slot it.

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By Jan | November 6th, 2007 at 10:31 pm

Good question. It’s instincts I guess…. Split second decisions….

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By goose | November 7th, 2007 at 5:54 am

@dirk; its cause the ball bounced…he didnt have time to wait for the bounce to come down and control the ball.. a chip was the only thing left to do

great ball by Sneijder btw who didnt play bad

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By dirk v.d berg | November 7th, 2007 at 11:29 am

Sneijder was playing really well, in the absence of guti (who i think he clicks really well with). I expected him to get a goal, if not an assist or two.

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