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by **Red Clo** » Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:06:59

Is this a shocking upset? I know Real Madrid got all the superstar.
How could they lost by 3 goals?

by **Ben Smi** » Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:03:12

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> Is this a shocking upset? I know Real Madrid got all the superstar.
> How could they lost by 3 goals

and at home!.

Beckham probably had his mind on other things ;)

Regards,

Ben Smith

by **Benn** » Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:06:28

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> Subject : Osasuna 3: Real Madrid 0

>Is this a shocking upset? I know Real Madrid got all the superstar.
> How could they lost by 3 goals?

Seemed to me that Real only started playing in the second half. They
created plenty of chances but Osasuna defended like mandmen and the ref
kept ignoring Real's penalty claims i.e. Beckham continually diving in
the box. They were also unlucky with several shots. It as if they've
been storing up their bad luck and used it up in this match.

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by **Andrew Fento** » Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:07:35

Quote:

> Seemed to me that Real only started playing in the second half. They
> created plenty of chances but Osasuna defended like mandmen and the ref
> kept ignoring Real's penalty claims i.e. Beckham continually diving in
> the box. They were also unlucky with several shots. It as if they've
> been storing up their bad luck and used it up in this match.

Also, you have to complement Osasuna's defence more generally - they're very
hard to score against. Only Valencia have conceded less.

by **FuckOffSpamBastard** » Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:52:31

Quote:

>>Seemed to me that Real only started playing in the second half. They
>>created plenty of chances but Osasuna defended like mandmen and the ref
>>kept ignoring Real's penalty claims i.e. Beckham continually diving in
>>the box. They were also unlucky with several shots. It as if they've
>>been storing up their bad luck and used it up in this match.

> Also, you have to complement Osasuna's defence more generally - they're very
> hard to score against. Only Valencia have conceded less.

Definitly, you need to give Osasuna credit as well, they may qualify for
the UEFA cup if they keep playing like that. They have the 2nd best
defence in the league:

Valencia 32 21 6 5 63 21 69
Real Madrid 32 20 7 5 65 40 67
Deportivo La Coruna 32 18 6 8 52 30 60
Barcelona 31 17 8 6 51 33 59
Osasuna 32 11 15 6 35 27 48
Athletic Bilbao 32 13 9 10 42 40 48
Atletico Madrid 32 13 9 10 39 39 48
Malaga 32 14 4 14 44 45 46
Sevilla 32 11 9 12 40 36 42
Villarreal 32 11 8 13 39 42 41
Real Betis 31 9 12 10 38 36 39
Real Sociedad 32 10 9 13 37 43 39
Real Zaragoza 32 10 8 14 36 42 38
*Racing Santander 32 10 9 13 42 51 38
Albacete 32 10 7 15 32 40 37
Valladolid 32 9 9 14 38 47 36
Real Mallorca 32 10 6 16 39 57 36
Espanyol 32 9 4 19 35 54 31
Celta Vigo 32 6 12 14 41 60 30
Murcia 32 3 11 18 25 50 20
*Racing Santander deducted one point for fielding ineligible players

What's amazing is the top two: Valencia and Real both have almost the
same attack (goals scored) yet Real have conceded twice as many as
Valencia! Well ok, it's not really such a shock...

by **Victoria Barret** » Wed, 14 Apr 2004 02:37:16

Please do not post alphanumeric scores in headers. Thanks.

by **D M** » Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:20:23

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> Please do not post alphanumeric scores in headers. Thanks.

Was the score 10-all?

Sorry.

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