[b]Sevilla boss Marcelino Garcia Toral is wary of a Real Madrid backlash and has pinpointed the visitors' pace on the counter-attack as the main threat to his side.Madrid have the chance to move back above Barcelona at the top of the Primera Division table heading into the Christmas break and partially make amends for last Saturday's 3-1 defeat in El Clasico to the Catalans.Marcelino's men saw a two-match winning run come to an end at Levante last week although they did bounce back against San Roque in the Copa del Rey in midweek.And the former Racing Santander coach accepts it is a difficult assignment at the Sanchez Pizjuan, especially given Madrid's speed on the break.

He told AS newspaper: "We need to stop their counter-attack which is the best win the world."We must not let them catch us with equal or superior numbers if they steal the ball."And when they have the ball we need to be very strong defensively."Marcelino believes Madrid pose a different kind of threat to Barca, against whom they gained a highly credible goalless draw in October."Against Barcelona, you can defend a certain area of the field but against Madrid, due to their speed on the counter, you don't have time (to get organised)," he said."Their movements are much faster and you have to cope with them well."Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has come in for criticism for his performance in El Clasico, but is set to face Sevilla.[/b]

Source: http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3473592,00.html

DID YOU KNOW?

The last match between Sevilla and Real Madrid was a thrilling encounter in which Jose Mourinho's side emerged with a 6-2 victory in Andalucia.

Sevilla has scored 16 goals in La Liga so far this season, well under half of the 50 goals Madrid have notched.

However, Marcelino's men have conceded just 11 goals so far, two less than Real Madrid. This is the second best record in the league, behind Barcelona.

Real Madrid's last defeat against Sevilla was back in 2009, when they lost 2-1 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals in the league this season than the entire Sevilla squad.

Madrid's Clasico defeat to Barcelona was the first time since the start of the 2009-10 campaign that it lost after taking the lead in a La Liga match.

yes we can

go madrid

Inside the Sanchez Pizjuan. . . . . make una ready for war - 'the pitbull' has been specifically instructed to end any involvement whatsoever of CR07 in La Liga as far as this season is concerned. You guys might win, but I guarantee you that it will come at the expense of major losses!!!

Forza Sevi-je!!!

lass is not a favorite player to me.
and what was di maria thinking with that shot

I never type finish sef ronaldo don score

ronaldo don start with useless shot on goal
selfish boy

thats why he is the number one keeper in the world
lets see valdes make such save
san iker numero uno

dis di maria sef can fall

usbcable:

ronaldo don start with useless shot on goal
selfish boy

usbcable:

dis di maria sef can fall

di-ver Maria you mean? It's all in the name.

usbcable:

lass is not a favorite player to me.
and what was di maria thinking with that shot

I never type finish sef ronaldo don score

Of course, he can flex muscle vs Sevilla. When it comes to Barca now, him go enter choke mode.

usbcable:

thats why he is the number one keeper in the world
lets see valdes make such save
san iker numero uno

just saw the replay, What a bloody save! How on earth did that not go in? One of the best saves ever in football history.

chai this pepe boy oooooo
kanoute now go just dey wait for header and i no trust albiol or ramos to prevent am.

hope we survive and earn the three points

Second half will be interesting.indicipline could really be a game changer tonight.i must admit Ronaldo'second goal was crazy.

Psycho Pepe. . . It's been a long time coming.

Is this the same Sevilla we drew with at Camp Nou? Can't believe they're bending over and allowing Madrid rip them a new one.

medjai:

Psycho Pepe. . . It's been a long time coming.

Is this the same Sevilla we drew with at Camp Nou? Can't believe they're bending over and allowing Madrid rip them a new one.

they had two solid chances one was scored
we got two chances and two was taken

and thats same thing that happened to us last week. LUCK.

but its still not over 20 minutes more
and we start 2012 as leaders

usbcable:

they had two solid chances one was scored
we got two chances and two was taken

and thats same thing that happened to us last week. LUCK.

Luck ko, key ni We owned you guys.

di-ver Maria is too good for Madrid. He should be in a better team.

na u sabi


5th hattrick from CR007

messi can learn the art of penalty taking fro penaldo

usbcable:

na u sabi


5th hattrick from CR007

messi can learn the art of penalty taking fro penaldo

Penaldo can learn the art of being a complete player and showing up in big games from Messi.

How many penalties this season sef? I've lost count.

complete indeed
ask messi to pass or shoot with his right foot, compete for headers and how many free kicks has he scored.

abegi,
messi has traits ron dont have but if only ron can do one or two things[b], [/b]maybe just maybe

and yeah he has scored 7 penalties out of seven in laliga.

6 -2 !!!

usbcable:

complete indeed
ask messi to pass or shoot with his right foot, compete for headers and how many free kicks has he scored.

abegi,
messi has traits ron dont have but if only ron can do one or two things[b], [/b]maybe just maybe

and yeah he has scored 7 penalties out of seven in laliga.

And Penaldo can compete for headers? That's why he missed a free header from 5 yards in the classico. Let's not even talk about his freekicks.

7 penalties? Penaldo's just living up to his name. How can one player score 7 penalties and we're just midway through the season? He really should be ashamed of himself.

there are two heavy weight boxers. boxer A and boxer B. boxer A is very good with his left and right hands, his head, and also his knees. boxer B on the other hand is only good with his left hand. but in a several heavy weight bouts, boxer B has knocked out and anhilated boxer A totally. one is ronaldo the other is messi. my point? it is senseless to keep talking this complete or incomplete player crap! what messi does with his left foot only ronaldo has never matched with his left foot, right foot, head, chest, penalty shots, all put together.

aint coogar
so keep your boxing bout analysis to yourself.
and why should he be ashamed of scoring all penalties availed of him
when a certain dwarf was unable to convert the deciding one against thesame team we played yesterday.
and just as if messi dont loose sitters
and i remember him heading into the goal in CDR.

AGREED
messi has a higher degree of ability with his left foot which ronnie dont have with even his right nor left foot.
but talking of all parts and aspects of footballing messi dont have a greater advantage than CR. and thats the reason for my statements.
and BTW
CR plays for RM so i will always choose him. let messi cross over or CR go over then you will see a different prognosis

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medjai:


7 penalties? Penaldo's just living up to his name. How can one player score 7 penalties and we're just midway through the season? He really should be ashamed of himself.

He should be ashamed of himself for scoring the penalty duties assigned to him?

ddippset:

there are two heavy weight boxers. boxer A and boxer B. boxer A is very good with his left and right hands, his head, and also his knees. boxer B on the other hand is only good with his left hand. but in a several heavy weight bouts, boxer B has knocked out and anhilated boxer A totally. one is ronaldo the other is messi. my point? it is senseless to keep talking this complete or incomplete player crap! what messi does with his left foot only ronaldo has never matched with his left foot, right foot, head, chest, penalty shots, all put together.

MINT!!!

hala madriddddddddddddddddddddddddd

make Madrid win Barca na, that too much to ask for,
all these 'small team' shine no dey impress me again.

why do people compare messi wth CR7? wat cr7 has achieved messi, pardon,forgive or watevr u guys call him has not even gotten close, lets strt by
1.CR7 met messi in la liga, he broke la liga record for all time leading goal scorer in a season, previouslY set by a madrid player.SANCHEZ
2, he scored 6 hatrick in a season, them nver born messin well.
3,leading scorer in 2 diffrent leagues premiership and la liga, if messi is the greatest he shld try dat in a diffrent league where ders no xavi and innesta.
4, fifa world footballer of the year, CR7 has been there, kissed it and smelt it b4 messi.
5, most sexiest footballer CR7.
6,CR7 scored in world messi nvr scored in a world cup.

so una see say dem no be mate rara.

plenty record dey wey i no even remember o.