Soccer Sunday

Liverpool v Norwich. www.liverpoolfc.com

In this post, instead of talking about soccer in another country, I will be writing about the games, that the two teams I support, Liverpool and Real Madrid, played on Sunday. Liverpool played Stoke City, and Real Madrid played Barcelona, and both the games ended in a draw.

First, I watched the Liverpool game. Stoke City traveled to Merseyside to play the Liverpool team at Anfield. The game resulted in a 0-0 draw, but I do not think that it was a fair result. I believe Liverpool should have won the game as they dominated possession and had 12 shots to Stoke’s 4.

Luis Suarez. www.thesundaytimes.co.uk

Brendan Rodgers decided to start with the team that had beaten Norwich City 5-2 last week. This meant that there were three teenagers in the first eleven – Suso, Raheem Sterling, and Andre Wisdom. Stoke, on the other hand, made one change to the team. Andy Wilkinson, who was suspended after getting red carded in the game against Manchester City, was replaced by Geoff Cameron.

Both the teams started well and created plenty of chances in the first half. However, no team could take the lead. In the second half, Liverpool was much brighter than Stoke. They outplayed Stoke and controlled possession. Martin Skrtel and Raheem Sterling both struck the post. Despite their domination, Liverpool could not find a way past Begovic, the Bosnian goalkeeper.  

This means that Liverpool are still waiting for their first home win of the season.

Real Madrid v Barcelona. www.nationalturk.com

The second game I watched is one of the most highly anticipated matches in the world. Real Madrid played their rivals, Barcelona, at Camp Nou.

I think that the 2-2 draw was a fair result as both the teams played really well. Even though Barcelona played with a make-shift defensive line, due to injuries to Puyol and Pique, their defenders did not make too many mistakes. All the goals were scored by two of the world’s best soccer players – Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Here are the links for the highlights of the two games:

Liverpool v Stoke City: http://footyroom.com/liverpool-0-0-stoke-city-2-2012-10/

Real Madrid v Barcelona: http://footyroom.com/barcelona-2-2-real-madrid-2-2012-10/

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“Luis-Suarez” http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1143107.ece

"Liverpool_v" http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/photos-reds-in-stoke-draw