Cristiano Ronaldo lifts Real Madrid to victory over Chelsea
9 Aug 2013 5:41 AM IST
Cristiano Ronaldo gave his former coach Jose Mourinho one more dazzling display of his skills, and delivered a trophy to Real Madrid in the process with a 3-1 win over Chelsea in Wednesday’s final of the Guinness International Champions Cup.
Ronaldo scored twice and set up the opener as the Spanish giants got one over their old coach Mourinho, who departed the Bernabeu at the end of last season to return to Chelsea.
Real Madrid’s new manager Carlo Ancelotti was also coaching against one of his old teams, having led Chelsea to the 2009-10 English Premier League and F.A. Cup double.
Madrid opened the scoring in the 14th minute as Ronaldo’s well-weighted through ball found Marcelo on the goal side of his marker. After sidestepping the covering defender, the Brazilian fired a well-placed shot into the bottom right corner, beyond the reach of sprawling Chelsea keeper Petr Cech.
Chelsea got the equalizer quickly. Ramires split two defenders to be put clear on the goalkeeper. Iker Casillas charged off his line to cut down the angle but Ramires calmly flicked the ball softly over him and into the net.
In the 57th minute, Ronaldo struck again, perfectly timing his run toward the goal line and steering in a header to complete the scoring. Ronaldo had the crowd frenzied at that point, including one fan who got onto the field later in the game. Wearing a Ronaldo jersey, he was able to not just get to the Real Madrid star, but wrap him in an embrace near the sideline and share some words for several seconds before police officers escorted the man off the field.
AC Milan beat LA Galaxy to end 3rd
Mario Balotelli and M’baye Niang scored first-half goals as AC Milan controlled most of the match to beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 and claim the third-place in the International Champions Cup friendly tournament on Wednesday.
Balotelli scored in the 17th minute and Niang in the 40th, but the Italian club got a scare in the 79th when Balotelli played a ball across the field and went down holding the back of his right leg around the knee area. There was no immediate diagnosis.
Real give little away over Bale progress
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez gave little away on his club’s progress in trying to sign Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale during an interview on Thursday.
The nine-times European champions have made the Welsh winger their priority and the 24-year-old is reportedly keen to move to the Bernabeu, but Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is renowned as a tough negotiator. Perez was asked if he had met with representatives from Tottenham in the United States, where the club are on a pre-season promotional tour.
‘We talk to lots of people and we’ll see what happens in our various negotiations. I refer to this player (Bale) and others,’ Perez told ESPN. ‘We don’t speak about other players out of respect for the player, their club and Daniel Levy is a friend of mine.’
Ronaldo scored twice and set up the opener as the Spanish giants got one over their old coach Mourinho, who departed the Bernabeu at the end of last season to return to Chelsea.
Real Madrid’s new manager Carlo Ancelotti was also coaching against one of his old teams, having led Chelsea to the 2009-10 English Premier League and F.A. Cup double.
Madrid opened the scoring in the 14th minute as Ronaldo’s well-weighted through ball found Marcelo on the goal side of his marker. After sidestepping the covering defender, the Brazilian fired a well-placed shot into the bottom right corner, beyond the reach of sprawling Chelsea keeper Petr Cech.
Chelsea got the equalizer quickly. Ramires split two defenders to be put clear on the goalkeeper. Iker Casillas charged off his line to cut down the angle but Ramires calmly flicked the ball softly over him and into the net.
In the 57th minute, Ronaldo struck again, perfectly timing his run toward the goal line and steering in a header to complete the scoring. Ronaldo had the crowd frenzied at that point, including one fan who got onto the field later in the game. Wearing a Ronaldo jersey, he was able to not just get to the Real Madrid star, but wrap him in an embrace near the sideline and share some words for several seconds before police officers escorted the man off the field.
AC Milan beat LA Galaxy to end 3rd
Mario Balotelli and M’baye Niang scored first-half goals as AC Milan controlled most of the match to beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 and claim the third-place in the International Champions Cup friendly tournament on Wednesday.
Balotelli scored in the 17th minute and Niang in the 40th, but the Italian club got a scare in the 79th when Balotelli played a ball across the field and went down holding the back of his right leg around the knee area. There was no immediate diagnosis.
Real give little away over Bale progress
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez gave little away on his club’s progress in trying to sign Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale during an interview on Thursday.
The nine-times European champions have made the Welsh winger their priority and the 24-year-old is reportedly keen to move to the Bernabeu, but Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is renowned as a tough negotiator. Perez was asked if he had met with representatives from Tottenham in the United States, where the club are on a pre-season promotional tour.
‘We talk to lots of people and we’ll see what happens in our various negotiations. I refer to this player (Bale) and others,’ Perez told ESPN. ‘We don’t speak about other players out of respect for the player, their club and Daniel Levy is a friend of mine.’
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