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Real Madrid did not have to play almost the whole game with 10 men this time, but the sending off of Sergio Ramos in the Copa Del Rey last night nearly gave Jose Mourinho and the team an almighty headache. The Spanish champions are practically certain to lose their Primera Liga title this season, so they will be taking this competition seriously along with the top European Competition, in which Madrid are currently second in the Champions League Odds.

But Mourinho’s men nearly made hard work of it, and they were only 2-0 up when Ramos received a second yellow card with around 20 minutes to go last night giving Vigo the chance of a comeback.  ......Read more...

Real Madrid have The Special One and he is Portuguese. His name is not Jose Mourinho, however, it is Christiano Ronaldo. CR7 was in majestic form last night, and he needed to be because Madrid were down to 10 men after 6 minutes. Jose Mourinho surprised everybody by leaving Iker Casillas on the bench. The captain had recently been voted the best keeper in the world for the umpteenth time in a row, but Mourinho claimed the move was for tactical reasons.  ......Read more...

If Real Madrid can avoid defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad stadium tonight, the English champions will have crashed out at the group stages for the second year running and Jose Mourinho will be on the verge of progressing to the next round. That is the easy bit, the complicated part comes in the other game and the possible permutations in the Group of Death.  ......Read more...

The 30-year old midfield general, Xabi Alonso, played his 100th competitive game for Real Madrid in September and he has become one of the most reliable players at the club, if not the world. He also played his 100th game for the Spanish national side during Euro 2012. He marked that event with both goals as Spain beat France in the quarter finals, on their way to lifting the trophy again.

Jose Mourinho will have to shuffle his playing pack tomorrow, however, as Alonso is suspended for the game due to collecting his fifth yellow card in this La Liga season. Alonso has always been combative but does not normally get booked quite so often.  ......Read more...

Borussia Dortmund extended the terrible form of Real Madrid in Germany by inflicting another defeat and leaving them with just a single win in 24 games on German soil. Ronaldo extended his great scoring form to seven games in a row but this time it did not herald a Real Madrid victory.

As well as the defeat, Jose Mourinho has another injury problem to deal with. Sami Khedira, who had just returned to the side from a hamstring problem, did not last 20 minutes against Dortmund after suffering an injury to his thigh. There is no news about the extent of the problem yet, but he is sure to miss at least one game.  ......Read more...

Jose Mourinho will not want any more international games for some time, after losing three defenders during this break. Both of the central strikers for Real Madrid also picked up knocks but they are not as serious.

Having already lost Marcelo for three months and Coentrao for a month, Mourinho was having to think about shifting around his remaining defenders to accommodate. Last night we lost our right back Arbeloa to a muscle problem and he could be out for three weeks.  ......Read more...

Jose Mourinho has a serious problem to deal with after both of his left backs for Real Madrid picked up injuries during their international games. Three other players have picked up knocks but it is the left side of defence that is going to be a problem for up to three months.

Marcelo played for Brazil in their friendly against Iraq and was training for the game against Japan yesterday when he broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. Doctors predict that he will miss around three months with his recovery. That will take us up to the January transfer window but there is no chance of replacing him before then.  ......Read more...

Jose Mourinho is the boss, that is certain. He has been given more control over affairs at Real Madrid than any of his recent predecessors and he is bigger than any player. Of course it will not be spoken about publicly, but he will not hesitate to drop players who do not keep in line and has done it before. The Special One is aware, however, that his main job is to win football matches and trophies.  ......Read more...

The loan signing from Chelsea, Michael Essien, could be handed his first start in a Real Madrid shirt tomorrow, as Jose Mourinho takes his team to Sevilla determined not to drop any points in La Liga. Already five points behind Barcelona after a wobbly start, Madrid will need to be on form to overcome Sevilla at the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.

Sergio Ramos knows that Sevilla will provide a stern test on their home turf, having come through the ranks at the Andalucian club before moving to Madrid in 2005. The defender will not be going easy old club and will give his all to get the title race back on track, hoping also that Getafe can take some points off Barcelona.  ......Read more...

International Weekend Round-Up For Real Madrid players

Spain 5-0 South Arabian
Casillas, Ramos and Albiol all played in Spain’s 5-0 win over South Arabia. More Real Madrid stars should be in action for Spain, when the side travel to Tbilisi this Tuesday to play against Georgia, in a world cup qualifying match for Brazil 2014.

Germany 3-0 Faroe Islands
Real Madrid players Mesut Özil and Samir Khedira played their first game of the world cup qualifying stages against the Faroe Islands and recorded a 3-0 win. Ozil was the German man of the match with two goals. The German side now travel to Vienna, where they will play against the Austrians on Tuesday.  ......Read more...