lol still jokes when you talk about Football, yuo have grown on these forums, all we need now is Brisco talking about it
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Baff how males cannot like football TBH
yeh i didn't follow football untill near the end of last season..this season has just started and i wonder how i ever lived without it..1 of the highlights of my week
MADRID — Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho saw his infamous 150 game league home record come to an end with unfashionable Sporting Gijon defeating his side 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday to put a huge dent in their title hopes.
Miguel de las Cuevas stunned Real with a 78th minute winner as Mourinho lost his first home league match in over nine years with his last loss back in February 2003 when his FC Porto side lost 2-1 at home to Beira Mar.
Real, who had won their previous 14 home league matches this season, stay five points behind arch rivals Barcelona in the Spanish first division and the champions can open that advantage to eight points with victory at Villarreal later on Saturday.
"It was three crucial points that we have lost and there aren't many more points to play for," said Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
"We had people missing but I don't think the team can be faulted. The attitude was fantastic but the ball just didn't want to go in tonight."
The return of Argentine international forward Gonzalo Higuain, out of action with a back problem since late November, was the only positive on a terrible night for Real, who must pick themselves up for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Tottenham Hotspur at the Bernabeu.
Madrid were without top-scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Marcelo through injury and spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso was also missing through suspension.
In the first minute after Portuguese centre-back Ricardo Carvalho had the ball in the net, however, the effort was ruled out for a foul.
Sporting had the better chances in a disappointing first half with Andre Castro firing just over on 35 minutes after a training ground routine from a corner kick.
A mix-up between Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas and his defenders almost allowed Nacho Novo to score, but the hosts averted the danger.
The big sides often struggle after the exertion of international games and Madrid were lacklustre but started the second half with some much-needed urgency.
Mourinho acted in the 56th minute introducing Argentine striker Higuain, who had not played since November 20 due to back trouble that saw him undergo surgery in January.
Just three minutes after coming on Higuain, who scored the winning goal in the 1-0 win at Gijon, had a clear opening but his fierce shot was straight at the goalkeeper.
Real were pressing but then conceded a shock goal with de las Cuevas receiving a cut back on 78 minutes and the former Atletico Madrid man drilled a low shot past Casillas.
On 82 minutes Khedira somehow failed to equalise metres from goal as Sporting breathed a huge sigh of relief while Mourinho was left visibly furious on the touchline.
Emmanuel Adebayor and Higuain missed chances in a frantic finale as Sporting held on to become the first team to win at the Bernabeu this season and end Mourinho's historic home run.
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madrids home record last season>
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Guest Triple XXX
who remembers when Arsenal went a whole season undefeated
good times
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Mr. Gayle
lol still jokes when you talk about Football, yuo have grown on these forums, all we need now is Brisco talking about it
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Baff how males cannot like football TBH
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Thizz
JOSE >>>>>>>> __________.
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SoCo KinG
yeh i didn't follow football untill near the end of last season..this season has just started and i wonder how i ever lived without it..1 of the highlights of my week
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thinkingthuglife
only the cuntalonians can beat Madrid at home out of la liga teams.
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Black.
He gets straight ratings for that record
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Mame Biram Diouf
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Michel Kane
Don't know what would burn the soul more.
Having Gijon end it, or having Barca end it later on this season.
Still, AMAZING record, props to Mourinho.
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Mr. Gayle
And wasnt he having beef with Manager too
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