30
Apr
2010
Russell Crowe visits Valdebebas
Russell Crowe visited yesterday Real Madrid in Valdebebas sport facilities after the team training session. The actor was in the Spanish capital promoting his new movie in which is going to play Robbin Hood.
To meet him was Álvaro, who acted as host due to his high knowledge of English after passing through Liverpool.
Here is the picture of Russell and Álvaro
Picture from www.realmadrid.com
29
Apr
2010
Real Zaragoza 1- Real Madrid 2
It was an special match for Arbeloa, he returned home after leaving Real Zaragoza at the age of 18.
Before the fixture, Arbeloa started that his parents and friends life in Zaragoza, where is last game was before going to Liverpool. Due to it, the game had an special motivation for the player.
Real Madrid needed to win the three points if they wanted to keep their title hopes alive. Tow goals, one from Raul and the other achieved by Kaká, maintain the distance of one point between F.C. Barcelona. Colunga scored for the home team.
The first half began with no continuity in the game, although Real Madrid was dominating possession. Álvaro was, as always, convincing at the back of the field. In the 24th minute, he was penalized with yellow card.
At the end of the second half, Real Zaragoza battled back and the “White Team” continued pressing on till they broke the draw with Kakás goal (81th minute).
Now, time to think in the next match against Osasuna, a difficult team that’s trying to certificate their seat in the ‘Liga BBVA‘.
26
Apr
2010
The fight for the “Liga BBVA” stills open
After a week that lives tow victories for Real Madrid (Tuesday against the Almería and Sunday against Valencia), the ones of Pellegrini still believe the league is possible and they rank just one point behind F.C. Barcelona.
They completed one of the best matches of the season dominating the first half rewarded with a goal of Higuaín in the 25th minute. The second goal arrived in the 78th achieved by Cristiano Ronaldo clousing out the 2-0 in the score.
Arbeloa was solid defensively and also got forward to good effect, laid one on a plate for Ronaldo in the second half, but he couldn’t convert.
He made impossible to players of the quality of David Villa and Silva, display their game. He shown the team spirit that made the Real Madrid win over Valencia.
The salmantino, in words to Agencia EFE last week, said “We can’t throw out the matches by saying everything is lost”.
From now, five finals are left:
Jornada 34 Real Zaragoza – Real Madrid
Jornada 35 Real Madrid – Osasuna
Jornada 36 Mallorca – Real Madrid
Jornada 37 Real Madrid – Athletic
Jornada 38 Málaga – Real Madrid
8
Apr
2010
Alvaro Arbeloa to stop Lionel Messi
After the last Lionel Messi’s perfomance against Arsenal on Tuesday (the Argentinian player scored all 4 goals for his team) Spanish sports media keep talking about how difficult will be stop him on the main clash of the weekend.
Real Madrid faces FC Barcelona at the White’s coliseum in a match that will decide who will take the lead at “La Liga”. Real Madrid’s Coach, Manuel Pellegrini, will use Alvaro Arbeloa to try to stop the FC Barcelonas’s star.
Alvaro has thus far marked the Ballon d’Or winner four times and has done so with relative success, but he knows that it won’t be easy and that he will have to be focused since the very first minute of the game. This time there’s no room for error.
More info: Goal.com
18
Sep
2009
BIG SCORE IN EUROPE
Álvaro showed his first time in Champions League with Real Madrid and it couldn’t be better. The white team won 2-5 Zurich, with a good game with Arbeloa’s help. The “Salmantino” played together with Pepe who helped him to play in the center of the field in match’s first half that finished with 3-0.
In second half, Xabi Alonso’s injury and non-existent penalty made Real Madrid suffer, although Arbeloa did a great job in his side slowing swiss players.
Now, Madrid put his view in next match, with Xerez in Bernabéu.
