Real Madrid – Lazio
This will be a big match on this midweek from the Champions League competition. Lazio should win this match with 2 goals margin here, this is only way for them to qualify from Group C to the knock out rout this season. If they only win only 1 goal here, they will hopeless from match Olympiakos and Bremen (Olympiakos amust get 3 points here). The question is Can Lazio win over Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu? From the history match record, Lazio have 13 times faced with Spanish team in all competition. But the result when they travel to Spain in 5 times, Lazio only win 1 match and others match they have beaten there (but that victory they get at Madrid when Vladimir Jugovic make a goal at 1997/19998 when they faced Atletico Madrid).
In doubt, Lazio win over Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu. In domestic league Real Madrid makes perfect record here. Bremen has beaten by El Real 2-1 and Olympiakos defeated there 4-2. And if we see for Lazio performance this season on their domestic league, they has present very disappointed performance (Lazio still try to find a best formation so far).
Head to head:
03-10-07 Lazio 2-2 Madrid
21-02-01 Lazio 2-2 Madrid
13-02-01 Madrid 3-2 Lazio
Analysis:
Although Madrid has a weakness at they defense sector, but they still have a very dangerous tactic when their attack. With Sergio Ramos and Marcelo often to help frontline sector from wing side when their attack make pressure from Madrid at frontline being dangerous. Madrid always use wing sector to make pressure, but they variation on the middle also good (we can see Robinho and Sneijder as they winger players always comes to middle to make assist). And they also have Guti as the playmaker and make attack from left, right and front side is the favorite’s one for him. And he always makes a surprise assist so far. And his partners Diarra very like to be middle defensive player to help defense line. And don’t forget for they striker like Nistelroy and Raul (both of this players make me impressive when they didn’t get chance they will play at the middle, and they possible give assist for the second front line).
And for Lazio, I think all the footballers know Lazio has a weak goalkeeper. And these conditions make Dello Rossi as they architect to build a solid defense sector in this team. Two Lazio’s side back didn’t play like side back from Real Madrid. At the middle line, Mudingayi should play as long as attractive there; he must play hardness, his defensive skill is very important to hold pressure from Madrid. I think Lazio didn’t want Mudingayi play to front line on this fixture because his will possible make overlapping and make a hole for middle line. Two his partners in middle line, Cristian Ledesma and Fabio Firmani will possible to more at the middle front line (Lazio really need full 3 points here), and this tactic perhaps will help Mauri to give assist for Pandev and Rocchi and front line. Tommaso Rocchi and Goran Pandev should play more attractive here, and if their held by defenders from Real Madrid, I think they should make speculation to make goals from wide sector or away from penalty sector.
Anyway, I am sure Madrid didn’t want beaten at Bernabeu and they also have a very high quality players from all lines. And a classical problem from Madrid, they always conceded at the first 30 minutes game start. And if they star players to domination and highly ego here, I am sure will broke up they tactic. Real Madrid has beaten at only once this season, and 2 last matches at Santiago El Real always getting 3 points. And also in their domestic league this season Los Blancos is unbeaten team from the last 7 matches available. Madrid has great mentality when their at home, and all team at Europe knows this record, in 4 matches at Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid always get 3 points.
And for me Lazio they collectivity last season will possible to rise again here. And they always make a unpredicted style. But, make me not sure for them to get full points here, they didn’t have highly mentality at European Competition likes Madrid have. And they also have a bad away record until this time.
Madrid has a big chance to beat Lazio on this fixture, if we see from the away record and Lazio’s performance at they domestic league is unhappiness result. From the last 7 previews matches available fir them, Lazio has beaten in 3 matches, and only 1 game they can get victory, and last midweek they has beaten by Internazionale in they home base 0-3.
I will put 55% for Madrid to win this match, 25% this match will end with draw result, and 25% for Lazio to win. And my opinion Madrid will lose at the first half, and they will make revenge and win at second half match, this means HT/FT (Lazio/Madrid), and the score maybe 2-1 for Madrid.
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