Real Madrid are combined with the madness

* Apoteósico game back and forth in Chamartin, where Valencia deserved better fate

* Robben signed his best performance as Madrid and Mata showed his talent

The madness of football left breathless at the Bernabeu, who enjoyed and suffered in equal parts with a chaotic game, finally opted to Madrid by inexplicable designs. The outward and return flights the misrule at the center, kicking and sometimes wrong to put the coaches on the verge of heart attack. The greatest paradox personified the Higuaín, the only one who was right with the network but also the more erratic before the rival goalkeeper. Al notable Valencia, commanded by Mata, just lacked the wisdom to a stellar Casillas.

With matches well, the stadiums are always filled. Of course, anyone with the ability to enjoy Robben, the instinct for Villa, Joaquin speed or the effort of Gago. There was everything, good and bad. A handfuls. The ambition visitor found an unexpected obstacle in their own master. Marchena, determined to remember its reputation for tough guy, he left his team with one less when it seemed the closer tie. Real Madrid entonadísimo by the right, was overwhelmed by the slowness of his defense, one stop before the overflow of elephants' che '.

There was no respite in 96 minutes. It was an expanded version of the game last year, where Valencia was far less merit to win. Then they marked five goals. This time it was due to overcome the dozen. Implausible that does not move the marker from the zurdazo Higuaín in the minutes of two, to direct the squad in its auction of the most difficult night. The powerful local startup, always led by a superb Robben, found continuity with the ball to the stick of Van der Vaart and another auction of the'11 'Renan neutralized in the first suit.

Valencia seemed shy by the same optimism suggested by Juande on the night of his debut. Guti had meters to think and Robben was pulled sharply again and again in the same eslalon. However, something is cooked over a low heat on the board of Emery, who made tabula rasa and convinced of his comeback to thoroughbreds. Valencia responded with a commendable authority, the big team, with a huge deployment, taking advantage of the doubts white. He stayed halfway in the Madrid pressure. Amaga out with a rival camp, as it was before the Zenit or tuck around your area, as Saturday at the Camp Nou.
The resurrection of Casillas

At that point the dead penó Madrid, dizzy by the verticality visitor. Mata silenced to Madrid with a direct free whistling along to the post twice and Villa forgave very clear before the break. It was only the beginning. The Madrid should suffer more. Above all Casillas, who had come to address these guys short, Mata and Villa, escorted by the voluble and inspiration from Joaquin. Juande tried to Raul, weakened by the flu. But the job of captain in the opposite camp did not seem enough. In this desperate situation, with Valencia dump, just as a goalkeeper Iker can avoid the goals of Villa sung along to the club and Baraja, with a blank header.

Emery became more dynamite with Silva and Maduro, relieving the poor Del Horno, who will ring a few days with Robben. In full storm visitor, a bad throw Renan ended with the Red Marchena, crazy by nerves. Stunned by what he had missed the Valencia lost his orientation. Albiol had to see the red for a poke that opened the top of Palanca. That little respite eased five minutes to Madrid, which however did not find a long-term plan to stop and temper.

The numerical superiority, however, gave him four clarísimas options for sentencing. Higuaín gave food to his critics with two slips of youth. Robben, already fatigued, wildly individualistic, clouded his festival. Palanca, with desparpajo, showed that it has no left leg. So, in that come and go, shone Gago, in aid of its central suppliants. The Madrid was called up to the discount, bailing two balls of scoring. The Valencia launched 13 corner kick, took the ball for 57% of the time and left without a prize of a madhouse called the Bernabeu.

Result Primera Division: 20 December 2008

Real Madrid 1 - 0 Valencia

Espanyol 2 - 3 Atletico Madrid