Manchester United managed to get all 3 points against Aston Villa today. The game was notable for the 8 minutes of added time in the first half as a result of a Chicharito injury. Chicharito twisted his ankle in the 7th minute, which prompted Ferguson to replace him with Antonio Valencia. The game kicked back off in the 13th, and not long after, in the 20th minute, Phil Jones scored from a Nani cross. This was the only goal in the game, despite 14 efforts from Manchester United and 8 from Aston Villa. United now sit in 2nd place, only 5 points behind rivals Manchester City.
La Liga
Real Madrid convincingly beat Sporting Gijon 3-0 thanks to goals from Angel Di Maria, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Marcelo. The first goal came in the 34th minute when Di Maria scored from a difficult angle with his left foot. The 2nd of the match came in the 64th minute, when Cristiano Ronaldo put away a through ball from Di Maria. Marcelo scored the final goal in stoppage time upon receiving a pass from Karim Benzema. Real Madrid now sit once again 6 points ahead of 2010-2011 champions F.C. Barcelona.
El Clasico
Real Madrid and Barcelona have played a total of 6 times this calendar year, and on December 10th, they will play for a 7th and final time. The historical rivalry was brought to a new level this past year, and the recent rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi only adds to it. Messi and Ronaldo are considered the greatest footballers in the world at the moment, and both have contributed to El Clasico immensely. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal in the Copa Del Rey Final against Barcelona, and Lionel Messi scored the decisive goals in the Champions League to give Barcelona their 2nd title in the past 3 years. Barcelona currently sits in 2nd 6 points behind Real Madrid. Should Barcelona lose this upcoming match, they may dig themselves in a hole too deep to recover from (9 points) despite the season only being halfway done. Enjoy some of the best goals from El Clasico this year below.
Ronaldo's game winning goal in the 2011 Copa Del Rey Final
Messi's goal in the Champions League Semi Final against Real Madrid
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