Saturday, 20 April 2013

Real Madrid warms up for Dortmund with win over Betis - Arab News

BARCELONA: Mesut Oezil won twice in Real Madridas 3-1 win over Real Betis yesterday as the Spanish part started for its Champions League semifinal against Borussia Dortmund.Karim Benzema passed for Oezil to net Madridas opener in the 45th minute before the France striker polished off a in the 57th.Oezil struck again in stoppage time after Betis change Jorge Molina pulled one right back with a penalty start working the 72nd following defense Nacho Fernandezas foul of Ruben Castro in the area.Madridas Spanish league victory came at a cost, however, with Marcelo and Luka Modric both having to be taken for accidents. Madrid visits Dortmund on Wednesday for the first leg of their tie.Earlier, Granada outplayed Valladolid but had to settle for a draw as the Andalusian part surrounded one point free from the relegation zone. Granada played with the urgency befitting a group fighting to prevent the drop.The hosts were only kept from rating early and frequently by Valladolid goalkeeper Jaime Jimenez, who began his line of saves by moving Youssef El Arabias header over the bar five minutes in.Valladolid forward Patrick Ebert won against the movement of play in the 58th when he curled a free kick over the bar.After Granadaas Nyom Allan had struck the post, Granada instructor Lucas Alcaraz sent on playmaker Diego Buonanotte and the Argentine served a move for El Arabi to ultimately beat Jimenez with a moving header in the 73rd.15 want Mourinho outUp to 15 Real Madrid players, including five senior members of the squad, don't want Jose Mourinho to continue as manager next season, Spanish newspaper El Pais noted yesterday.The Portuguese has a with the Spanish winners until 2016, but has consistently been linked with a away from the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season.Mourinho mentioned on Friday to saying he adidnat think he would be here next seasona to the president of CD Canillas, a in the north of Madrid where Mourinhoas boy performs in a team.However, he claimed that his relationship with president Florentino Perez was a good one and that they would decide his future together at the end of the season.aMy relationship with the president and Jose Angel Sanchez (the sporting director) is very good,a he said.aThis allows us to sit down and evaluate issues smoothly whatever happens in the games.a The statement in El Pais states though that an informal study performed by Perez among the squad found the majority would not be in favor of Mourinho remaining on.Moreover, the five senior players that were against his continuation as boss claimed they previously had offers from other sides and would look for a at the end of the season should there not be a of coach.The former Chelsea boss has had very public disagreements with Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos this season, with Casillas becoming overlooked in favor of Diego Lopez in goal.Meanwhile Xabi Alonso is stalling on the present of a contract by the club with to end in 2014.

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