Cristiano Ronaldo the Sexy Boy

Raul beated GUTI

MADRID - Real Madrid's veteran midfielder Jose Maria Gutierrez, better known by the name "Guti", will be leaving the club at the end of this season to his career in Dubai, according to Onda Cero radio reported Tuesday. "Guti has signed a release from Real Madrid and would go to Dubai for two seasons with the price of five million euros a season," iu the radio station said without naming its source.
Guti suffered the boom in Real Madrid and now vice-captain position after veteran striker Raul. He is one of the oldest squad member. Earlier this month the 33-year-old player said he wanted to leave the Spanish giants to move to England, Italy or the Middle East.

"There is no possibility to stay. I lived a year contract, but we hope to reach agreement," he told Onda Madrid radio.

Guti during reared in such kinds of less popular season at Real Madrid, but remains influential figure in the team. He began his career at Real Madrid in December 1995, had helped his team win the league five times, three times in the Champions League and two earned kai Intercontinental Cup, and 13 caps for Spain

Real Madrid made the most of Barcelona's slip-up to close to within one point of the La Liga leaders on Sunday with a 2-0 win over third-placed Valencia at the Bernabeu.
Real's title challenge appeared to be disappearing when they lost 2-0 to Barca last weekend but the champions'' 0-0 draw at Espanyol on Saturday left the door ajar and Real grabbed the opportunity.
Gonzalo Higuain opened the scoring in the first half but it needed a second from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 77th minute to make sure of the win, as Valencia belatedly threatened to get back into the game.
 
Real have 83 points with five left to play, one behind Barca, and proved that the 24-point gulf in class with third-placed Valencia was, perhaps, justified.
"Barca are still top but we are now just one slip-up away," Real director general Jorge Valdano told Spanish television.
Valencia's timid start played into Real's hands and it came as no surprise when Argentina's Higuain spun past his marker to net his 25th of the campaign after 25 minutes.
The hosts should have made more of their dominance, but a flying save from Iker Casillas and Juan Mata''s follow up against the post reminded Real of the slenderness of their lead.
Ronaldo's driving runs and Guti's passes continued to give Real the edge but a hushed Bernabeu reflected a growing nervousness.
Valencia's David Silva had been anonymous until he crashed a 25-metre drive against the crossbar midway through the second half and Portugal''s Ronaldo settled the match firing in after good work down the left from Marcelo.
Not good, spectacular
Valencia have 59 points, five ahead of Sevilla who occupy the last Champions League qualification slot following their 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon on Saturday.
Real Mallorca, in fifth place, could move above them with a win at home to Osasuna in the Monday match.
Athletic Bilbao were held to a scrappy 0-0 draw at home by struggling Real Zaragoza which left them seventh on 49 points below sixth-placed Villarreal because of their inferior head-to-head record. Villarreal beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Saturday.
There was no change at the foot of the standings in the battle to avoid relegation.
Only 18th-placed Tenerife managed a victory with a hat-trick from striker Nino earning the islanders a 3-2 victory against visiting Getafe.
"Nino's not good, he's spectacular," Tenerife coach Jose Luis Oltra told reporters, of his forward who has netted 13 this season. "He's one of the best Spanish goalscorers around, especially as he does it with a team low down in the table."
Tenerife closed to within a point of 17th place and safety after Malaga were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Real Valladolid.
Malaga have 33 points, Tenerife 32, Valladolid 29 and Xerez 27, the basement club coming back to draw 2-2 at home to Racing Santander with a late header from Victor Sanchez.

The fallout from Real Madrid’s Champions League exit to Lyon continues

Whilst the future of Manuel Pellegrini has been focusing minds in the English press - Jose Mourinho, Rafa Benitez and Arsene Wenger have all been linked with the Bernabeu hotseat. The Spanish media have questioned the role of some of the “Galacticos” including Kaka and Argentinean striker Gonzalo Higuain.

Influential newspaper Marca has devoted its front page today (see bottom right) to the dispute between Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain. CR9, no stranger to a bit of individualism himself, has shifted the blame on to the Argentinean striker.

The incident in question came just before the half hour on Wednesday night, with Real Madrid 1-0 up, Higuain chose to strike on goal rather than pass to the open Ronaldo. This incident has been replayed over and over again and can be seen from various angles on this video.

The race to be top scorer in the Spanish league (”Pichichi”) has been placed as a reason for this spat between Ronaldo and Higuain. A theme added to by quotes from Guti who said after the game: “We should have been more of a team instead of being individualistic.” A full report on this angle, in Spanish, can be seen here.

This author, for one, finds it incredible that Higuain’s shocking/unlucky miss in the first half hasn’t been the centre of attention. Either way Higuain looks like the fall guy, which if the form of Nicklas Bendtner over the past week is anything to go by, back the former River Plate striker to score a hat-trick at Valladolid on Sunday