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The Catalan press today writes about the great victory of "Barcelona" and the players' attitude towards the next matches, about the ongoing war for the "Real" presidency, Cicinho's future, "Espanyol" plans, and "Barcelona's" scouting in Portugal.
The Castilian media today writes about the upcoming "Real" match against the Lyon team, the loss of French players, "Real" legend F. Puskas' illness, Ronaldo's rehabilitation, and the war of words over the results of the presidential elections.
Sport
After a stunning victory against Sofia's "Levski," Ronaldinho stated that the team's alertness should not be dulled and the players must "keep both feet on the ground" because there are still many important matches ahead.
The leader of "Barcelona" also noted that the team played amazing games and all the players worked sincerely on the field.
Ramon Calderon strikes back. The president of Real Madrid stated that if Juan Miguel Villar Mir continues to try to destabilize the situation and uses his methods to count the votes, he will announce "things that will not be good for Villar Mir."
Real Madrid is ready to settle with Lyon's Olympique for delaying the sale of Mahamadou Diarra for so long.
Shirts with the UNICEF logo from the Barcelona team's official stores were quickly sold off the shelves.
Espanyol coach Ernesto Valverde promises a revolution in the club and claims that they will revive the team, which, after failures in Spain, must be psychologically well-prepared for the UEFA Cup matches.
Real Madrid may transfer Brazilian Cicinho to Roma during the winter transfer window and try to acquire defenders Christian Chivu or Phillipe Mexes in exchange.
Brazilian Kaka told journalists that he is not planning to move to Real Madrid and intends to stay at Milan.
Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that he experienced a fiasco when he failed to attract Marcos Senna from Villarreal to the club.
Arsenal in London, even without Thierry Henry, is considered a favorite in the match against Hamburger, and a "battle for England" will take place at Old Trafford today.
El Mundo Deportivo
Barcelona's sports director Txiki Begiristain said that the Catalan club is not considering any players from Portugal. Some time ago, there were rumors that Barcelona scouts were actively watching several matches of various level teams in Portugal.
It is said that Barcelona's sights are still on the young players of the Porto team, Argentine Lucho Gonzalez and Brazilian Anderson.
In a reader survey conducted by the newspaper, Vicente Del Bosque is named as the most likely candidate to replace Luis Aragones if he were to lose his position.
Marca
The newspaper focused mainly on the upcoming Real Madrid match against Lyon, interviewing players and coaches of both teams. Representatives of both camps acknowledge that the opponents are serious but promise victory for their teams.
Ronaldo will continue his rehab... on the golf course with professionals. The funds raised from the golf game will go to Madrid's school fund.
Ronaldinho once again confirmed that the atmosphere within Barcelona is excellent. "No matter who we play with, it's a joy for all of us," said the leader of the Catalan superclub.
The war between Ramon Calderon and J.M. Villar Mir over the legitimacy of the presidential election results continues. The latter continues to demand that votes received by mail from Madrid club members be counted.
As
Lyon forward John Carew will not play in the match against Real Madrid due to a foot injury, giving the Spanish capital club additional chances.
Mahamadou Diarra said that Real Madrid has many possibilities to win a title. AS notes that the capital club did not win anything when Claude Makelele left the team.
Real Madrid legend Hungarian Ferenc Puskas ended up in the hospital. He has been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for six years.
