la liga 2012-13
Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid are in a sticky situation. No matter how well they play, it seems that Barcelona and Atheltico Madrid only seem to match them.
Lionel Messi has had a tremendous 2012. It was just made better with birth of his child this past week.
Xabi Alonso is one of seven Spaniards to make the list and one of 6 Real Madrid club members to be in contention for the Ballon D'Or.
The 23 Ballon D'Or Nominees were finally unveiled on Monday and included a substantial amount of surprises.
Who is better? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? The two greatest living soccer players not only compete in the same league but for rival squads.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid seem to finally be over their dreadful start, but it has done little to alleviate their greatest concern: Barcelona.
After a questionable performances against Celtic and a disastrous defensive display again Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona will look to get back on track with Rayo Vallecano.
The Champions League has seen some exemplary performances through three matches with some teams clearly solidifying themselves as early contenders. The group stage is only halfway finished and a lot could still change, but it is still a good time to look at the most impressive teams in the tournament thus far.
Wednesday's round of UCL matches included a plethora of shockers that have completely altered the nature of the tournament to date.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been dominant through two rounds in the UCL. After a mediocre week for the Superstar, he is likely thrilled to be back on a big stage that he has thrived on thus far this season.
AC Milan and Malaga will play a huge match on Wednesday as one of them try to take over first place and attempt to create some distance from the bottom two teams.
BATE Borisov is off to the best start imaginable after a pair of 3-1 wins to start their UCL campaign. With a group that included Bayern Munich, Valencia, and the surprising Lille, no one would have seen this team as one of the major candidates to get out of the group stage; much less win it. While it is too early to proclaim the latter, the Belarusians are in a prime position to fulfill the former.
Who is better? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? The two greatest living soccer players not only compete in the same league but for rival squads. Messi has had the edge over the last few years as Barcelona has been the supreme squad in European soccer, but Ronaldo may be having the best year of his career. Every week Latinos Post will be comparing both players and try to determine who had a better performance during the week.
Let us look at what the two superstars accomplished during the eighth week of La Liga.
Lionel Messi returned to being the king of La Liga as he added a game winning hattrick for Barcelona over Deportivo.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a week to forget as Portugal came up with only one of six points in World Cup 2014 Qualifiers last week. Now Ronaldo gets a shot at redemption and an attempt to return to his previous form (10 goals in five matches) when his club team Real Madrid takes on Celta Vigo on Saturday.
