Re: Premiership - La Liga - Serie A 05-06
Most top English clubs have started concentrating on defense in order to compete in European competitions. They are not the first to do so; Italians dominated Europe through mastering defense. Scores like 1-0, 2-0 or 0-0 are becoming more common in EPL.
The battle of the Red was no exception. ManU and Liverpool played 0-0 in a game that was otherwise an expected high-scoring clash a couple of years back. The media that was once criticizing the defensive style of Italian teams now praises the ability of English clubs to play defensive.
In Italy, things are changing as well.
Toni scored twice to help Fiorentina beat Udinese with a score-line of 4-2. Iaquinta's goal was disallowed but he managed to score one on a late penalty.
Maldini leveled the record of Dino Zoff with 570 Serie A appearances, but Milan lost to Sampdoria, 1-2.
Like always, Del Pierro was there to provide Juventus an advantage of this "Milan slip". He scored twice as Juve beat Ascoli, 2-1. Juventus maintain 100% record in Serie A so far.
In Netherlands, Alkmaar managed to beat Ajax, 4-2, in a game where 2 was perhaps the lucky number. This was a game amongst 2 top teams and Ajax scored 2 goals, 2 less than what Alkmaar scored. Ajax were beaten by 2 goals in a 4-2 result-line. Sneijder, Perez and Arveladze scored 2 goals each.
Real Madrid lost another game in La Liga to Espanyol, 1-0.
Selected Results:
Liverpool 0 - 0 Manchester United
Blackburn 0 - 3 Newcastle (Owen, Shearer scores)
Espanyol 1 - 0 Real Madrid (Poor start by Real Madrid)
Fiorentina 4-2 Udinese (Toni scores 2)
Juventus 2 - 1 Ascoli (Del Pierro scores 2)
Sampdoria 2 - 1 AC Milan
AZ Alkmaar 4-2 Ajax (Sneijder, Perez and Arveladze scored 2 goals each)