Spain 5 - 1 Slovakia

WOW! What a weekend. Luis Garcia started the game against Slovakia and he didnt score 1 goal, he didnt even score 2 goals...He scored a hattrick, yes 3 goals!!! It was a good professional performance from Spain, a mistake by Luis Garcia of all people let in Nemeth to make the scoreline a dodgy looking 2-1, but Spain then turned on the style, Fernando Torres scoring a penalty after Slovak defender Had got himself sent off for a hand ball in the area.

My probable starting 11 was correct with the exception of Luis Garcia starting instead of Xabi Alonso.

Fernando Morientes also came on to score Spain's final goal of the game, all eyes are on Wednesday night where Spain travel to Slovakia, and barring a miricle, look set to be in the finals in Germany in 2006.

Spain Squad VS Slovakia

Joaquin has been left out of the Squad following his poor game for the national team against the belgians last month. Morientes is recalled, and there is a debut callup for Betis midfielder Alberto Rivera.

Squad:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool)

Defenders: Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid), Juanito (Real Betis), Michel Salgado (Real Madrid), Asier del Horno (Chelsea)

Midfielders: Xavi (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Antonio Lopez (Atletico Madrid), Luis Garcia (Liverpool), Vicente (Valencia), David Albelda (Valencia), Alberto Rivera (Real Betis), Ruben Baraja (Valencia)

Forwards: Raul (Real Madrid), Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid), David Villa (Valencia), Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal), Fernando Morientes (Liverpool)

Probably starting 11???

Casillas

Del Horno
Salgado
Puyol
Pablo Ibanez

Reyes
Xavi
Xabi Alonso
Albelda

Raúl
Fernando Torres

Weekend in La Liga

November 5
Real Sociedad 1 - 2 Osasuna
Espanyol 1 - 1 Athletic Bilbao
Villarreal 1 - 0 Valencia

November 6
Cadiz 1 - 2 Mallorca
Celta de Vigo 2 - 1 Deportivo Alaves
Malaga 1 - 1 Deportivo La Coruna
Racing Santander 1 - 1 Real Betis
Sevilla 0 - 0 Atletico Madrid
Real Madrid 1 - 0 Zaragoza
Getafe 1 - 3 Barcelona

Champions League Wednesday results

Champions League - Group A
Club Brugge (Bel) 3 - 2 Rapid Vienna (Aus)
Juventus (Ita) 2 - 1 Bayern Munich (Ger)

Champions League - Group B
Arsenal (Eng) 3 - 0 Sparta Prague (Cze)
Thun 2 - 4 Ajax Amsterd. (Hol)

Champions League - Group C
Barcelona (Spa) 5 - 0 Panathinaikos (Gre)
Werder Bremen (Ger) 4 - 3 Udinese

Champions League - Group D
Benfica 0 - 1 Villarreal (Spa)
Lille (Fra) 1 - 0 Manchester U. (Eng)

Champions League Tuesday

Champions League - Group F
PSV Eindhoven (Hol) 1 - 0 AC Milan (Ita)
Schalke (Ger) 2 - 0 Fenerbahce (Tur)

Champions League - Group F
Olympiakos (Gre) 1 - 4 Lyon (Fra)
Rosenborg (Nor) 0 - 2 Real Madrid (Spa)

Champions League - Group G
Liverpool (Eng) 3 - 0 Anderlecht (Bel)
Real Betis (Spa) 1 - 0 Chelsea (Eng)

Champions League - Group H
Inter Milan (Ita) 2 - 1 FC Porto (Por)
Petrzalka 2 - 2 Rangers (Sco)