Alexandre Pato saved the blushes of fellow Brazilian Dida with a brace as AC Milan stunned Real Madrid at the Bernabeu to get their Champions League challenge back on track and inflict only a second competitive defeat of the season on their big-spending hosts. For a while it looked as though Dida`s dreadful first-half error, which allowed Raul to give Madrid a half-time lead, would cost Milan dear but Pato popped up in the 88th minute to volley home his side`s winner and help the Italians bounce back from defeat to FC Zurich in their previous Group C match. (more…)

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The “Gray’s Anatomy” star stopped by the Bernabeu to meet the team, including GK Iker Casillas.

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From Reuters:

BARCELONA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Real Madrid’s strategy of spending huge sums on players is unsustainable as it is unlikely to generate enough income from TV rights, sponsorship and merchandising, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

Real spent 735 million euros ($1.1 billion) on 40 players between 2003 and 2009, according to the study by Jose Maria Gay, a professor of accounting at the University of Barcelona and an expert on soccer finances. (more…)

All smiles… And why not sitting top of the table and undefeated alongside Barcelona.

PS - That’s an incredible amount of money in the picture….

Ronaldo bags two freekicks, with Madrid netting an additional three goals, but the Real Madrid defense did look a bit suspect at times. Gonna have to sort that out…

The talk of France International Franck Ribery leaving Bayern Munich has been there all summer, but is Real Madrid looking into making a 50 Million Pound last ditch effort to sign the 26 year old before the 2009 Summer Transfer Window closes?

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