Sadly, Real Madrid followed their loss to Real Betis, with a loss to Villareal in the Carranza match to decide third and fourth. It was an unspectacular match decided in the 88th minute by a goal from Riquelme. Fabio Capello, is still very much experimenting with combinations and whilst losing is not fun, pre-season is the time for a new coach and new signings to try things out, so I don't think we can read to much into these games and hopefully Capello is gathering important info that will help him with his tactics when the season begins next week!

view match report and photos at Real Madrid.com

P.S Word from the tabloids is that Gary Neville will tie the knot next July and that Becks will be his best man, just as Gary was Best Man for Becks when he married Posh. Now Becks just don't lose the ring!