Mourinho Praises Real Madrid After Friendly Win Over Deportivo
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Real Madrid played a friendly match against Deportivo La Coruna.
Real Madrid won the game.
Jose Mourinho is a famous football coach.
He talked about the win. He said he liked something about his team.
Mourinho showed a strong look early in the game. People call this the "red eye". It means he was very serious.
Many things can change at Real Madrid.
But one player may stay. His name is Antonio Rudiger.
News says his teammate may leave the club.
Before the match, people talked about the expected line-up for Deportivo.
Fans want to know who will play in the next games.
This friendly match helps players get ready for the new season.
Vocabulary15 words
- friendly
- a game that is not for points; just practice
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- teammate
- a player on the same team
- line-up
- the list of players who will play
- serious
- not smiling; focused
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- squad
- all the players on a team
- win
- to be the best in a game
- match
- a game between two teams
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- news
- new information about something
- expected
- thought to happen
- leave
- to go away from a place or team
- stay
- to not leave
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1. Real Madrid won a friendly match 2. Jose Mourinho 3. Antonio Rudiger
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Real Madrid played a _____ match against Deportivo La Coruna.
Real Madrid _____ the game.
Jose Mourinho is a famous football _____.
He talked about the win. He said he liked something about his _____.
Mourinho showed a strong look early in the game. People call this the "red eye". It means he was very _____.
Many things can change at Real Madrid.
But one player may _____. His name is Antonio Rudiger.
News says his _____ may leave the club.
Before the match, people talked about the expected _____ for Deportivo.
Fans want to know who will play in the next _____.
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