Mourinho Returns to Bernabéu as Real Madrid Face Real Sociedad
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Real Madrid played Real Sociedad in a big football match.
The match was at the Bernabéu, Real Madrid's home stadium.
Real Madrid made three new changes to their lineup for this game.
A lineup is the list of players who start a match.
José Mourinho also came back to the Bernabéu stadium.
He did not visit the stadium for 4,834 days.
That is more than 13 years.
Mourinho sent a message to the fans when he came back.
He was happy to see the Bernabéu again.
Fans watched the match live, minute by minute.
This was an important game in the Spanish league.
A league is a group of teams that play against each other.
Vocabulary15 words
- Bernabéu
- the name of Real Madrid's home stadium
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- lineup
- the list of players who start a match
- Mourinho
- a famous football coach
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who support a team
- changes
- new things that are different from before
- return
- to come back to a place
- message
- words sent to someone
- minute
- a small part of time
- team
- a group of players
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- home
- the stadium where a team usually plays
Quiz
Answer key
1. At the Bernabéu stadium 2. Three 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Real Madrid played Real Sociedad in a big football _____.
The match was at the _____, Real Madrid's home stadium.
Real Madrid made three new _____ to their lineup for this game.
A lineup is the list of _____ who start a match.
José _____ also came back to the Bernabéu stadium.
He did not visit the stadium for 4,834 _____.
That is more than 13 _____.
Mourinho sent a _____ to the fans when he came back.
Fans watched the match live, minute by _____.
This was an important game in the Spanish _____.