Real Madrid Wins Season Opener With Late Goal
Real Madrid won their first game of the new season.
They played against Espanyol. The score was 2-1.
A new player named Carlos Espi scored the winning goal.
He scored in the last minute of the game.
This was the first win for coach José Mourinho at Real Madrid.
Mourinho is the new coach of the team.
The fans were happy about the win.
Real Madrid plays in a competition called Liga.
Liga is the top football league in Spain.
The team wants to win many games this season.
Vocabulary15 words
- Liga
- the main football competition in Spain
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- signing
- a new player who joins a team
- score
- the number of goals in a game
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- goal
- when a player puts the ball in the net
- recruit
- a new person who joins a team
- match
- a game between two teams
- win
- to be the best in a game
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- last minute
- the final part of the game
- new era
- a new time with new people in charge
- team
- a group of players who play together
- fans
- people who support a team
- victory
- when you win
Quiz
Answer key
1. 2-1 2. Carlos Espi 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Real Madrid won their first _____ of the new season.
They played against _____. The score was 2-1.
A new player named Carlos Espi scored the winning _____.
He scored in the last _____ of the game.
This was the first win for _____ José Mourinho at Real Madrid.
Mourinho is the new _____ of the team.
The _____ were happy about the win.
Real Madrid plays in a competition called _____.
Liga is the top football _____ in Spain.
The team wants to win many games this _____.