Real Madrid's Defense in Focus Before Racing Santander Match
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Real Madrid will play Racing Santander in the Spanish league.
Real Madrid lost points in the last big match, called the Clasico. This match is against their biggest rival.
The result was bad for the defense. The defense is the players who stop goals.
Now, coach Jose Mourinho must think again about his defense players.
He needs to choose the best players for the next game.
Some players did not play well. Other players want a chance to play.
This is a good chance for new players to show their skill.
Fans want to know who will play and who will sit.
The match against Racing Santander is important for Real Madrid.
They want to win and feel strong again.
People can watch the match on TV or online.
Many fans are excited to see the new team plan.
Vocabulary15 words
- Clasico
- a very big, famous football match between two top teams
- defense
- players who try to stop the other team from scoring
- coach
- the person who leads and trains a sports team
- rival
- a team you often play against and want to beat
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- skill
- being good at doing something
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- chance
- a good time to do something
- strong
- powerful; not weak
- match
- a game between two teams
- plan
- an idea about what to do
- team
- a group of players who play together
- points
- numbers you get for winning or doing well
- important
- very needed; matters a lot
- online
- on the internet
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Racing Santander 2. The defense 3. False
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Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Real Madrid will play Racing Santander in the Spanish _____.
Real Madrid lost points in the last big match, called the _____.
The result was bad for the _____.
Now, coach Jose Mourinho must think again about his defense players.
He needs to choose the best players for the next _____.
Some players did not play well. Other players want a _____ to play.
This is a good chance for new players to show their _____.
Fans want to know who will _____ and who will sit.
The match against Racing Santander is _____ for Real Madrid.
People can watch the match on TV or _____.
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