crinkly_ears | Final Pre-Borussia Dortmund Notes: Press Conference & Marca 'Ships Croezil! (Reply)

Final Pre-Borussia Dortmund Notes: Press Conference & Marca 'Ships Croezil!

I want to start by thanking my beloved andriy_7 ♥ - the Crispy Ronaldo of picture research!

Press Conference Pics & Video

The sheer level of crinkly-eared sweetness coming out of yesterday's press-conference was reaching perilous levels on the Mesut-metre of Ado.orableness. Just feast your eyes on those upside-down ears!

That 'stache needs to go...
...unless Mandy likes it, in which case I will HAPPILY resign myself to it for the Cause.

I mean honestly - just look at those bug-eyes!!

Papa Jose was there too, of course, looking devilishly handsome!

At one point he reached over to give Mesut a fatherly pat on the back...

;alkfjas;lkfj I cannot with these expressions!

After all that, who cares what he said! But as it is...

It's in Spanish, but here's what the RM webpage says he said!

It is a special feeling to play against some of my team mates for the German national side, but it is even more special to do so for Real Madrid in the semi final of the Champions League. This is the third time I have reached the semi final stage of this competition for this team and we want to give the best account of ourselves so that we can reach the final and achieve our objective.

I am pleased to have hit some form and to be scoring goals. The most important thing is that we operate as a team, that we give the best account of ourselves and we give a good image of the club. I would like to say again how pleased I am to be scoring goals, but that is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that we get results as a team.

And finally - a final Marca article on "Chemistry" - but what we in this comm prefer to call Croezil -

The magic formula for Real Madrid's chances of winning 'La Décima' reads CR7+M1Ö. The chemistry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Özil has the genuine potential to fire 'Los Blancos' into double figures for European Cup wins.

The two are the perfect partners in crime. The team's outlets of choice, they constantly seek one another out, one a wizard at gift-wrapping goals and the other an expert at bursting the opposition net. Özil's left 'wand' and Ronaldo's right peg are two key weapons in Real's battle to reach and conquer Wembley.

In the league, Özil has most often worked his magic in tandem with Cristiano Ronaldo. He has set up more chances (26) for the Portuguese than for anyone else, meaning the former Manchester United player has unsurprisingly benefited from the most Özil assists (four). Moves involving the German invariably also feature Ronaldo (this has been the case 396 times), and the Portugal captain has received the most passes from the ex-Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen ace (180).

It is a similar story in the Champions League, where Özil has created seven chances for CR7, two of which ended in goals. They have been involved in 132 moves together, of which 41 led to shots, and seven of these hit the back of the net. The playmaker has also laid on 51 passes for the Portuguese star in Europe, more than for any other player. These figures are unparalleled in the rest of the Real Madrid team.