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Coach Jose Mourinho had 21 of his 23 squad members available for the session including winger Angel Di Maria and midfielder Sami Khedira who are returning from injury. Only midfielders Lassana Diarra and Hamit Altintop were absent, the club said on...
"In the changing room, they were (complaining). They're unbelievable - they don't know how to lose," the Spain midfielder said. Xavi's comments will do little to calm the tense rivalry as he also labelled Madrid players 'animals' for their physical...
Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (R) vies with Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (L) during the second leg of the Spanish Cup quarter-final 'El clasico' football match Barcelona vs Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in... View Photo »
There's too much competition here [at Real Madrid]. I do not want to stay on the bench any longer
Xavi has accused Real Madrid players of being sore losers and lashed out at Lassana Diarra for his "animal-like challenges" in a video clip that was leaked to the press. The Spain midfielder is shown discussing los Blancos as he awaits the start of an...
“In the changing room, they were (complaining). They're unbelievable — they don't know how to lose,” the Spain midfielder said. Xavi's comments will do little to calm the tense rivalry as he also labelled Madrid players “animals” for their physical...
“In the changing room, they were (complaining). They're unbelievable -they don't know how to lose,” the Spain midfielder said. Xavi's comments will do little to calm the tense rivalry as he also labelled Madrid players “animals” for their physical...
Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) is challenged by Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra during their Spanish King's Cup quarter-final second leg "El Clasico" soccer match at Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona, January 25, 2012. View Photo »
But, for a change, try not to think of the unsavory elements. Look instead to the Wednesday lineup in which Madrid featured Mesut Ozil and Kaká as a creative midfield duo, rather than the one last week in Madrid, where Lassana Diarra and Pepe set out...
Dani Alves. In the 43rd minute, Messi sliced the Real Madrid defense in half with a run that only the best in football could create. A late pass to the left saw Pedro corral the pass and send home the game's first goal. The wonder goal of the game came...
Lassana Diarra (born 10 March 1985 in Paris, France) is a French footballer who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the French national team. His predominant position is defensive midfielder but he can also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he did for Chelsea and currently for France. Full Article
Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) vies with Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (R) during the second leg of the Spanish Cup quarter-final 'El clasico' football match Barcelona vs Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 25, 2012.
View Photo »Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (L) vies with Barcelona's midfielder Xavi Hernandez (R) during the second leg of the Spanish Cup quarter-final 'El clasico' football match Barcelona vs Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 25, 2012.
View Photo »Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (L) vies with Athletic Bilbao's forward Iker Muniain (R) during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Barnabeu stadium in Madrid on January 22, 2012.
View Photo »Barcelona's Lionel Messi (C) is changelled by Real Madrid's Pepe (R) and Lassana Diarra during their Spanish King's Cup quarter-final first leg "El Clasico" soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid January 18, 2012.
View Photo »Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (L) vies with Barcelona's midfielder Sergio Busquets (R) during the Spanish Cup 'El clasico' football match Real Madrid vs Barcelona at the Santiago Barnabeu stadium in Madrid on January 18, 2012.
View Photo »Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (C) vies with Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (L) and Real Madrid's Portuguese defender Pepe (R) during the Spanish Cup 'El clasico' football match Real Madrid vs Barcelona at the Santiago Barnabeu stadium in Madrid on January 18,...
View Photo »Real Madrid's French midfielder Lass Diarra (R) vies with Mallorca's Argentinian midfielder Fernando Damian Tissone during the Spanish league football match between Mallorca and Real Madrid at the Iberostar stadium in Palma de Mallorca on January 14, 2012.
View Photo »Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) is challenged by Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra during their Spanish King's Cup quarter-final second leg "El Clasico" soccer match at Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona, January 25, 2012.
View Photo »Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (L) vies for the ball with Granada's Brazilian defender Guilherme Siqueira (R) during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid against Granada at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on January 7, 2012.
View Photo »Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra from France, left is tackled by Malaga's Martin Gaston Demichelis of Argentina during the first leg of a round of 16 Copa del Rey soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid Tuesday Jan. 3, 2012.
View Photo »Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (L) vies for the ball with Malaga's Argentinian defender Martin Demichelis (R) during the Spanish Cup football match Real Madrid vs Malaga on January 3, 2012 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
View Photo »Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema (R) and Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (L) take part in a training session at Bernabeu stadium on January 2, 2012 in Madrid on the eve of a Spanish Cup of King football match against Malaga.
View Photo »Real Madrid's defender Raul Albiol (L) and French midfielder Lass Diarra (R) vie for the ball with Sevilla's forward Alvaro Negredo (C) during their Spanish league football match Sevilla FC vs Real Madrid on December 17, 2011 at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla.
View Photo »Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (C) vies with Real Madrid's defender Sergio Ramos (L) and Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (R) during the 'El clasico' Spanish League football match Real Madrid against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on December...
View Photo »Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra from France, left, duels for the ball with Atletico de Madrid' Filipe Luis of Brazil during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.
View Photo »Atletico Madrid's Argentinian forward Eduardo Salvio (R) vies with Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra during their Spanish league football match Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid on November 26, 2011 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
View Photo »Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra from France, left, and Angel Di Maria from Argentina, center, duel for the ball with Atletico de Madrid' Filipe Luis of Brazil during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.
View Photo »MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 22: Lassana Diarra of Real Madrid controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League group D match between Real Madrid and GNK Dinamo Zagreb at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 22, 2011 in Madrid, Spain.
View Photo »Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain from Argentina, left, reacts after scoring against Dinamo Zagreb with fellow team members Jose Callejon, right, and Lassana Diarra from France, center, during their Group D Champions League soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Tuesday, Nov. 22,...
View Photo »Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, 2nd right, stretches with Karim Benzema from France, right, Sergio Ramos, center, Sami Khedira from Germany, 2nd left, and Lassana Diarra from France, left, during a training session in Madrid, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Real Madrid will play...
View Photo »Real Madrid's French midfielder Lass Diarra (L) vies for the ball with Valencia's midfielder Jordi Alba during the Spanish league football match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid on November 19, 2011, at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia.
View Photo »Olympique Lyon's Jimmy Briand (L) challenges Lassana Diarra (R) of Real Madrid during their Champions League Group D soccer match at the Gerland stadium in Lyon November 2, 2011.
View Photo »Barcelona's Sergio Busquets (bottom) is challenged by Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra during their Spanish King's Cup quarter-final first leg "El Clasico" soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, January 18, 2012.
View Photo »Real Madrid's French midfielder Lass Diarra (R) vies with Espanyol's forward Sergio Garcia during the Spanish league football match Espanyol against Real Madrid on October 2, 2011 at the Cornella-El Prat stadium in Cornella.
View Photo »FC Barcelona's Sergio Busquets, right, vies for the ball with Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra from France during their quarterfinal, first leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.
View Photo »Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) vies with Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (R) during the second leg of the Spanish Cup quarter-final 'El clasico' football match Barcelona vs Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 25, 2012.
View Photo »There's too much competition here [at Real Madrid]. I do not want to stay on the bench any longer
