Angel di Maria scored the crucial goal for Argentina last night as they beat Switzerland 1-0 with two minutes to spare before penalties. It means Real Madrid have five players represented in the quarter final stages of the World Cup, with the matches taking place over the weekend.
Marcelo, Sami Khedira, Angel di Maria, Karim Benzema and Raphael Varane are still involved in the tournament and will all be hoping to go all the way to the final in mid-July.
In terms of Real Madrid news, it’s a fairly quiet day, with both Marca and AS trying to find new angles on already existing stories. According to AS, Los Blancos already have club memorabilia on sale with the name James on it, a further sign that they are ready to sign the sensation of the World Cup, Colombia’s James Rodriguez.
The same paper also claims Monaco and Real Madrid have already begun talks over the transfer of Radamel Falcao, the former Atletico de Madrid striker who has made no secret of his desire to move back to the Spanish capital but to the other side this time.
And finally, Antena 3 yesterday claimed Iker Casillas and Diego Lopez would be leaving the club this summer with Keylor Navas and Kiko Casilla to be their replacements. The agents of Casillas and Lopez both quickly denied that story though.
