Football roundup of the week.

Hello guys !Its been a long time since my previous post.I was busy in my semester exams.Thank God exams have concluded after such a long period.So will be regular from nowon.But I didnt miss out out on my regular dose of football action just because of the exams.

Rooney had huge impact inthe first half scoring boththe goals.

RVP celebrating after free kick.

Joe Hart preventing fan from reaching Rio.

Yaya toure pulled one back for City.

Man city players dejected after defeat.

The most anticipated and fascinating match was indeed the Manchester derby at Etihad stadium.The match was surrounded by some surprising turn of events.The match started with a surprising move by City manager Mancini who included out of form  Balotelli ahead of  inform Tevez.As expected United were the team to draw first blood.Rooney's strike put United in front.Then some minutes later Rooney followed it up with another goal.Mario Balotelli had little impact on game.Kompany leaving the field due to injury made matters worse for City . Tevez however replaced Mario later.His presence on the field infused life into City.After some improved display City struck back with a goal from Yaya Toure.City continued to prevail in much of the second half.Zaboletta's strike brought back City on level with United in the dying stages of the game.However United had the last laugh as RVP's brilliant free kick sealed the fate for City.What followed was something which we would not like to see again on the football field.After RVP's splendid strike a City fan threw a metal object on the field which badly injured Rio Ferdinand.Such a fascinating game ended on a sad and violent note.

Messi thanking the crowd after breaking Mueller's record.

Erstwhile in Spain Barcelona continued its magnificient run with wins against Real Betis and Athletico Madrid.Lionel Messi also overhauled Mueller's record with ease.On the other hand Real Madrid slumped further .Also a lot of hype was surrounded around Athletico vs Barca game .But Barca showed again why they are the most dangerous team in the world by comfortably beating Athletico.

Theres a lot to look forward to this weekend. Champions League last 16 draw is due on Thursday.Manchester United face a tough opponent in Swansea City this weekend.Arsenal's match has been postponed to mid January due to groundworks at the stadium.
     But most of the Barca fans woke up to sad news that Barca's Manager Tito Vilonova will be undergoing surgery for brain tumour and will be out for 2 months.His assistant will take his place in the interim.After this week teams will take much needed Christmas break.