T-90 Ascente Testing – Juventus

Date: 09.02.09 Location: Vinovo, Italy Weather conditions: Sunny, light wind. Perfect training conditions. Pitch conditions: Wet. A few heavy patches of water and some sandy sections. Players and staff: Christian Molinaro, Claudio Marchisio, Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira. Some of the team ...

T-90 Ascente Testing – Arsenal

Date: 04.02.09 Location: London Colney Weather conditions: Extremely cold. Temperature range from -5C to +5C. Conditions changed from sunny, blue skies to cloudy with snow and rain. Pitch conditions: Ploughed snow. Ground soggy but firm. Players and staff: Abou Diaby, Nicklas Bendtner, Ja ...

T-90 Ascente Testing – Barcelona

Date: 28.01.09 Location: Ciutat Esportiva Weather conditions: Clear blue skies, no wind, sunny. Temperature of 15C. Pitch conditions: Short grass (1.5cm). Good conditions. Pitch was sprayed 10 minutes before training. Players and staff: The full squad took part, except Gai Yigaal Assulin ...

T-90 Ascente Testing – Man Utd

Date: 05.02.09 Location: Carrington Weather conditions: Very cold and windy. Conditions ranged between cloudy, snowing and sunny. Temperature range 0-1C without wind chill. Well below freezing with wind chill. 0-20 mph winds throughout. Pitch conditions: Good, short grass. Players and st ...

My expectations are greater than yours

With Manchester conquered, it’s on to Madrid. Now the world’s most expensive player has been unveiled before an 80,000-strong crowd, it’s on to business. For every single screaming fan in the Bernabeu, that means just one thing - snatching the title from Barcelona. Th ...