<span class="titolo">Raul Gushes Over 'Brilliant First Half'</span></p> <span class="sommario">Real Madrid skipper Raul was understandably a picture of satisfaction as he spoke after his team's 5-1 win over Valencia.</span></p> The Merengue skipper opened the floodgates in what was supposed to be a tricky game against Valencia,scoring early with a first minute poke to put Madrid ahead.</p> Bernd Schuster's boys would not look back from there, and with Valencia forced to respond, exploited the defensive uncetainty with ease to score four more in an emphatic 5-1win.</p> "I think we took advantage of the situation by scoring so soon," saidRaul after the game.</p> "We needed to dominate and to have chances on goal.</p> "We had a brilliant first half; it's been a long time since we've played this well. This is the direction in which I must progress."</p> "We've earned a great victory tonight, but we will face Sevilla in a few days in a complicated match.</p> "We sentenced the game with the fifth goal and we must now continue to work hard."</p> </p>
