Madrid, March 23 (IANS) Barcelona took a four-point lead over Real Madrid into the international break after grinding out a 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano, while Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 in a lively derby.Atletico struck first at the Santiago Bernabeu when Giuliano Simeone combined neatly with Ademola Lookman, who opened the scoring in the 33rd minute.Vinicius Junior leveled from the penalty spot 10 minutes after halftime after David Hancko fouled Brahim Diaz, and poor defending from Jo…
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Madrid, Feb 19 (IANS) There is a new leader in La Liga for the 25th round of matches after Real Madrid overtook FC Barcelona last weekend, but Alvaro Arbeloa’s side has a difficult away game on Saturday, travelling to Pamplona to face Osasuna at the hostile El Sadar stadium.Real travel after Tuesday’s 1-0 win away to Benfica in the Champions League, and Arbeloa will rotate his side against a team with three wins and two draws in the last five matches.A lot of attention will be on Osasuna forward…
Madrid, Feb 9 (IANS) Second-half goals from left back Alvaro Carreras and Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid a 2-0 win away to Valencia on Sunday night, keeping the defending champion one point behind FC Barcelona in the La Liga title race.Carreras opened the scoring in the 65th minute with an individual effort, riding a pair of weak challenges before finishing. Mbappe sealed the victory in injury time as Madrid, largely subdued before the break, steadily forced Valencia deeper in the second half.Wh…
Valencia, Feb 5 (IANS) Inaki Williams scored a 96th-minute winner to see Athletic Bilbao beat Valencia 2-1 to reach the semifinal of the Copa del Rey.The forward came on as a substitute to volley home a cross from his brother Nico when it looked as if the game was heading for extra time, Xinhua reports.Athletic coach Ernesto Valverde made 10 changes to the side that drew 1-1 at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday, but his side took the lead in the 27th minute when Umar Sadiq flicked Robert Navarro’s…
Madrid, Feb 1 (IANS) FC Barcelona ensured they will retain their lead at the top of La Liga after a 3-1 win away to Elche as they maintained their advantage in the Spanish top division football over archrivals Real Madrid.Lamine Yamal put Barcelona ahead early, and his side then went on to hit the woodwork three times before the break, before Alvaro Rodriguez took his chance to level the score for Elche.Ferran Torres, who had twice hit the woodwork, put Barcelona back in front, and although Raph…
Madrid, Jan 11 (IANS) Villarreal strengthened its position in third place in La Liga with a 3-1 win at home to Alaves.With their victory over Deportivo Alaves (3–1), Villarreal CF have secured the best first half of a season in their history in the Primera Division, reaching 41 points and surpassing their best-ever tally after 19 La Liga matchdays.Second-half goals from Alberto Moleiro, Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze lifted Villarreal to within eight points of FC Barcelona and four of se…
Madrid, Jan 5 (IANS) Young striker Gonzalo Garcia scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid kept track of FC Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a comfortable 5-1 home win over Real Betis.Garcia, who started due to Kylian Mbappe’s knee injury, opened the scoring with a far-post header in the 20th minute and doubled the lead with a volley early in the second half, reports Xinhua.Raul Asencio was left unmarked to make it 3-0 with a header, before Cucho Hernandez pulled a goal back for Betis. Garcia then …
Madrid, Jan 1 (IANS) La Liga returns to action after a one-week Christmas hiatus this weekend with a full round of matches, which come ahead of the Spanish Supercup between Athletic Club Bilbao, Atletico Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Real Madrid to be played in Saudi Arabia the following week.The round of games gets underway on Friday night when Rayo Vallecano are at home to Getafe in a Madrid derby between two sides in need of a positive result, with Rayo’s last league win at the end of October, wh…