Madrid, May 28 (IANS) RCD Mallorca confirmed on Thursday that Martin Demichelis will remain as head coach after their relegation to help the club return to La Liga. The Argentinian arrived at the club at the end of February but saw Mallorca drop to the second division with 42 points despite a 3-0 win at home to Oviedo in its last game.”Martin Demichelis extends his connection with RCD Mallorca until June 2028,” read a Mallorca communique. “The Argentinian coach has committed himself to us for th…
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Madrid, May 27 (IANS) Eder Sarabia announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down as coach of La Liga side Elche and will take a break from football. The decision comes just five days after Elche secured a place in La Liga for next season with a 1-1 draw away to Girona, completing a successful campaign a year after Sarabia guided the club to promotion from the second division.”We have decided not to continue. We may have saddened many people, and they may be disappointed, but we hope they under…
Madrid, May 24 (IANS) The last round of matches in La Liga ended with a nail-biting end to the season which saw Mallorca and Girona join Oviedo in relegation to the second division, while Celta and Getafe assured their places in Europe for next season.The last round kicked off with five teams in danger of the drop, but Elche would be safe if it could avoid defeat to Girona.Alvaro Rodriguez’s 39th minute goal put Elche ahead, and although Arnau Martinez levelled early in the second half, Girona w…
Madrid, May 21 (IANS) The top-flight La Liga heads into a dramatic final weekend, with two European places and two relegation spots to be decided in a tense two-hour spell in Spain on Saturday night.Barcelona have already been crowned champions, Real Madrid are guaranteed to finish second, and Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, and Real Betis have secured places in next season’s Champions League.Real Sociedad have qualified for the Europa League after winning the Copa del Rey against Atletico Madrid i…
Madrid, May 18 (IANS) The struggle to qualify for European football next season and avoid relegation remains wide-open after the penultimate round of matches in La Liga on Sunday.Vinicius Jr scored in the 15th minute as Real Madrid won 1-0 away to Sevilla, who was safe from relegation with results elsewhere in its favor.In the race to qualify for Europe, Celta Vigo remains sixth after a 1-1 draw away to Athletic Bilbao. Williot Swedberg scored an early goal for Celta, while Inaki Williams levele…
Madrid, May 13 (IANS) Real Betis secured fifth place in La Liga and a spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League with a 2-1 home win over Elche, while Celta Vigo’s hopes ended with a 3-2 defeat at home to a resurgent Levante.Pablo Fornals was the standout performer for Betis, setting up Cucho Hernandez for the opening goal in the ninth minute before scoring the winner with a superb curling shot from outside the penalty area in the 68th.Elche equalised through Hector Fort in the 41st minute, but…
Madrid, May 10 (IANS) Celta Vigo kept alive its hopes of playing in next season’s UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 win away to Atletico Madrid in La Liga on Saturday.Atletico missed several chances, while Borja Iglesias scored the only goal of the game in the 62nd minute.Real Sociedad fought back from two goals down to claim a dramatic 2-2 draw with Real Betis, reported Xinhua.Two days after it was confirmed Spain will have five Champions League places next season, Betis took a 2-0 lead thanks t…
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Spain has secured an extra UEFA Champions League place for next season after Rayo Vallecano reached the UEFA Conference League final with a 1-0 victory over Strasbourg on Thursday night.The Madrid-based side completed a 2-0 aggregate semifinal win to book a place in the first European final in the club’s history. More importantly for Spanish football, the result guaranteed Spain second place in this season’s UEFA coefficient rankings, surpassing Germany in the list.Spain…
Berlin, May 6 (IANS) Freiburg coach Julian Schuster has called for patience and discipline as his side looks to overturn a first-leg deficit and reach the 2026 UEFA Europa League final.Speaking ahead of Thursday’s semifinal second leg against Portugal’s Sporting Braga, Schuster said he remained confident his team could turn the tie around. “We have often done it this season, turned games,” the 41-year-old said.Freiburg trail 2-1 from the first leg after conceding a late goal, but their strong ho…
Madrid, May 4 (IANS) Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid won 2-0 away to Espanyol, delaying FC Barcelona’s La Liga title celebrations.Anything other than a Madrid win at the RCDE Stadium would have confirmed Barcelona as champion with four games remaining, but the title race now looks set to be decided in next weekend’s Clasico.Madrid remains 11 points behind Barcelona with 12 points still to play for, meaning a draw for Barcelona at Camp Nou next week would secure a second title in two …