London, March 5 (IANS) Arsenal moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win away to Brighton on Wednesday, while Manchester City was held to a 2-2 draw at home to Nottingham Forest.Bukayo Saka scored in the ninth minute, and Arsenal controlled the game after the goal, reported Xinhua.Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson scored a goal that could decide the title race, with the England midfielder hitting a 76th-minute equalizer.Manchester City twice led through Antoine S…
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Barcelona, March 4 (IANS) FC Barcelona have confirmed hamstring injuries to defenders Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde on Wednesday following their 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey.In an official medical statement, the club clarified the nature of both injuries. Barcelona announced that Kounde has sustained a mid-belly hamstring (biceps femoris) injury in his left thigh, adding that his availability will depend on how his recovery progresses. The club did not specify a defini…
Madrid, March 3 (IANS) Real Sociedad are the favourites to book a ticket to the final of the Copa del Rey in a Basque derby against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Real Sociedad won 1-0 in Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames Stadium in February through Benat Turrientes’ goal.Athletic Bilbao have improved since that game, partly due to the return of players such as Dani Vivian, Yuri Berchiche, and Oihan Sancet from injury. At the same time, winger Alex Berenguer also appeared as a substitute in Saturday’s …
Madrid, March 2 (IANS) FC Barcelona face a massive task on Tuesday when they face Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal, looking to overhaul a 4-0 deficit from the first leg.Atletico ripped Barcelona to shreds in the first leg of the semifinal, with Giuliano Simeone and Ademola Lookman finding holes in the high defensive line and creating a host of chances in the first half to leave Hansi Flick’s side defeated and shell-shocked.Three weeks down the line, Barcelona have …
Madrid, Feb 28 (IANS) Atletico Madrid’s Director of Sport, Mateu Alemany, has closed the door on speculation that French international Antoine Griezmann is on the verge of leaving the club to sign for MLS side Orlando City.The 34-year-old forward, who will be 35 in March, is reported to have a lucrative offer from the U.S. side, with French sports newpaper L’Equipe reporting the deal has all-but been agreed, reported Xinhua.However, with the transfer window in the MLS closing on March 26th, if G…
Madrid, Feb 13 (IANS) Atletico Madrid stunned Copa del Rey holder and La Liga leader Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Friday.An own goal and strikes from Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Julian Alvarez gave Atletico a 4-0 advantage to take into the return leg at the Camp Nou on March 3, reported Xinhua.Atletico produced a blistering first-half display, with Barcelona unable to cope with the home side’s aggression and pace. Diego Simeone’s team repeatedly punish…
Madrid, Feb 12 (IANS) Benat Turrientes scored the only goal as Real Sociedad beat Athletic Club 1-0 away in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal, taking a narrow but significant advantage in the Basque derby.Turrientes struck midway through the second half, firing into the roof of the net after Goncalo Guedes was brought down by Athletic goalkeeper Alex Padilla.The goal proved decisive, though Sociedad will feel it was modest reward after having controlled much of the match against an A…
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…
Barcelona, Feb 7 (IANS) Spain’s most successful football club FC Barcelona has confirmed on Saturday that they are withdrawing from the European Super League, in a major blow to a project which has struggled to get off the mark from its inception. Barcelona put out an official post on X informing about their exit. ‘FC Barcelona hereby announces that today it has formally notified the European Super League Company and the clubs involved of its withdrawal from the European Super League project, ‘ …
Madrid, Feb 6 (IANS) Atletico Madrid delivered a convincing performance to claim the semifinal spot in Spain’s Copa del Rey with a 5-0 rout of Real Betis.Betis threatened early through Ez Abde, but Atletico quickly seized control and dominated the first half. David Hancko opened the scoring with a near-post header from a Koke corner, and the visitors never looked back.New signing Ademola Lookman was heavily involved from the outset, missing one chance when sent through on goal and firing over af…