Barcelona, Jan 22 (IANS) Football giant Barcelona have been dealt a major injury blow after their 2-0 win over Slavia Prague on Wednesday night, as their midfield linchpin Pedri Gonzalez has been injured and set to be out for a long time.The Spanish international was forced off shortly after the hour mark and is scheduled to undergo detailed medical assessments in Barcelona on Friday. Early indications suggest the injury is not severe, though reports in Spanish media indicate a minor hamstring t…
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Madrid, Jan 16 (IANS) Alvaro Arbeloa, the interim coach of Spanish giants Real Madrid, wil be under immense pressure when his side hosts Levante in La Liga on Saturday afternoon.Arbeloa only had one training session with his new players following his promotion to the Real Madrid B-team to replace Xabi Alonso in the first-team dugout, but that didn’t spare him from criticism after the 3-2 Copa del Rey debacle away to second division Albacete on Wednesday night.Now the team returns to the Santiago…
Madrid, Jan 16 (IANS) FC Barcelona advanced into the quarterfinal of the Copa del Rey with a 2-0 win away to second division leader Racing Santander on Thursday night.Racing defended deep in the first half, and a Barcelona side that started without Pedri, Raphinha or Robert Lewandowski was unable to trouble home goalkeeper Jokin Ezkieta, report Xinhua.Ferran Torres scored the opener on 65 minutes after an excellent pass from Fermin Lopez, and Ezkieta made two excellent saves to keep the score do…
Madrid, Jan 15 (IANS) Alvaro Arbeloa’s debut as Real Madrid coach ended in a shock exit from the Copa del Rey after a 3-2 defeat away to second-tier Albacete.Arbeloa showed faith in the Castilla B-team from which he has just been promoted, with youngsters Jorge Cestero and David Jimenez in his starting 11.The game was played in a foggy Carlos Belmonte Stadium in Albacete and the hosts, who also rested plenty of regular starters, took the lead in the 42nd minute when Javi Villar opened the scorin…
Madrid, Jan 14 (IANS) Athletic Club qualified for the quarterfinal of Spain’s Copa del Rey, but not before suffering for 120 minutes away to second division Cultural Leonesa.Athletic played for an hour with 10 men against a side that pushed the 2024 Cup winner to the limit, before finally succumbing to an Unai Gomez penalty in extra time.The home side started brighter of the two and was rewarded when Ivan Calero opened the scoring with a smart finish to finish off a counter-attack, reports.Athle…
Madrid, Dec 30 (IANS) Elche defender Hector Fort has undergone an operation on a dislocated left shoulder, the club has confirmed. The 19-year-old, who is on loan from FC Barcelona with the recently promoted club, suffered the injury as he scored the opening goal in Elche’s 4-0 win at home to Rayo Vallecano on December 21.”Hector Fort has been operated on by the FC Barcelona medical services after the injury suffered against Rayo Vallecano,” explained Elche in a statement.But it does not disclos…
Madrid, Dec 20 (IANS) FC Barcelona aim to close out 2025 on a high when Hansi Flick’s side travel down the east coast to face Villarreal on Sunday. The game was originally slated by La Liga to be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, but that plan collapsed after pushback from the players’ union, supporters’ groups and Real Madrid, reports Xinhua.Madrid argued that moving the fixture from Villarreal’s Estadio de la Ceramica to a venue where Barcelona would enjoy overwhelming support risked compr…
Madrid, Dec 18 (IANS) Real Madrid edged into the fourth round of the Copa del Rey after a nervous 3-2 win away to third-tier Talavera.Kylian Mbappe put Madrid ahead in the 41st minute from the penalty spot and then created the visitors’ second, pulling the ball back from the byline for Manuel Farrando to turn into his own net.Talavera pulled a goal back through Nahuel Arroyo in the 79th minute before Mbappe restored Madrid’s two-goal cushion three minutes from time.However, Gonzalo Di Renzo made…