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…
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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…