Madrid, April 14 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa faces the most important game of his coaching career on Wednesday when his side travels to Bayern Munich for the second leg of its Champions League quarterfinal, needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg.Kylian Mbappe’s goal at the Santiago Bernabeu last Tuesday gave Madrid hope after Luis Diaz and Harry Kane had put Bayern 2-0 ahead, but history offers little encouragement. Madrid has lost the first leg of a European knockout t…
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Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Real Madrid all-but said goodbye to this season’s La Liga title on Friday night after being held to a 1-1 draw in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium by Girona.The draw leaves Real Madrid six points behind FC Barcelona in the standings with seven games left in the season, with Barcelona having the chance to extend the lead to nine points with a win at home to Espanyol on Saturday evening, reported Xinhua.Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa made seven changes to the team that lost …
Madrid, April 9 (IANS) Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa has defended his players and stressed the importance of consistency ahead of their La Liga clash against Girona on Friday. Madrid head into the match after back-to-back 2-1 defeats against Bayern Munich in the Champions League and Mallorca in the league, leaving them seven points behind Barcelona with eight matches remaining.Asked about the impact of another loss on their title chances, Arbeloa said, “The players know that every game…
Madrid, April 6 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa faces several major decisions as his side prepares to host Bayern Munich in the first leg of their 2025-26 Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday night.Real Madrid go into the game after a 2-1 defeat to Mallorca on Saturday, a result that left it seven points behind FC Barcelona in La Liga with just eight games remaining. With the league title slipping away, Real Madrid’s campaign and Arbeloa’s future as coach now appear to rest on succes…
London, March 20 (IANS) England head coach Thomas Tuchel has named a 35-man squad for the upcoming international friendlies against Uruguay and Japan on Friday, with experienced defender Harry Maguire making a notable return to the national setup.Maguire, who has earned 64 caps for England, returns to the squad after missing out on selections since Tuchel took charge on January 1, 2025. The Manchester United centre-back has impressed at club level this season, playing a key role in his side’s …
Madrid, Jan 19 (IANS) Real Sociedad beat FC Barcelona 2-1 at home to cut Barcelona’s lead at the top of La Liga to one point after Real Madrid won a day earlier.Mikel Oyarzabal and Goncalo Guedes scored for Real Sociedad, while Marcus Rashford netted Barcelona’s equalizer. Barcelona had three first-half goals ruled out by VAR, including one for a marginal offside against Lamine Yamal, and hit the woodwork several times.Oyarzabal put Real Sociedad ahead in the 32nd minute with a volley at the far…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has dismissed rumours that he was involved in the group whose revolt led to Xabi Alonso’s removal as head coach. He criticised those spreading these reports and urged fans not to believe them.Xabi Alonso’s tenure as Real Madrid manager lasted only seven months, ending after the Los Blancos lost to archrivals Barcelona in the Super Cup final. More than the loss itself, it was the rift within the dressing room that prompted Alonso’s exi…
Jeddah, Jan 9 (IANS) Federico Valverde and Rodrygo scored and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made a series of fine saves as Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 to qualify for Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup final against FC Barcelona.Atletico dominated the game and had more than twice as many shots as Real, but was only able to beat Courtois once through Alexander Sorloth’s second-half header.The game was only in its second minute when Jude Bellingham went down under pressure around 10 meters outside t…