Madrid, March 23 (IANS) Sevilla sacked coach Matias Almeyda on Monday after Saturday’s home defeat to Valencia in La Liga left the club 15th in the table and just three points above the relegation zone. The former player departs after 32 matches in charge, having overseen eight wins, seven draws, and 14 defeats in La Liga.”Matias Almeyda has stopped being Sevilla’s coach. We are grateful for his efforts and wish him the best in his future professional challenges,” the club said on its official w…
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Madrid, Feb 22 (IANS) Real Madrid’s brief spell as leader of La Liga will end if FC Barcelona wins at home to Levante on Sunday, after its eight-game winning run was ended by a 2-1 defeat away to Osasuna.The team from Pamplona continued its improved form in 2026 with an intense display and was rewarded when Ante Budimir opened the scoring in the 38th minute after being brought down by Thibaut Courtois. The Croatian picked himself up to score from the penalty spot.Vinicius Jr equalised for Real M…
Madrid, Feb 16 (IANS) It was an atypical matchday 24 in La Liga this weekend, with FC Barcelona not playing until Monday night, but that gave Real and Atletico Madrid the chance to take advantage and get points on the board. Real Madrid succeeded, and Atletico failed.Real Madrid are currently leading by two points with 60 from 24 games. Arch-rivals Barcelona are on58 points but have one more game to play. Villarreal are in third position with 45 points from 23 games, with Atletico Madrid in four…
Madrid, Feb 1 (IANS) FC Barcelona ensured they will retain their lead at the top of La Liga after a 3-1 win away to Elche as they maintained their advantage in the Spanish top division football over archrivals Real Madrid.Lamine Yamal put Barcelona ahead early, and his side then went on to hit the woodwork three times before the break, before Alvaro Rodriguez took his chance to level the score for Elche.Ferran Torres, who had twice hit the woodwork, put Barcelona back in front, and although Raph…
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…
Madrid, Jan 15 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa has little time to reflect in the wake of Wednesday’s disastrous Copa del Rey exit away to second division Albacete as his side takes on Levante in La Liga’s 20th round.Real Madrid go into the second half of the season with a new coach and a four-point deficit to FC Barcelona in the title race, and with Arbeloa already under pressure after his debut ended in a humiliating cup exit on Wednesday.The pressure will be on in the Bernabeu against …
Madrid, Jan 11 (IANS) Villarreal strengthened its position in third place in La Liga with a 3-1 win at home to Alaves.With their victory over Deportivo Alaves (3–1), Villarreal CF have secured the best first half of a season in their history in the Primera Division, reaching 41 points and surpassing their best-ever tally after 19 La Liga matchdays.Second-half goals from Alberto Moleiro, Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze lifted Villarreal to within eight points of FC Barcelona and four of se…
Madrid, Jan 1 (IANS) La Liga returns to action after a one-week Christmas hiatus this weekend with a full round of matches, which come ahead of the Spanish Supercup between Athletic Club Bilbao, Atletico Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Real Madrid to be played in Saudi Arabia the following week.The round of games gets underway on Friday night when Rayo Vallecano are at home to Getafe in a Madrid derby between two sides in need of a positive result, with Rayo’s last league win at the end of October, wh…