Madrid, March 8 (IANS) Lamine Yamal scored the only goal of the match midway through the second half to give FC Barcelona a 1-0 win away to Athletic Bilbao that keeps it four points clear at the top of La Liga.Yamal took a pass from Pedri on the right side of the penalty area and curled an unstoppable shot in off the inside of the post.The result was harsh on Athletic Bilbao, who gave one of its best displays of the season just three days after losing in the Copa del Rey semifinal to Real Socied…
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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, Jan 22 (IANS) FC Barcelona won 4-2 away to Slavia Prague on Wednesday to keep its hopes of finishing in the Champions League top eight alive ahead of next week’s final round of matches.Barcelona is one of eight teams on 13 points, from sixth-placed Paris Saint-Germain down to 13th-placed Atalanta, setting up a decisive final round next Wednesday.Slavia opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Vasil Kusej bundled home from close range.Fermin Lopez scored in the 34th and 42nd minutes to …
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…
Jeddah, Jan 12 (IANS) Raphinha was FC Barcelona’s hero as his side retained the Spanish Super Cup with a 3-2 win over Real Madrid.The Brazilian scored his side’s first goal and then netted the winner in the second half with a touch of fortune to decide a thrilling game where Madrid looked for an equalizer until the final moments.Madrid started with Kylian Mbappe in the bench and Dean Huijsen in for Antonio Rudiger in defense, with coach Xabi Alonso adopting a pragmatic policy of getting his side…
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…