Madrid, Jan 19 (IANS) FC Barcelona lost 2-1 away to Real Sociedad on Sunday, allowing Real Madrid to close to within a point of the La Liga leader after a turbulent weekend that also raised fresh questions about the use of VAR.Real Madrid are now on 48 points from 20 matches, with 15 wins, three draws, and two losses. Barcelona have 16 wins, one draw, and three defeats for 49 points.Villarreal are third with 41 points from 19 matches, the same as Atletico Madrid but from 20 matches. Espanyol are…
Latest Real Madrid News & Updates
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 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) 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 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…
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 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, 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…
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Jan 10 (IANS) Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet again in the Spanish Super Cup final in Jeddah on Sunday, the fourth straight time the rivals have contested the showpiece since the competition adopted a four-team format in 2020 and moved to Saudi Arabia.The match is also a repeat of last season’s Copa del Rey final, which Barcelona won 3-2 after extra time in April. Real Madrid won the first meeting between the sides this season 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu in October.Ba…