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…
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Jeddah, Jan 8 (IANS) FC Barcelona cruised into the final of the Spanish Super Cup with a comfortable 5-0 win over Athletic Club in a game that was effectively over by halftime.It will be Barca’s fourth consecutive Super Cup final and the 28th overall, figures that further underline their dominance in the competition that they have won more than any other club (15).Athletic captain Inaki Williams had criticised the decision to play the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia in the run-up to the game, and afte…
Madrid, Jan 5 (IANS) La Liga returned this weekend with FC Barcelona and Real Madrid both winning, albeit in different ways. Real defeated Betis 5-1 while Barcelona won 2-0 over Espanyol in an away match this weekend.With these results, Barcelona maintained their four-point advantage over Real Madrid, leading the standings with 49 points, as against Madrid’s 45 points. Villarreal are third with 38 points, followed by Atletico Madrid, who are fourth with the same number of points but are placed l…
Madrid, Jan 5 (IANS) Young striker Gonzalo Garcia scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid kept track of FC Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a comfortable 5-1 home win over Real Betis.Garcia, who started due to Kylian Mbappe’s knee injury, opened the scoring with a far-post header in the 20th minute and doubled the lead with a volley early in the second half, reports Xinhua.Raul Asencio was left unmarked to make it 3-0 with a header, before Cucho Hernandez pulled a goal back for Betis. Garcia then …
Madrid, Jan 2 (IANS) La Liga returns to action this weekend, with a Barcelona derby, two coaches making their debuts, but without Kylian Mbappe. In such a situation, Barcelona will look to further extend their lead over archrivals Real Madrid. The Catalans currently enjoy an advantage of four points over Real Madrid, leading by 46 points to 42. They have so far won 15 matches out of 18, so far while Real have taken full points from 13 wins from 18 matches.Atletico Madrid are placed third with 37…
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…
Madrid, Dec 31 (IANS) Trailing table-toppers Barcelona by four points in the standings, Real Madrid suffered a setback on New Year’s Eve with forward Kylian Mbappe suffering an injury to his left knee and likely to miss the next few matches, the Spanish club said on Wednesday.Madrid said in a brief statement that the French superstar had been diagnosed with a sprain but did not provide a timeline for his recovery.”Following tests carried out today by the Real Madrid Medical Services on our playe…
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…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has said he will continue playing until he scores his 1,000th career goal, after winning the Best Middle East Player Award at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai.Ronaldo, who has scored 956 goals for club and country, is Portugal’s all-time leading scorer with 143 goals and Real Madrid’s top scorer with 450. He stands alone as the only player to net over 100 goals for four different clubs: Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and …
Madrid, Dec 26 (IANS) In a year without a major men’s international tournament, club football dominated the headlines, with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) emerging as one of the standout winners in Europe.PSG capped the season by winning the UEFA Champions League in late May with a 5-0 rout of Inter Milan, as coach Luis Enrique underlined the value of cohesion over a collection of star names. The former Spain coach has built a side that blends technical quality with pace and aggression, and after yea…