Madrid, April 13 (IANS) Villarreal strengthened its grip on third place in La Liga with a 2-1 away win over Athletic Bilbao, moving four points clear of Atletico Madrid and 15 ahead of fifth-placed Real Betis as it closed in on qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League.First-half goals from Sergi Cardona and Alfon Gonzalez put Villarreal 2-0 ahead and left Athletic Bilbao struggling.The home side pushed for a route back into the game in the second half, but Villarreal defended in an …
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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 (Spain), March 23 (IANS) FC Barcelona and Real Madrid both edged to narrow wins before the international break to keep the title race alive in the La Liga 2025-26 season.With the league moving towards a decisive phase at both ends of the points table, Barcelona and Real Madrid are separated by four points, with Barca leading the standings with 73 points while Real Madrid have 69 points after 29 rounds of matches. Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano 1-0 while Real Madrid edged archrivals Atl…
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, March 2 (IANS) Defending champions FC Barcelona opened up a four-point lead over Real Madrid in the La Liga over the weekend, with their main title rivals having a match to play, while Sevilla earned a vital point away to local rivals, Betis.Barcelona have 64 points from 21 wins in 26 matches with four defeats and a draw, and are leading Real Madrid, who have 60 points from 25 matches with 19 wins, three losses, and as many draws.Atletico Madrid are a further nine points behind in third …
Madrid, Feb 19 (IANS) There is a new leader in La Liga for the 25th round of matches after Real Madrid overtook FC Barcelona last weekend, but Alvaro Arbeloa’s side has a difficult away game on Saturday, travelling to Pamplona to face Osasuna at the hostile El Sadar stadium.Real travel after Tuesday’s 1-0 win away to Benfica in the Champions League, and Arbeloa will rotate his side against a team with three wins and two draws in the last five matches.A lot of attention will be on Osasuna forward…
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 25 (IANS) Real Madrid moved to the top of La Liga with a 2-0 away win over third-placed Villarreal.Kylian Mbappe scored both goals in the second half, opening the scoring after Villarreal failed to deal with a cross from Vinicius Jr. before converting a penalty deep into stoppage time after being fouled.The first half failed to live up to expectations, but Real Madrid was the better side as Villarreal once again struggled against one of Spain’s “big three” (Real Madrid, Atletico Madr…