On a night marked by the surprise announcement that coach Luis Enrique will leave Barcelona at the end of the...
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Real Madrid turned another Champions League final into a crosstown derby on Wednesday, beating Manchester City a day after Atletico...
The fight for the Spanish league title is tighter than ever thanks to a surprise collapse by Barcelona atop the...
Lionel Messi continued his impressive form by scoring two goals in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Eibar in the Spanish league on Sunday, as the strike force of Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar reached a total of 100 goals this season in all competitions.It was the fourth goal, scored by Suarez after Messi’s earlier brace, which brought up the scoring century, keeping the trio on track to beat the record of 122 set by them last season.Messi scored with a great...
Two goals each by Borja Baston and Sergi Enrich helped Eibar down Granada 5-1 in the Spanish League on Monday.Japan midfielder Takashi Inui opened the scoring for Eibar after he raced into the box and connected with Sergio “Keko” Gontan’s looping cross to beat goalkeeper Andres Fernandez in the 35th minute.Three minutes later Keko supplied another assist for Enrich to put past Fernandez for Eibar’s second.Morocco forward Youssef El-Arabi pulled one back for Granada in the 65th, but two minutes...
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his impressive run by scoring a hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 4-0 win over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk in Group A of the Champions League on Tuesday.After a five-goal performance in the Spanish league over the weekend, Ronaldo converted penalty kicks in the 55th and 63rd minutes, and then scored with a header in the 81st to take his Champions League tally to 80 goals. He leads Lionel Messi by three goals atop the leading scorer’s list in the...
Lionel Messi came through for Barcelona again, scoring with a perfectly struck free kick to give the defending champions a...
Neymar will play for Brazil at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics but will skip the Copa America, Barcelona said Wednesday.The...
Rayo Vallecano scored a goal in each half to beat Getafe 2-0 on Friday and keep its crosstown rival in the Spanish league’s relegation zone.Javi Guerra scored from a rebound after Getafe goalkeeper Vicente Guaita made back-to-back saves from a Rayo corner kick in the 15th minute.Nicolas “Miku” Ladislao missed two good chances before he finally added to the hosts’ lead in the 71st by volleying in Pablo Hernandez’s cross. “It was a game against a direct rival and we...
Venezuela midfielder Juan Anor scored a goal and was involved in another as Malaga beat Getafe 3-0 in the Spanish league Friday.Anor scored in the ninth minute when he skillfully dribbled past three Getafe players before sending a low shot inside the far post past goalkeeper Vicente Guaita.“We’ve been playing well for some time now and adding points, which is important,” said Anor. “We gave our fans something to feel happy about tonight, and that’s good.”The 22-year-old Anor later threaded...
Real Madrid has trained hard under new coach Zinedine Zidane and recovered its enthusiasm following the departure of Rafa Benitez according to star forward Cristiano RonaldoSpeaking after Sunday’s 5-1 win over Sporting Gijon, Ronaldo said the results of “a week of hard work” are visible on the pitch, with the squad “in good spirits with Zidane.”Ronaldo, who scored twice, says Zidane has “a different concept” of football and “sees the game differently” to previous coach, Benitez.Part of the change comes...
Jorge “Koke” Resurreccion, Gabi Fernandez and substitute forward Jackson Martinez scored a goal each as Atletico Madrid defeated Sevilla 3-0 on Sunday to win its second game in a row and keep pace with Barcelona atop the Spanish league.Atletico and Barcelona are among the only four teams to have won both matches to start the season, along with Celta Vigo and surprising Basque club Eibar.Celta and Eibar finished the second round atop the standings with six points and the same...
