Real Madrid moved three points clear of champions Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-earned victory against Sevilla at the Bernabeu. Brazil midfielder Casemiro scored twice for Zinedine Zidane‘s side, either side of Sevilla striker Luuk de Jong‘s exquisite, curled equaliser. Luka Jovic‘s clever backheeled pass had…
Barcelona great, Xavi says he turned down the offer to manage his former club last week because the opportunity came “too early” in his coaching career. The former Spain midfielder has been Al Sadd’s boss since his playing career ended with the Qatari club in May. According to BBC Sports,…
Barcelona has sacked manager, Ernesto Valverde after two-and-a-half years at the Nou Camp, and replaced him with former Real Betis coach, Quique Setien. According to Sky Sports, Valverde remains the first manager to be sacked by Barcelona mid-season since Louis van Gaal was dismissed in January 2003. Valverde, 55, helped…
Barcelona and Real Madrid played out a rare goalless El Clasico draw at the Nou Camp to leave the Catalans top of the standings on goal difference. Real Madrid outplayed Barcelona for large parts of Wednesday’s La Liga clash but were unable to make their dominance count. Both sides had…
Lionel Messi hit a sensational late goal to give Barcelona a 1-0 win at title rivals Atletico Madrid which saw the champions reclaim top spot in La Liga from Real Madrid on Sunday. Messi curled sweetly into the corner of Jan Oblak‘s goal from the edge of the penalty box…
Real Madrid suffered their first league defeat of the season as they lost at La Liga newcomers Mallorca on Saturday night. Ivorian forward Lago Junior scored the only goal of the game after just seven minutes when he drove in from the left and fired into the far corner. Karim…
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is “angry” and “fed up” at the Spanish giants and wants to leave the club, according to BBC Radio 5 Live’s Guillem Balague. Bale had been set to join Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning on a three-year contract in the summer – earning a…
Former Chelsea player Eden Hazard, was officially presented as a Real Madrid player in front of a reported 50,000 fans at the Bernabeu. The Belgium forward, said he was “not a Galactico, but I’ll try to be” as joined Real Madrid from Chelsea last week for a fee that could…
Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign forward Eden Hazard from Chelsea for a fee that could exceed £150m. Hazard has agreed a five-year contract and will be presented as a Real player on 13 June, subject to a medical. The Belgian scored 110 goals in 352 games for…
Lionel Messi scored two goals in two minutes but champions Barcelona had to settle for a draw against an impressive Eibar side in the final La Liga match of the season. Marc Cucurella, on loan from Barcelona, grabbed the home side’s opener when his low shot beat Jasper Cillessen. Messi…
