Five Valencia players from the first-team squad and staff are “in good health” after testing positive for coronavirus, the club says. A Valencia statement said the affected players and staff were “in their homes in good health and under isolation measures”. “We are confident that with solidarity, responsibility and good…
La Liga has been suspended for two weeks as a result of the Real Madrid squad going into quarantine because of coronavirus. It comes after a Real Madrid basketball player, who shares training facilities with the La Liga club, tested positive for the virus. Real are due to play at…
Real Madrid sustained a shock defeat at Real Betis to hand the initiative to Barcelona in the La Liga title race. Barca had beaten Real Sociedad 1-0 on Saturday to go two points clear and Zinedine Zidane‘s side were unable to respond with a victory of their own. A heavy…
Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard will miss Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester City after fracturing his ankle. Hazard, 29, hobbled off in the second half of Real’s La Liga 1-0 loss to Levante on Saturday. The Belgian only returned to action last week after missing almost three months…
Defender Clement Lenglet scored the winning goal and was sent off as Barcelona beat Real Betis to close the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid. The champions twice came from behind to level before Lenglet headed in Lionel Messi‘s 73rd-minute free-kick. Sergio Canales‘ sixth-minute penalty gave Betis an early…
Real Madrid maintained their three-point lead at the top of La Liga by coming from behind to defeat Osasuna. Unai Garcia‘s diving header put Osasuna ahead after 14 minutes, but two goals in five minutes from Isco and Sergio Ramos gave Real a half-time advantage. Lucas Vazquez, who replaced Gareth…
Lionel Messi‘s second-half strike against 10-man Granada gave new coach Quique Setien a winning start at Barcelona. Messi’s strike in the 76th minute won a cagey contest at the Camp Nou and prevented the much-anticipated launch of Setien’s new era becoming something of a damp squib. Victory also sends Barca…
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…
