Lionel Messi scored his 700th career goal but Barcelona suffered another blow to their LaLiga title hopes after a 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Messi chipped in a penalty to reach another astonishing milestone at Camp Nou but twice Atletico hit back with spot-kicks of their own, Saul…
Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic will join Barcelona at the end of the season in a swap deal with Brazil international Arthur. Bosnian Pjanic, 30, has agreed a deal worth an initial 60m euros (£54.9m), with a further 5m (£4.6m) in add-ons. He made 214 appearances for Serie A champions Juve…
Real Madrid had to grind out a victory over bottom club Espanyol sending them two points clear of Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table. Casemiro scored the only goal as he latched onto Karim Benzema‘s brilliant no-look backheel through the legs of defender Bernardo Espinosa before firing…
Barcelona have moved back to the top of La Liga thanks to Ivan Rakitic‘s goal as they beat Athletic Bibao 1-0. Rakitic who came on as a substitute latched onto Lionel Messi‘s pass before slotting home with 19 minutes to go. It was a 15th La Liga assist of the…
Real Madrid have knocked Barcelona and moved top of La Liga thanks to a hard-fought victory at Real Sociedad. Zinedine Zidane‘s side are level on points with Barca, who drew 0-0 with Sevilla on Friday, but go top because of their superior head-to-head record. Sergio Ramos‘ penalty after the lively…
Real Madrid resumed their La Liga campaign by marking boss Zinedine Zidane‘s 200th game in charge with a win over Eibar in unusual surroundings. The Bernabeu stadium is being renovated so Real are playing their remaining home games at the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano at their training ground. Toni Kroos…
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…
