Villarreal have announced that striker Nilmar will undergo an operation on a right knee cyst on Tuesday in Barcelona. No details were given about his expected recovery time, or whether he will be available for the trip to Getafe on October 15 after the international break. The 27-year-old, who has scored two goals in four […]
La Liga
As we head into the international break, here are the top scorers in La Liga after six matches. 8: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 7: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 5: Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid) Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid) Roberto Soldado (Valencia) 4: Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona) Miku (Getafe) Santi Cazorla (Malaga) Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) 3: Fernando Llorente […]
FC Barcelona head into the international break on top of La Liga after a 1-0 victory at Real Sporting de Gijón on a weekend when the chasing pack also all won. Josep Guardiola’s titleholders were made to work hard for their victory on Sunday evening, Adriano’s 12th-minute goal all that separated the sides. Alongside Barcelona […]
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has kept faith with Chelsea striker Fernando Torres for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Czech Republic and Scotland. Torres did not make the matchday squad for Spain’s previous match and his place was under threat from inform Valencia striker Roberto Soldado, who has scored six goals this season. But […]
A stunning late comeback from Malaga maintained their position at the top of the La Liga. The Andalusian side were briefly knocked off the top by Valencia, but they defeated Getafe 3-2 to reclaim pole position on Saturday. Getafe led 2-1 in the 88th minute remaining courtesy of goals from Pedro Leon and substitute Nicolas […]
Barcelona and Arsenal picked up their first Champions League victories of the season while Marseille made it two wins out of two after thrashing Dortmund. Winners of the competition in three of the last six seasons, Barcelona were held to a 2-2 draw by AC Milan on matchday one, but turned in a clinical performance […]
Real Betis perfect start in La Liga was brought to an end tonight after going down to a narrow 1-0 defeat at struggling Getafe, although the promoted outfit remained top of the standings. Diego Castro’s 31st-minute goal decided the match in Getafe’s favour at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez as Betis were brought crashing back to […]
Levante defeated nine-man Espanyol 3-1 to go third, a third win in three matches to illustrate their victory over Real Madrid last weekend was no fluke. The Valencia-based club have 11 points, the same as second-placed Barcelona, and trail the champions only on goal difference after a week which also saw them beat Real 1-0 […]