Barcelona took a giant step towards a second Champions League final in three seasons as two pieces of Lionel Messi magic in the final 15 minutes, were enough to see off Real Madrid in an ill-tempered game. The first-half was everything that football is not. Real Madrid, as the home side, played Ronaldo as the […]

It was quiet an amazing performance by Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola yesterday in the press conference ahead of today’s Champions League semi-final. If you missed here, here it is:

A week after leading Real Madrid to Copa del Rey glory against Barcelona, José Mourinho is anticipating a “different game” when the arch-rivals contest the first leg of a much-anticipated all-Spanish Champions League semi-final. Though his team won that most recent meeting 1-0 thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s header, the Madrid coach says “my opinion is […]

Lionel Messi extended his lead atop the ESM Golden Shoe standings to four points at the weekend after scoring in Barcelona’s 2-0 victory over Osasuna. Messi came off the bench to score, while his nearest challenger Cristiano Ronaldo, who also started on the bench at the weekend, failed to score in Real Madrid’s rout of […]

Zaragoza moved one point clear of the relegation zone in the Spanish league after beating Almeria 1-0 on Monday from an own goal by goalkeeper Diego Alves. Midfielder Gabi Fernandez’s shot hit the post, bounced off the back of a prone Alves and landed in the back of the net in the 70th minute at […]