Saturday brings the start four El Clásico matchups in 18 days. The matches will decide not only the Spanish league, but the Copa del Rey and the Champions League as well. The big question is whether all four of the El Clásico are equally important or whether some are more important than others? The answer […]
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Real Madrid set up a mouth-watering Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half goal completed a comprehensive aggregate defeat of Tottenham Hotspur. Ronaldo’s speculative 50th-minute effort, fumbled into his own net by Heurelho Gomes, ended any faint hopes of a Tottenham comeback and confirmed Madrid’s progression to a record 22nd semi-final in the […]
Real Madrid set up a mouth-watering Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half goal completed a comprehensive aggregate defeat of Tottenham Hotspur. Ronaldo’s speculative 50th-minute effort, fumbled into his own net by Heurelho Gomes, ended any faint hopes of a Tottenham comeback and confirmed Madrid’s progression to a record 22nd semi-final in the […]
With his goal against Shakhtar Donetsk last night, Lionel Messi broke the Barcelona single-season goal scoring record of 47 that was held by former Brazil striker Ronaldo. Messi, who has 48 goals this season, is one goal behind the all-time Spanish record held by Real’s late Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas, achieved in 1959-60. With potentially […]
Many have written off Tottenham Hotspur chances of overturning last week’s 4-0 defeat at Real Madrid, but Harry Redknapp and José Mourinho are not among them. Redknapp concedes his side need a miracle, and though he stresses “miracles do happen”, Mourinho warned that five goals will not be enough against his hungry charges. Harry Redknapp, […]
Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the fourth successive season after a 1-0 victory rounded off a 6-1 aggregate triumph. Shakhtar played valiantly and created a couple of excellent early chances. However, as in the first leg poor finishing was their Achilles heel and once the Spanish visitors had weathered that early […]
Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the fourth successive season after a 1-0 victory rounded off a 6-1 aggregate triumph. Shakhtar played valiantly and created a couple of excellent early chances. However, as in the first leg poor finishing was their Achilles heel and once the Spanish visitors had weathered that early […]
Javier Mascherano’s agent has denied reports he is set to leave Barcelona for Italy in the summer. The Argentina international, 26, joined Barca from Liverpool in a controversial and protracted £18 million move at the start of the season but he has struggled to cement a first-team place at the Camp Nou, finding youth-team products […]