Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was admitted to hospital overnight for treatment on acute lower back pain, the La Liga club said today. The 40-year-old former Barca and Spain midfielder had to cancel a news conference on Tuesday because of the complaint and looked in pain during the champions’ 1-0 win at Valencia on Wednesday. “Pep […]
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Lionel Messi scored his 43rd goal of the season 13 minutes from time was enough for Barcelona to beat third-place Valencia 1-0 and open up a ten point gap over second-place Real Madrid to 10 points. Messi was denied on at least two occasions in the first half, while Vicente Guaita produced a fine reaction […]
Lionel Messi scored his 43rd goal of the season 13 minutes from time was enough for Barcelona to beat third-place Valencia 1-0 and open up a ten point gap over second-place Real Madrid to 10 points. Messi was denied on at least two occasions in the first half, while Vicente Guaita produced a fine reaction […]
Barcelona are going through a torrid time with injuries at the moment and even coach Pep Guardiola could be forced to miss Barca’s next match due to a back injury. According to the Barcelona web site: Over the last few weeks, FC Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola has been getting pains in the lower lumbar region, and […]
Malaga prevailed in the Primera Liga basement battle as they beat nine-man Almeria 3-1. Malaga started the day a point behind Almeria but came from a goal down to move off the bottom of the table as their opponents self-destructed. Sofiane Feghouli broke the deadlock for Almeria after just eight minutes before half-time substitute Enzo […]
t was a good weekend for league leaders in Europe as Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United all extended their leads at the top of their respective domestic leagues. Spain Seven points separate Barcelona and Real Madrid after Josep Guardiola’s titleholders won 3-0 at Mallorca and the Real Madrid were forced to settle for a […]
Jose Mourinho hit out at Spain’s football authorities after the 0-0 draw at Deportivo Coruna, saying his Real Madrid players had not been given enough rest after Tuesday’s Champions League match. The dropped points at Depor’s Riazor stadium enabled Barcelona to stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to seven points with 25 […]
Real Madrid drew 0-0 at Deportivo La Coruna to slip seven points behind leader Barcelona, which shook off the absence of key players and a recent dip in form to beat Mallorca 3-0 and secure a firm grip on the Spanish league on Saturday. Lionel Messi, David Villa and Pedro Rodriguez all scored as the […]
Villarreal scored two goals in five minutes to come from behind and claim a 2-1 win in their Europa League last 32 clash with Napoli at El Madrigal. Nilmar and Giuseppe Rossi scored in the final minutes of the first half to cancel out Marek Hamsik’s 18th-minute opener and secure the Yellow Submarine’s progression to […]