Real Madrid claimed the derby spoils for the second time in as many weeks to reach the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey while AC Milan comfortably progressed to the last eight of the Coppa Italia. José Mourinho’s men, aiming for a first cup triumph since 1993, held a 3-1 lead against Atletico Madrid heading […]
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A Cristiano Ronaldo goal was all that Real Madrid needed to beat city rivals Atletico 1-0 to reach the Spanish Cup semi-finals 4-1 on aggregate. Real, who have not won the competition since 1993, will place holders Sevilla in the last four while Barcelona, who saw off Real Betis 6-3 on aggregate, despite losing the […]
Real Betis ended Barcelona’s team-record unbeaten streak at 28 games with a 3-1 victory Wednesday night in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Barcelona still progressed however to the Spanish King’s Cup semifinals on 6-3 aggregate. Having won the first leg 5-0 at home last week, Barcelona started just three regulars: forward Lionel Messi, midfielder Xavi […]
Real Betis ended Barcelona’s team-record unbeaten streak at 28 games with a 3-1 victory Wednesday night in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Barcelona still progressed however to the Spanish King’s Cup semifinals on 6-3 aggregate. Having won the first leg 5-0 at home last week, Barcelona started just three regulars: forward Lionel Messi, midfielder Xavi […]
Manchester United are officially the best supported club in Europe according to Futebol Finance. Futebol Finance based their analysis on attendances last season, and with an average Old Trafford attendance of 75,304 last season, United surpassed Real Madrid, the 2009-2009 winners. What is surprising is the lack of Premier League sides on the list. Just […]
Napoli, Sevilla and Manchester City were all big winners in domestic cup ties tonight. Sevilla are through to the Copa del Rey semi-finals after wrapping up a 6-3 aggregate victory against Villarreal. The Liga rivals drew 3-3 in the first leg of their last-eight tie, but it was Gregorio Manzano’s side who took charge of […]
Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has given coach Jose Mourinho two options to solve teams striker problem. Either bring back Ruud van Nistelrooy to the Bernabeu or start to play youngster Alvaro Morata more. According to Tomas Roncero of AS: “The problem is that the boss has caused a problem when one does not exist. […]
At the halfway point of the La Liga season, Barcelona are breaking record after record. They extended their unbeaten streak to a club-record 28 games, defeating Malaga 4-1 Sunday night to open a four-point lead in the Spanish league over second-place Real Madrid, which was held to a surprising 1-1 tie at last-place Almeria. Barcelona […]
Atlético Madrid moved up one place into sixth in La Liga with a 3-0 victory over Mallorca. Juan Valera gave Atlético a 13th-minute lead when he headed in his first Liga goal since 21 December 2008. Diego Forlán (34) increased the size of the visitors’ task with his second strike in as many games and […]