FC Barcelona re-established their six-point lead over Real Madrid at the Liga summit by brushing third-placed Sevilla aside 4-0 at the Camp Nou, on a night when Valencia won for the fifth successive time in the league. Josep Guardiola’s side were two goals to the good inside 17 minutes through Andrés Iniesta and Samuel Eto’o’s […]
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Real Madrid struck twice in the final four minutes to defeat city rivals Getafe 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabéu and reduce Barcelona’s Liga lead to three points. It was the visitors, however, who took the lead after ten minutes when two former Madrid players combined. Esteban Granero cut inside Fabio Cannavaro and crossed for Roberto […]
A financial disaster could engulf Spanish professional football unless action is taken to prevent profligate clubs slipping deeper into debt, according to the president of top-flight club Osasuna. Clubs that lack the vast earning power of Real Madrid and Barcelona have been living beyond their means for too long and the economic model they use […]
Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 1-0 win at Getafe on Saturday to maintan their six-point lead in the Liga over second-placed Real Madrid who triumphed 1-0 at Recreativo de Huelva. Messi struck his 20th league goal this season after 19 minutes in a dominant Barça display at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez to seal the UEFA […]
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon says the club have already done a deal to sign “one of the best players in the world. Calderon, who resigned as Real president in January after allegations of vote rigging over the club’s proposed budget surfaced, revealed without naming names that he had helped to secure the signing of […]
Arsenal swept into the Champions League semi-finals with a 3-0 victory over Villarreal at the Emirates Stadium. Theo Walcott broke the deadock after 10 minutes before Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie, from the penalty spot, scored in the second-half to complete a 4-1 aggregate success. The visitors had Sebastian Eguren sent-off for protesting the spot […]
Bayern were held to a 1-1 draw by Barcelona in their Champions League quarter final second leg at the Allianz Arena, with the Spanish side going through 5-1 on aggregate. Franck Ribery gave Juergen Klinsmann’s side a faint hope with a coolly taken goal in the 47th minute, sending Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes to ground […]
Barcelona take a 4-0 advantage to Munich but are wary of Bayern’s wounded pride when they face the Germans on Tuesday in their Champions League quarter-final return leg. Barca coach Pep Guardiola warned their high scoring victory in Spain last week could bring the best out of the German champions, who have called the defeat […]