Villarreal have been dealt another significant injury blow after Marcos Senna was ruled out of Wednesday’s second leg against Arsenal with a left hamstring problem. The Spanish international picked up the knock in the second half of Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat by Málaga, limping off ten minutes from time as his side, having already made […]

Real Madrid were again able to haul themselves back to within six points of Liga leaders FC Barcelona, this time with a 2-0 home win against Real Valladolid, but third-placed Sevilla suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat by Getafe. Barcelona had asked questions of the Spanish champions with Saturday’s 2-0 win at home to RC Recreativo […]

FC Barcelona defeated lowly Recreativo de Huelva 2-0 at the Camp Nou to stretch their Liga lead over Real Madrid to nine points, on a day when Villarreal’s hopes of a top-four finish were dented by Málaga. Josep Guardiola’s team quickly set about their relegation-threatened opponents and were a goal to the good after a […]

Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero has refused to rule out a move away from the Spanish club at the end of the season. But the former Independiente star said his decision on whether to stay does not depend on qualification for next season’s Champions League. “The club, the fans and the media know that I […]

Barcelona took a giant step towards the semi-finals of the Champions League tonight as they thrashed Bayern Munich 4-0 at the Nou Camp. Barca’s rampant strikeforce did the damage in a completely one-sided first half. The Catalans raced into a two-goal lead within 12 minutes as Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto’o struck early on. And […]

No Spanish side has ever won the treble of league, Kings Cup and Champions League but Barcelona have it in their sights with German powerhouse Bayern Munich the next obstacle on Wednesday. Barcelona start as favourites for the Champions League quarter-final match-up and hope to make home advantage count against a Jekyll and Hyde Bayern […]

Whether because of the undoubted merits of his own side or Arsenal’s disappointing record in Spain, coach Manuel Pellegrini is convinced Villarreal are set to surge towards the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. The 55-year-old Chilean has the utmost respect for both Arsenal and his opposite number Arsène Wenger, with whom he bares more than a […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again reaffirmed he is ‘at the right club’ amid an increasing belief within Real Madrid that they will sign the Portugal winger in the summer. Neither the Manchester United player nor his manager Sir Alex Ferguson were happy that the issue was raised again ahead of Tuesday night’s Champions League tie […]

Villarreal’s preparations for Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final with Arsenal have suffered a blow with the news that Santi Cazorla will miss the remainder of the season after fracturing the fibula in his right leg during the 3-0 loss to Almería on Saturday. The Spanish international was carried off on a stretcher after 65 minutes […]