Real Madrid know they cannot dwell on their chastening Champions League exit at the hands of Liverpool this week or they will run the risk of seeing their Primera Liga hopes also go up in smoke. Madrid were thrashed 4-0 by a rampant Liverpool to complete a 5-0 aggregate defeat which saw them tumble out […]

Valencia may be forced to sell their prized assets as a plan to put the club back onto a sound financial footing kicks into actions. Valencia have to find €75 million by the end of June as the first step in their six-year plan to put the club back on a sound financial footing. That […]

Villarreal have overtaken Real Madrid in the UEFA rankings for the first time in their history. Marca reports that following the recent round of matches in the Champions League, Manuel Pellegrini’s side have moved above los Blancos, and are now 12th. Villarreal, who beat Panathinaikos on Tuesday evening, have 17.312 points for this campaign, whilst Madrid […]

 Four goals in 18 first-half minutes and a superb individual display from Thierry Henry helped Barcelona into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Olympique Lyonnais despite a defiant performance from the French champions. Henry, who had worked with Lyon coach Claude Puel at Monaco, put the home team in front in the […]

Spanish media resonated with dismay and disbelief on Wednesday after Real Madrid’s thrashing by Liverpool in the Champions League first knockout round. “Madrid humiliated in Europe”, “Liverpool, white cemetery” and “Madrid crash to earth” were among the headlines after a 4-0 defeat saw the nine times European champions eclipsed. Real failed to reach the Champions […]

A commanding performance took Liverpool through to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the third season in a row as two goals by Steven Gerrard and one each from Fernando Torres and Andrea Dossena overwhelmed Real Madrid at Anfield. The result, Los Merengues’ biggest margin of defeat in this competition, was nothing more than Liverpool […]

Ariel Ibagaza scored one and set up a decisive second for substitute Joseba Llorente as Villarreal earned a hard-fought victory against Panathinaikos in Athens to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Manuel Pellegrini’s side reached the last four on their competition debut in 2005/06 and remain on course to emulate that despite […]

Fabio Aurelio has said he expects Liverpool to finish off Real Madrid and reach the Champions League last eight for the fourth time in five years. Ahead of the last-16 first-leg victory over Real in the Bernabeu, Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart claimed Liverpool “were a little bit scared” of their Spanish opponents. That boast came […]

Valencia’s admission last week that it may have to sell players to ease its financial woes has highlighted the need for urgent action by the authorities to address the dire economic problems afflicting Spanish soccer. The business model that Valencia and most of its peers use is clearly flawed and needs a radical overhaul involving […]