Yossi Benayoun stunned Real Madrid as Liverpool beat Europe’s form team in their own backyard. The Israeli international nodded home Fabio Aurelio’s 82nd minute free-kick to put Rafa Benitez’s men in the driving seat to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals. Real have been rampant of late and have won their last nine game in […]

Villarreal CF preserved their proud unbeaten record at El Madrigal in the UEFA Champions League but surrendered a crucial away goal in drawing with Panathinaikos FC. The result of this first knockout round first-leg tie could have been worse for the Spanish team, however, as they wasted a number of opportunities while continuing this season’s […]

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has all-but written off Real Madrid’s chances of winning this season’s Champions League.Ferguson believes Barcelona and the three other English teams involved in the competition are the biggest threats to his side’s hopes of retaining the trophy. Madrid, according to the Red Devils manager, do not have enough pace […]

Midfielder Santi Cazorla believes Villarreal have put their recent dip in form behind them, and are beginning to reproduce the excellent football of their early campaign. Villarreal, runners-up in La Liga last season, lost just twice in their first 21 games of the season in all competitions. But the run came to an end just […]

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets insists there is no cause for the Catalan giants to panic despite the possibility of Real Madrid trimming the difference between the two sides to seven points this weekend. Barca boasted a massive 12-point advantage prior to last weekend’s games but their 2-2 draw at Real Betis combined with Madrid’s 4-0 […]

Real Madrid remain confident that they can prise Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United this summer. In what was the longest running transfer saga of lasgt summer, Ronaldo came close to a move to the Spanish capital last summer before deciding to stay at Old Trafford. Real are refusing to give up on their quest […]

Raul netted a brace en route to becoming Real Madrid’s record goalscorer on a day when the reigning champions breathed a little life back into the Primera Liga title race with a dominant 4-0 win at Sporting Gijon. Raul needed just 15 minutes to put his side ahead against Sporting and enter the record books with […]

Three days after witnessing a stylish performance by the Spanish national team, the city of Seville is set to be treated to another footballing masterclass this weekend when all-conquering Barcelona take on Real Betis. Barca are not only well on course to claim their 19th league title but they look certain to do it in […]