Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid and Bayern Münich are the first four teams through to the round of 16 while Barcelona’s progress was halted by Manchester City. Group A Ludogorets Razgrad 2-3 Arsenal Ludogorets were two up inside 15 minutes thanks to goals from Jonathan Cafú and Claudiu Keșerü but by half-time Granit Xhaka and […]
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Gareth Bale has dashed hopes the hopes of Chelsea and Manchester Unite fans by signing a new six-year contract with Real Madrid that is worth a staggering £10 8million after tax. His wages, make Bale the highest paid player in the world behind Messi and Ronaldo. Asked if he might finish his career in Spain […]
As Alvaro Morata wheeled away in celebration after scoring Real Madrid’s winning goal against Athletic Club on Sunday, the case for Zinedine Zidane to rotate and re-shuffle his forward line became ever-stronger. The weekend game marked 38 days since Cristiano Ronaldo last scored at the Santiago Bernabeu, with the Portugal international frustrating fans with a […]
Neymar signed his new five-year contract at Barcelona on Friday with a buy-out clause that will eventually rise to £225m. The 24-year-old sat down with Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu to put pen to paper on an agreement that keeps him at the club until 2021. His buyout clause was set at £171m on his […]
Real Madrid’s famous Santiago Bernabeu stadium will finally get its much-anticipated €400m makeover when work begins at the end of this season. The retractable roof and state-of-the-art encasing of the stadium have been retained from original plans. The proposed hotel and commercial area are still to be negotiated. What is clear is that Madrid will […]
Barcelona star Gerard Pique has stunned fans in Spain by announcing that he will stop playing for his country after the 2018 World Cup in Russia because he feels he is not wanted in the national team by some. The Barcelona defender made the announcement after Spain’s 2-0 win at Albania on Sunday in European […]
According to former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello, the Champions League winners biggest problem during their current slump is Cristiano Ronaldo’s lack of form and fitness. After getting injured in 2016 EURO final for Portugal, Ronaldo missed all of Real Madrid’s pre-season and the opening month o of the season. As a result he has […]
After four consecutive draws in all competitions, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is facing the first crisis of his short managerial career. Zidane is under no illusions that if he does not get the problems at Real Madrid sorted out that he will be out of a job, despite leading Real to their 11th European […]