Real Madrid’s comfortable win over Manchester City in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday was only latest example of La Liga’s dominion over the Premier League. The Premier League might be the most watched league in the world, but when English clubs come up against Spanish sides in European competition, the results have not been […]
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A difference over two legs between possible Champions League glory and heartache was a deflected Gareth Bale cross. Bale’s first half goal was too much for Manchester City to overcome and it sent Real Madrid through to face city rivals Atletico in the final. City midfielder Fernando inadvertently diverted Bale’s 20th-minute strike into his own […]
For the third consecutive season, Pep Guardiola has seen his Bayern Munich knocked out of the Champions League by Spanish opposition. First it was Real Madrid, last season Barcelona, and on Tuesday night Atletico Madrid made it a Spanish trifecta. Diego Simeone and his players lost 2-1 at the Allianz Arena, but advanced 2-2 on […]
According to AS (h/t Sport), Cristiano Ronaldo is upset with the Real Madrid medical department after suffering a relapse of the injury that he picked up against Villarreal recently. The injury caused the striker to miss Los Blancos’ Champions League semi-final first leg at Manchester City on Tuesday. Ronaldo reinjured himself in a training session […]
After the first round of Champions League semi-finals we seem set for another Madrid derby in the final at the San Siro next month. On Tuesday, Real Madrid took the advantage in their tie with a 0-0 draw away to Manchester City. On Wednesday, Saul Niguez’s wonder strike proved enough to hand Atletico Madrid a […]
Real Madrid are on track for a record 11th Champions League trophy after they drew 0-0 with Manchester City in England on Tuesday night. Zinedine Zidane’s side will return home to the Santiago Bernabéu confident that they can get the win they will require to advance. In a game of few chances, the best two […]
Interesting comments by Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu that the planned expansion of the Camp Nou will not take place until the club has reduced its debt by over €100m. Barca’s current debt is about €304, according to last years figures and Bartomeu wants to reduce it to €200m. “There is much work to be […]
Forbes has released its list of the most profitable football club in the world for last season and the list is dominated by Premier League clubs, who occupied 5 of the 10 places. Manchester United might be struggling on the field, but they dominate off it. During the 2014/2015 season, using June 2015 exchange rates, […]