Former Liverpool striker Iago Aspas scored one and made one as Celta Vigo Stunned Real Madrid 2-1 in their first-leg Spanish Cup quarter-final first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu Zinedine Zidane’s team had gone 40 games without losing, but they have now lost twice in less than a week and now face a huge trip […]
Sevilla have blown La Liga title race wide open after beating Real Madrid 2-1 on Sunday to end the Champions League winners 40-match unbeaten run. With the win, Jorge Sampaoli’s side are now just one point behind Real in La Liga, albeit Real have a game in hand. The hero for Sevilla on Sunday was […]
According to a new list from the CIES Football Observatory, Barcelona striker Neymar is the most valuable player in the world, with a value of €246.8m, £141.8m more than the current world record, the €105 million paid by Manchester United for Paul Pogba. Neymar’s teammate Lionel Messi comes in second €170.5m, whilst Manchester United midfielder […]
Barcelona have sacked one of their directors after he appeared to suggest the club’s record goalscorer and five-time Balon d’Or winner Lionel Messi was over-rated. Asked about Messi’s role in Barcelona’s cup win over Athletic Bilbao – when the player scored free-kicks in both legs to put Barca through – Pere Gratacos said: ‘It wasn’t […]
Jurgen Klopp has fired a warning to Liverpool’s title rivals by declaring: “There will be a moment when we are the better side.” The hard-fought 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford saw them slip seven points behind Chelsea, with Tottenham moving above them into second on goal difference. The Reds had to watch […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic admits Manchester United made ‘simple mistakes’ despite rescuing a late 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Old Trafford. James Milner slotted home a first-half penalty for the Reds before Ibrahimovic levelled with six minutes remaining to secure a share of the spoils. The draw extended United’s unbeaten run in the Premier League to 12 […]
Pep Guardiola all but surrendered Manchester City’s hopes of winning the Premier League title after his worst afternoon as a manager. Guardiola claimed Chelsea’s 10-point advantage looks insurmountable after a crushing defeat at Goodison Park. Sunday’s thumping was Pep’s worst domestic result as a boss and he blamed a failure to make their first-half dominance […]
Antonio Conte sees no reason why Diego Costa should not play for Chelsea again after maintaining the striker missed the Premier League victory at Leicester through injury. Following reports this week that Costa had a disagreement with the Chelsea boss and his coaching staff amid rumours of a big-money offer from a Chinese Super League […]