Gonzalo Higuaín received a standing ovation from the Bernabeu crowd on Saturday, his first appearance since surgery on a slipped disc suffered last November. Although his comeback was tempered by a first home defeat of the season for Madrid, Higuaín insists he and his team-mates must quickly refocus ahead of the first-leg visit of Harry […]
Barcelona now boast an eight-point lead over Real Madrid after winning 1-0 at Villarreal in response to their rivals’ 1-0 loss to Sporting Gijón, Madrid coach José Mourinho’s first defeat in a home league fixture in 151 matches. Titleholders Barcelona had to wait to make the breakthrough at Villarreal but got the goal they wanted […]
Barcelona now boast an eight-point lead over Real Madrid after winning 1-0 at Villarreal in response to their rivals’ 1-0 loss to Sporting Gijón, Madrid coach José Mourinho’s first defeat in a home league fixture in 151 matches. Titleholders Barcelona had to wait to make the breakthrough at Villarreal but got the goal they wanted […]
Pato scored twice as AC Milan increased their lead at the top of Serie A to five points with a 3-0 win against rivals Inter Milan, who played most of the second half with ten men following the 54th-minute dismissal of Cristian Chivu. Victory would have taken Inter top, but they quickly fell behind when […]
Wayne Rooney scored a second-half hat-trick as Manchester United came from 2-0 down at half-time to beat West Ham United 4-2 and stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points. The London side led 2-0 at the break thanks to a pair of Mark Noble penalties, but Rooney got United […]
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola this week hinted he could leave Barcelona at the end of next season. Guardiola has enjoyed phenomenal as Barca manager, winning 10 trophies in 2 1/2 years including the La Liga for the past two seasons and the Champions League. But he has never signed a long-term contract with Barca, preferring […]
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho says Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema will not be fit for Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Tottenham. Speaking at a press conference ahead of Saturday’s Primera Division game against Sporting Gijon, the Portuguese claimed Ronaldo, Benzema and Marcelo would not be available until the April 9 encounter with […]
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola this week hinted he could leave Barcelona at the end of next season. Guardiola has enjoyed phenomenal as Barca manager, winning 10 trophies in 2 1/2 years including the La Liga for the past two seasons and the Champions League. But he has never signed a long-term contract with Barca, preferring […]