By Tim Hanlon (Reuters) – Las Palmas’s Momo scored a stoppage-time winner as they twice came from behind to snatch a 3-2 win at nine-man Eibar in the first leg of their King’s Cup last-16 clash on Thursday. Momo fired into the top corner from the centre of the penalty area after 92 minutes against […]
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – Lionel Messi struck a spectacular free kick, scored another goal and set up two more in a 4-1 victory for Barcelona over nine-man city rivals Espanyol in the first leg of their King’s Cup last-16 clash on Wednesday. A second-string Atletico Madrid side secured a 1-1 draw at neighbours […]
By Iain Rogers (Reuters) – Zinedine Zidane’s appointment as Real Madrid coach in place of Rafa Benitez has handed the club’s former France great his chance to follow up a stellar career on the pitch with management success at the highest level. Benitez, experienced but unpopular, was abruptly dismissed on Monday less than halfway through […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Under-fire Rafa Benitez said Real Madrid needed to be more consistent and also accused his players of easing off in games ahead of Sunday’s La Liga clash with his former club Valencia. The Spaniard is the most successful coach in Valencia’s history. He led them to La Liga titles in 2002 and […]
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both hit the woodwork as Barcelona were held 0-0 by Espanyol on Saturday in a hard-fought derby that left Atletico Madrid poised to go top of La Liga in the later game against bottom side Levante. Barca set a Spanish record of 180 goals […]
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – Valencia will find it tough to qualify for next season’s Champions League following their 1-0 reverse at Villarreal on Thursday, said new coach Gary Neville. The former England and Manchester United defender was brought in to put the club back on track after a slow start to the season […]
By Tim Hanlon REUTERS – Underfire Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez will look to an in form Cristiano Ronaldo to drive the team forward against Valencia on Sunday as they aim to put behind them a disappointing 2015. It was a year that promised so much after they put together a run of 22 wins […]
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – A spectacular Bruno Soriano free kick on Thursday gave in-form Villarreal a 1-0 victory over Valencia who are still looking for their first La Liga win under new coach Gary Neville. Soriano netted for the home side with a sweet strike that curled into the top corner after 64 […]
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Luis Suarez struck twice and Lionel Messi scored on his 500th appearance for Barcelona who set a new Spanish record of goals in a calendar year with a 4-0 win over Real Betis that lifted them top of La Liga on Wednesday. Late strikes from Angel Correa and Antoine Griezmann gave Atletico […]
