MOROCCO: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will be a clear choice to fill the Brazilian management vacancy if he is available at the end of the European season, said the President of the Brazilian FA (CBF) Ednaldo Rodrigues to Reuters. Rodrigues revealed that the 63-year-old Italian is his main target and everyone’s favorite to manage....
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Barça grabbed a Clasico victory in Madrid to win the title
BARCELONA: Barcelona got a 2-1 Clasico win Real Madrid with Franck Kessie’s late goal on Sunday to move 12 points clear at the top of La Liga. The win ended Madrid’s hopes of retaining the title and left the Catalans close to lifting the trophy for the first time since 2019. Carlo Ancelotti’s Real took...
Ancelotti backs Vinicius against Barca
MADRID: Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has backed Vinicius Junior to escape Ronald Araujo’s pressure when facing Los Blancos. Barcelona on Sunday in the Clasico in La Liga. The Brazilian, the key for Madrid this season, was shut down by the Barca defender Araujo in recent conflicts with the Catalans, with coach Xavi Hernandez deploying...
‘Madrid showed interest in reaching the quarters’
MADRID: Karim Benzema hit for Real Madrid to earn a 1-0 victory over Liverpool and qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday 6-2 on aggregate. After a last-16 first-leg tie at Anfield in February left Madrid in the balance with three goals, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said his side had only a one per...
Madrid rely on Benzema for many European honors
MADRID: Karim Benzema has played an important role Real Madrid’s The success of the Champions League, but there are doubts whether his team can rely on him to extend their European dominance this season. The French team’s season has always been hampered by injuries, and although Vinicius Junior is a dangerous threat on the left,...
Madrid appears to be an ‘injured party’ in the Barca case
BARCELONA: Real Madrid will appear in the referee of the corruption involved Barcelona as a “hurt party” when the proceedings go forward, the Spanish champions said on Sunday. Spanish prosecutors charged Barcelona with corruption on Friday, over payments the club made to a former vice president of Spain’s referees’ committee through a company he owned....
The return of Real Madrid sinks Espanyol
MADRID: Vinicius Junior Real Madrid came from behind to beat Espanyol 3-1 and cut Barcelona six points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday. Ruben Baraja’s Valencia won 1-0 over Osasuna to climb out of the zone thanks to Justin Kluivert’s strike at Mestalla. Joselu sent the visitors Espanyol ahead early on at...
Barca beat Valencia to move up nine points
BARCELONA: Barcelona held on with 10 to beat Valencia 1-0 to move nine points clear Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Sunday, thanks to Raphinha’s first header. The champions could not find a way against Real Betis in a 0-0 draw later at the Benito Villamarin. Brazilian Raphinha nodded Barca ahead in...
Barca reached the Copa semi-final with a first-leg Clasico win
MADRID: Eder Militao’s own goal gave a tired Barcelona a 1-0 win Real Madrid in the first semi-final of the Copa del Rey on Thursday. The Catalans arrived on the back of two consecutive defeats and without injury to three of the main players – the top scorer Robert Lewandowski, the midfielder Pedri and the...
Galvanized Barcelona hosts Valencia in La Liga
BARCELONA: It was a Barcelona team that was dominated by a strong victory Real Madrid can take an important step towards the Spanish title with a win over Valencia on Sunday at Camp Nou. Xavi Hernandez’s side secured a 1-0 Copa del Rey semi-final, first-leg win over Los Blancos on Thursday, averting a nervous breakdown...