Alexandre Sorloth and Jose Luis Morales struck deep in stoppage time to give Villarreal a 5-3 win over Barcelona in a roller-coaster La Liga clash on Saturday. Villarreal took a two-goal lead through efforts from Gerard Moreno in the 41st minute and Elias Akhomach in the 54th, but the hosts hit back within 11 minutes […]
Mitchell had already said that a win would take his team to a new dimension and there is now no doubt that they are real title contenders this season. However, Barcelona’s title defense is on the ropes. “We are seven points behind, which is a lot, but there is still more than half the season […]
Ilkay Gündogan lost the ball in midfield and with Barcelona’s defense in complete disarray, Javi López crossed to Omorodyan, who passed between the legs of Marc-Andre ter Stegen. “We can’t make those mistakes, it’s unacceptable,” Xavi said. “We are giving too much and it takes a toll.” Barcelona were easily taken apart on several occasions […]
Real Sociedad remained on top after the break but Barcelona found more stability, gaining strength at the back and closing some of the space lost to Barrenetxea and Kubo early on. Pedri returned from injury in the second half and replaced Lewandowski for the first time since August as Xavi sought more control. The final […]
Bellingham has now scored 13 goals in 13 matches for Real Madrid in all competitions. “He can reach 20 or 25 goals because he has made a very good start,” Ancelotti said. “In our mind it is not that he is a goalscoring striker, in our mind he is a very important player for us.” […]
Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos’s own goal gave his old foes Barcelona a narrow 1-0 win over Sevilla in La Liga on Friday, taking the Catalans to the top of the table. Experienced centre-back Ramos headed Lamine Yamal’s header into his own net in the 76th minute to break a tightly contested deadlock. The 37-year-old […]
Benítez’s team eventually grabbed their second through newly signed Douvikous, who headed home after running onto Iago Aspas’ perfectly weighted ball. However, Barcelona quickly counter-attacked, with Lewandowski flicking the ball over Villar’s head and Félix cleverly heading the ball over the outside of the crossbar. Before Barcelona came under fire for their lack of performance, […]
However Barcelona went ahead after 25 minutes when Oriol Romeu fed Félix. The on-loan Atletico forward controlled the ball, slipped it past goalkeeper Rui Silva and then clinically fired the ball into the goal from a tight angle. “I’m very happy to start again, the emotions are great – it’s easy to play in this […]
The midfielder almost scored another goal for Rodrigo with a charming cross, but the Brazilian failed to make contact with an attempted bicycle kick. Former Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde made a triple change at half-time to try to get Athletic back in the game. Madrid were forced to make a substitution early in the second […]
Real Madrid suffered a major blow on the eve of the new La Liga season when goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during training on Thursday. His club said the 31-year-old Belgium international would be sidelined for a long time and would undergo surgery in the coming days. “Following […]
Xavi brought Christensen into the starting line-up following injury and he made a quick impact upon his return. Rafinha whipped in a vicious ball which was narrowly missed by Ronald Araujo, but Christensen followed to head home from behind. Betis were further pegged back after half an hour when defender Edgar was dismissed for two […]
Camelo missed another great chance in the 64th minute and Unai López missed another chance to increase Rayo’s lead a little later. However, Barca cut the deficit through Lewandowski, who grabbed a loose ball inside the box and headed it into the net in the 83rd minute. However, this proved to be a consolation, as […]
Castellanos now has 11 goals in 29 appearances in La Liga this season. Ancelotti had said his team needed to stay on positive winning momentum in the league to remain at the top of their game in Europe, but was miserably off the ball at Girona. “A tough night, yes, when you lose a game […]
Barcelona say they paid former referee and former vice-chairman of the Spanish Football Federation’s (CTA) refereeing committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, between 1994 and 2018 for reports and advice related to refereeing. Laporta said in a press conference called to discuss the matter, “The club has never done anything with the goal or intent of […]
Robert Lewandowski scored his 24th Barcelona goal as the Catalans beat Cadiz 2-0 to restore their eight-point lead at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Champions Real Madrid’s win at Osasuna a day earlier drew them closer to Xavi Hernandez’s side, who have one eye on Thursday’s Europa League play-off second leg against Manchester […]