The big novelty of Sunday’s match between Barcelona and Sevilla, which the Catalans won 5-2, was the return of Gavi. The 21-year-old midfielder was forced to undergo surgery on his knee back in September, but much to the delight of the Catalan club’s supporters, he is back ahead of the season run-in.
Alaves looked destined to end their six-game winless streak on Quique Sanchez Flores’ home debut on Friday night, but stoppage time brought a sting in the tail for Los Babazorros for a second week running.
Real Madrid faces Manchester City in the Champions League Round of 16, and the first leg is played today. Real Madrid announced their squad list for the match against Manchester City, and the team has a lot of absentees.
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has become one of the most sought-after coaches in the Premier League as the end of the season approaches. Several clubs are closely watching his situation, with Manchester United and Tottenham reportedly interested in the Spanish tactician, according to iNews.
Real Madrid are looking ahead to their next match, which happens to be against Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie.
Rayo Vallecano icon Oscar Trejo has announced that he will not be continuing at the club beyond the end of the season. The former club captain has etched out a place in the heart of Vallecas over his ten seasons at the club.
Barcelona are in recovery mode after a mammoth effort at Camp Nou to make a comeback against Atletico Madrid in their Copa del Rey semi-final. Their attempts to do so have come at a price that could have significant consequences for their La Liga title challenge and Champions League hopes.
Barcelona were unable to complete their comeback in the Copa del Rey semi-final against Atletico Madrid, but now are counting the cost of their mammoth effort to do so.
U.S. men's national team legend Alexi Lalas criticized recent comments from Mexican national team head coach Javier Aguirre about Obed Vargas. Vargas, 20, left MLS and the Seattle Sounders to sign with LaLiga side Atletico Madrid on Feb.
Barcelona have been rocked by an injury to Frenkie de Jong in their training session on Thursday. The Dutch midfielder could miss a run of key games for the Blaugrana, which will force Hansi Flick to improvise his plans.
Barcelona midfielder Gavi is closing in from his return from injury, having been out of action since September. In recent weeks he has begun training with the rest of the group, and is making positive progress towards game time.
A one-goal lead is the most dangerous kind of comfort in Europe, and that’s the exact tension hanging over the Bernabéu. Real Madrid bring a 1–0 advantage back to Spain, but this tie already has evidence that Benfica can hurt them — the Portuguese side beat Madrid 4–2 in the earlier meeting.
The Riyadh Air Metropolitano will host a second leg balanced on a knife’s edge after Club Brugge and Atlético Madrid played to a dramatic 3–3 draw in Belgium.
Rayo Vallecano owner and President Raul Martin Presa is not interested in selling the club as things stand, despite widespread outrage from the fanbase at his management of the club.
This is the kind of tie Atlético usually loves: a hostile away environment, a disciplined opponent, and a match that begs for small margins. Brugge are not a soft draw — they’re organized, they compete, and they’ve shown they can win European games when the rhythm is right.
This is the kind of tie Atlético usually loves: a hostile away environment, a disciplined opponent, and a match that begs for small margins. Brugge are not a soft draw — they’re organized, they compete, and they’ve shown they can win European games when the rhythm is right.
Atletico Madrid followed up Thursday’s enormous victory over Barcelona with a damaging 3-0 defeat at the hands of Rayo Vallecano at Butarque. It is a result that sees Los Colchoneros drop down to fourth place in La Liga, where they are now 15 points adrift of new leaders Real Madrid.
The Estádio da Luz hosts one of the most intriguing first legs of the knockout playoffs as Benfica welcome Real Madrid to Lisbon. Benfica already proved they can hurt Madrid with a 4–2 win in January, but this is a different stage and a different level of pressure.
The Estádio da Luz hosts one of the most intriguing first legs of the knockout playoffs as Benfica welcome Real Madrid to Lisbon. Benfica already proved they can hurt Madrid with a 4–2 win in January, but this is a different stage and a different level of pressure.
Girona manager Michel Sanchez has admitted that he is learning English in a bid to facilitate a move to the Premier League if he is offered a job. Highly rated after his historic season with the Catalan side two years ago, things have returned to normality somewhat.
On Valentine’s Day in Burbank, CA, a boxing show will be hosted by Bash Boxing which streams live on BashTV. A young super flyweight prospect from Los Angeles named Steven Navarro will fight in a scheduled eight-round bout against Mario Hernandez (13-7-1, 4 KOs) on a card featuring 15 bouts.
The excitement of football gave way to deep concern at the very start of the match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano as Jude Bellingham’s injury problems haunted him again.
Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-1 at the Bernabeu in their 22nd La Liga match. Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid all three points by converting a late penalty in the 99th minute of the match.
Real Madrid will welcome Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier tonight as they look to secure a good result at home in La Liga. Los Blancos made a decent start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 15th minute when Vinicius Junior found the back of the net.
Real Madrid are prioritising a new long-term contract for Vinícius Júnior, according to Cadena Ser, as the club’s hierarchy move to reaffirm their faith in the Brazilian star despite recent friction with head coach Xabi Alonso.