La Liga
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Lal Liga preview: Barcelona, Real Madrid duel it out for title on final day
The winner of the La Liga football title will be known by 6:50 p.m. local time on Saturday when the final whistle blows on the two games which will decide whether FC Barcelona will retain their crown or if Real Madrid will pull off one of the most surprising comebacks in recent years.
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Barcelona deserve to win ‘Europe’s best league’: Luis Enrique
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique believes his team deserve to win “the best league in Europe” as they aim to clinch La Liga in a potentially thrilling climax to the Spanish season on Saturday.
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Lionel Messi out of this world, says Barcelona coach Luis Enrique ahead of ‘El Clasico’
Lionel Messi’s strike rate “is from another galaxy” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said on Friday as the Argentine maestro bids to score his 500th career goal in this weekend’s ‘El Clasico’. Messi’s penalty against Bolivia in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier took him to 499 goals for club and country and there could be few more […]
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Real Madrid vs Barcelona: What I want to see is a good football match, says Zinedine Zidane
Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Zinedine Zidane, who like his opposite number Luis Enrique played in the ‘Clasico’ many times, is preparing for his first clash with Barcelona as Real coach and his team, who have won their last five matches in all competitions, head to the Nou Camp in confident mood.
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Real Madrid virtually buried by Atletico Madrid 1-0 win at Bernabeu
The dominance over Real Madrid by Atletico Madrid has been further extended with a 1-0 derby win on Saturday that leaves the Bernabeu team virtually out of the Liga title race. France striker Antoine Griezmann scored the only goal in the 53rd minute to put Atletico within five points of leaders Barcelona in second place in standings.
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Narrow away wins for Barcelona, Real Madrid
Spanish football club Barcelona remain three points clear at the top of La Liga following the 23rd round of matches.
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Real Madrid have no option other than to win against Espanyol
Real Madrid will kick off their home game against Espanyol here on Sunday knowing that they have little option other than to win if they want to keep their dream of La Liga title alive.
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Tension at Bayern Munich after management’s “explosive” email
The webs edition of German sports magazine Kicker has claimed that the general atmosphere inside Bayern Munich is not going so well after an email message was sent to players by the football club’s management urging them to behave.
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Special day for Adra Turan as FC Barcelona face Atletico in La Liga
FC Barcelona midfielder Adra Turan will face up to his immediate past when his new side faces his former football club in the most important game of the weekend in the La Liga here on Saturday afternoon.
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FC Barcelona’s Javier Mascherano accepts one-year jail term in plea bargain: Reports
FC Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano accepted a one-year prison sentence for tax evasion on Thursday as part of a plea bargain, Spanish media reported, although he is unlikely to serve time in jail.
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Nacho Monreal signs new long-term Arsenal contract
Defender Nacho Monreal on Tuesday signed a new long-term contract with English football club Arsenal. The duration of the contract was not been revealed.
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Atletico Madrid clear at the top, Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid march on
Atletico Madrid opened a four-point lead at the top of La Liga with a typically efficient 3-0 victory at Las Palmas after Real Madrid jumped above Barcelona into second thanks to a 5-1 destruction of Sporting Gijon on Sunday.
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European roundup: Atletico Madrid and Napoli top in Spain, Italy
Atletico Madrid and Napoli kept their noses ahead in Spain and Italy while the top two in the Premier League, Arsenal and Leicester City, both drew at the weekend to remain separated only by goal difference.
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No change at the top in Spain as Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid cruise
Atletico Madrid maintained a two-point lead in La Liga with a 3-0 victory at Las Palmas and Barcelona and Real Madrid stayed hard on their heels with thumping wins over Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Gijon on Sunday.
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Lionel Messi, Neymar will not leave Barcelona: Bartomeu
European champions FC Barcelona’s president Josep Bartomeu was on Tuesday delighted at his team’s star striker Lionel Messi winning the Ballon D’ Or for a historic fifth time and promised that neither the Argentine nor his team-mate and fellow award nominee Neymar will be leaving the club.
