Rodrygo fired La Liga leaders Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao with a superb brace on Sunday to restore their eight-point advantage on Barcelona. After the second-place champions beat Las Palmas on Saturday to put pressure on Carlo Ancelotti’s side, Los Blancos responded with a solid showing at the Santiago Bernabeu. Without...
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Raphinha guides Barca past Las Palmas to pressure leaders Madrid – Sport
Spanish champions Barcelona cut the gap on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga to five points with a 1-0 win over 10-man Las Palmas on Saturday. Raphinha headed home in the second half to clinch Barcelona’s victory after the visitors had goalkeeper Alvaro Valles dismissed after 24 minutes for a rash foul. Barcelona...
Leaders Madrid face Athletic in final run towards Liga title – Sport
La Liga leaders Real Madrid host Athletic Bilbao on Sunday as the Spanish top flight ramps up for an exciting end to the season. Madrid have a firm grip on the title race after shaking free of Catalan minnows Girona before the international break, but Ernesto Valverde’s high-flying Athletic will be tricky opposition at the...
Manchester City maak gereed vir Real Madrid
Manchester City maak gereed vir Real Madrid Real Madrid is ‘n ander span in vergelyking met verlede seisoen danksy Jude Bellingham se “duidelike” impak. So sê Manchester City se bestuurder, Pep Guardiola,nadat sy span geloot is om die LaLiga-klub in die Champions League-kwarteindronde te pak. Bellingham het in Julie laasjaar by Real aangesluit het vir...
Holders Man City to face Real Madrid in Champions League quarters
Holders Manchester City will come up against record 14-time winners Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals after being paired together in Friday’s draw, meaning the sides will meet in a third consecutive season in the competition. Arsenal will face Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich, while Paris Saint-Germain meet Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will take on...
Benitez returns to Bernabeu as Liga leaders Madrid face Celta
La Liga leaders Real Madrid face former coach Rafa Benitez and his struggling Celta Vigo side on Sunday as they bid to get back on track after last weekend’s draw at Valencia. Los Blancos not only dropped two points but had key player Jude Bellingham sent off and he will miss two league games, including...
Madrid ‘bothered’ by Bellingham red card in controversial Valencia draw
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday his side were “bothered” after midfielder Jude Bellingham was sent off after the controversial final whistle in the 2-2 La Liga draw at Valencia. England’s Bellingham was shown a red card after protesting after referee Jesus Gil Manzano blew for time an instant before Bellingham hit what...
Ministry of Sport and Real Madrid Foundation sign MOU
The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service and Cadilu Fishing yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding relating to the Real Madrid Foundation which aims to develop young football players in Namibia. At the press conference, Roger Kambatuku of the ministry said that late president Hage Geingob had been a keen observer of the programme...
Bellingham brace helps leaders Madrid crush title rivals Girona
Jude Bellingham struck twice as leaders Real Madrid took control of La Liga with a punishing 4-0 win over second-placed Girona on Saturday, opening up a five-point cushion. Vinicius Junior drove home the opener and then set up Bellingham for the second as Carlo Ancelotti’s side dominated the Catalan minnows, leaving the surprise title contenders...
Girona title challenge faces crucial Madrid confrontation
Girona’s remarkable La Liga title charge reaches a critical crossroads on Saturday when they visit league leaders Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Catalan minnows, in the top flight for only the fourth season in their history, are second and trail Los Blancos by two points. After Girona’s goalless draw with Real Sociedad last...