Barcelona took on Athletic Club de Bilbao on match day 2 of La Liga on Sunday evening in their first home fixture of the season, and the game that unfolded at Montjuic did not disappoint. The Catalans lined up with Alejandro Balde, Inigo Martinez, Pau Cubarsi, and Jules Kounde in defence, Marc Bernal and Pedri …
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Domenico Tedesco’s team were on top for much of the game but were denied on several occasions in a massive upset. Belgium paid the price for their hopeless finishing as their Euro 2024 campaign got off to a terrible start with a 1-0 loss against Slovakia on Monday, even though they managed to put the …
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Carlo Ancelotti’s side were sloppy as they played out their final La Liga match of the season while trying to avoid injuries Real Madrid marked an emotional evening with an underwhelming footballing performance as Los Blancos settled for a 0-0 draw with Real Betis as Toni Kroos played his final game at Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid …
Pep Guardiola’s star men all seemed to go missing as Erik ten Hag’s side pulled off a stunning win at Wembley Manchester City’s hopes of a domestic double were ruined by rivals Manchester United as the Premier League champions fell to a 2-1 defeat in the FA Cup final on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side were …
The goalkeeper spared United’s blushes after they threw away a three-goal advantage against Mark Robins’ fearless side Manchester United went to heaven, then hell and then back again, but when they were able to finally breathe the biggest sigh of relief after seeing off the bravest Coventry City side on penalties, the overall feeling was …
The two rising stars wrote the first chapter in what could just be the game’s next great rivalry at Santiago Bernabeu Tuesday’s friendly was billed as Spain vs Brazil, a battle of international heavyweights gearing up for a big summer with a massive tune-up at Santiago Bernabeu. In reality, though, it really ended up being …
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Carlo Ancelotti’s side won again without their top scorer, and are now surely favourites to go on and lift the trophy Real Madrid picked up points without Jude Bellingham once again, with Vinicius Junior stepping up in his absence and scoring two goals to help Los Blancos to a 4-2 win over Osasuna. Fede Valverde …
The Blaugrana reached the last eight of the competition for the first time since 2019 by seeing off the Italian champions Raphinha starred on the left, Barcelona’s kids did the work in the right, and Robert Lewandowski sealed things through the middle as the Blaugrana held off Napoli in a convincing 3-1 win that secured …
The two Three Lions prospects endured contrasting fortunes at Stamford Bridge on Monday night Where on earth would Chelsea be without Cole Palmer? Once again on Monday night, their £42.5 million ($52m) summer signing from Manchester City proved to be the difference against Newcastle, helping himself to his 18th and 19th Premier League goal contributions …
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The left-back and goalkeeper combined to gift the Reds a way back and Pep Guardiola’s side were fortunate to escape with a point Manchester City conjured a clever goal straight from the training ground but then were masters of their own downfall and ended their top-of-the-table showdown with Liverpool clinging on for dear life in …