A few years ago, most football supporters would have been baffled if you had asked them to picture an era in which matches across the globe were called off and replaced by simulations—yet still attracted plenty of bets. That’s essentially what happened in 2020, when a worldwide health crisis...
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Kylian Mbappe’s brace helped Real Madrid climb top of La Liga with a 2-1 win at Villarreal on Saturday despite coach Carlo Ancelotti’s complaints that his team was “exhausted”. Los Blancos moved three points clear of rivals Barcelona, having played two extra games, with the Catalans visiting third place...
All is set for the Champions League quarter-final battles following the completion of the round of 16 games on Wednesday. Two English sides, two Spanish sides, two German sides, one French team and one Italian team all made it into the quarter-finals. Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain progressed through...
Title holders Real Madrid survived a missed penalty from Vinicius Junior in regulation when they beat crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid 4-2 on penalties for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Antonio Rüdiger sealed the last 16 victory as goalkeeper Jan Oblak got his hands on the ball but...
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was pleased with his side’s resilience as they earned a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu. This was after a hard-fought first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie on Tuesday. Brahim Diaz scored the second-half winner after Atletico forward...
Real Madrid easily beat Manchester City 3-1 with a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick on Wednesday in their Champions League playoff second leg. The win at the Santiago Bernabeu earned Madrid a 6-3 aggregate victory and a place in the last 16. The 2024 champions will face either Bayer Leverkusen or...
Real Madrid failed to build on their LaLiga advantage after Jude Bellingham was sent off during a 1-1 draw at Osasuna. Madrid looked on course for three points when Kylian Mbappe put them in front after 15 minutes, but frustration started to boil over following several unsuccessful penalty appeals....
Vinicius Junior claimed Manchester City’s fans’ banner fired him up after playing a starring role in Real Madrid’s dramatic Champions League victory at the Etihad Stadium. The visiting side were greeted by a huge flag before Tuesday’s play-off first leg at the Etihad Stadium, poking fun at the Brazilian’s...
Reigning champions Real Madrid fell behind twice but fought back to claim a dramatic 3-2 win at Manchester City in the first leg of their clash in the Champions League last 16 play-offs. Jude Bellingham scored the winner in stoppage time to give Madrid an important advantage ahead of...
Kylian Mbappe secured Real Madrid a 1-1 draw against rivals Atletico Madrid which kept Los Blancos top of La Liga on Saturday. Julian Alvarez converted a controversial first half penalty for Atletico but Mbappe was in the right place at the right time to bundle home early in the...
Real Madrid Manager, Carlo Ancelotti has lauded Kylian Mbappe’s performance after he scored twice in a 4-1 drubbing of visitors Las Palmas on Sunday. The win lifted the defending champions to the top of the LaLiga standings. Ancelotti said that he was never in doubt that the 26-year-old forward...
Barcelona came from an early goal down to beat Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday. Barca scored four goals in a dominant first half and survived having their goalkeeper sent off to clinch a record-extending 15th trophy. French forward Kylian Mbappe put Real in...
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was banned for two La Liga matches on Tuesday after his red card last week against Valencia. The Brazilian winger shoved goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski in the back of the neck after he had been pushed by the Los Che stopper. Spanish champions Real Madrid...
Arda Guler scored twice as Real Madrid cruised into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey by thrashing fourth-tier minnows Deportiva Minera 5-0. First-half goals from Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Guler put the much-changed LaLiga champions in control at Estadio Cartagonova. Captain Luka Modric added a fourth...
Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde each scored first-half screamers as Real Madrid ended 2024 by beating Sevilla 4-2 at the Bernabeu. The win moves the Los Blanco’s to second place in LaLiga. Real quickly established a 2-0 lead via stunning strikes from Mbappe in the 10th minute and Valverde...
Liverpool beat Real Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to move back to the top of the Champions League standings with a perfect record of five victories from five. Second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo were enough to give Arne Slot’s team victory, with both Kylian Mbappe of...
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions with a commanding 4-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday. This follows shock defeats by Barcelona and AC Milan, their first back-to-back home losses in over three years. Real...
AC Milan’s Malick Thiaw, Alvaro Morata and Tijjani Reijnders all got on the scoresheet in a surprise 3-1 win at holders Real Madrid in their Champions League clash on Tuesday. Thiaw gave seven-times European champions Milan the lead with a header from a corner in the 12th minute but...
Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr said on Monday that he will keep on fighting racism even if his activism is what led to him not winning the Ballon d’Or, sources close to the player told Reuters. Vinicius took to social media after finishing second in the prestigious...
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski scored a quick-fire second-half double to set the leaders on course for a 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid on Saturday. Barcelona’s complete display capped a stunning Clasico victory in LaLiga for the Blaugranas. Real were in control of the game from early on but became frustrated...