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Europa League: Celtic 0-1 Atletico Madrid
Arda Turan scores the only goal of the game to secure all three points for Atletico, as Celtic are left requiring a win in their final Europa League match against Udinese to progress
Archive for category: La Liga
Champions League Final Preview: Barcelona v Manchester United
The original Wembley stadium has seen FIVE European Cup Finals, TWO European Cup Winners Cup Finals, ONE World Cup Final and a European Championship Final. But it will be the first time that the reincarnation of the famous stadium will hold European Football’s Richest Prize, as Barcelona and Manchester United battle it out for the trophy nicknamed as ‘Big Ears’.
La Liga: The Final Curtain
Don’t believe the hype. In another Spanish season where the title march was a procession, where Real Madrid came second in a one-horse race, where the top two shellacked all in sight, dropping a ridiculous total of 40 points (out of a possible total of 228) between them, we wanted something to look forward to. Villarreal and Valencia had occupied the
Rangers set to lose out on Weiss as Espanyol come calling
Rangers are set to lose out on the return of Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss, after the Slovakian has been lined up for a loan move to La Liga outfit Espanyol next season. [singlepic id=18 w=320 h=240 float=left]A deal signed in March between the Eastlands club and the Barcelona based side, will see the Slovakian international heading to Spain till
The New Zidane….but will he even get a game?
Nuri Sahin confirmed what he even admitted was the worst kept secret in football by announcing he will join Real Madrid in the summer. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder joins an increasing band of German born players with Mediterranean parentage. However, unlike his future teammates Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil, Sahin has chosen to represent Turkey at international level rather than
Mourinho handed Five Match Ban by UEFA
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been handed a five match European ban for his comments during and after the fiery UEFA Champions League Semi Final first leg clash against Barcelona. Mourinho has already served one match ban and has had another suspended, meaning he will miss Madrid’s first three European games next season. The Real Madrid boss has also
La Liga Review: Honours even at the Bernabeu
Round one draws to an end. The Bernabéu faithful roared. José Mourinho, as is his wont, chides those journalists who walked on his assistant the day before the game. But now that the dust has settled, what have we learned? And what does all this mean as we approach the bells for the second round? As ever, it’s all in
Lennon et al
As Aaron Lennon succumbed to a sore throat last Tuesday night that ruled him out of Tottenham’s Champions League quarter-final clash against Real Madrid, arguably the most important game in Tottenham Hotspur’s recent history, we take a look at other examples of players and teams whose performances have been controlled by unusual exterior factors. While Lennon had strongly asserted on his Twitter
La Liga – Jornada 30
It had to happen. Nothing lasts forever. But what a ride it was. No other coach in the history of the sport could boast of such an achievement as that of José Felix Mourinho; and it’s unlikely anyone else will. 150 home games. 0 defeats. From a 3-2 reversal exactly one month into his tenure at FC Porto on 23
Real Madrid vs Holland: The Unwanted Dutch
Two summers ago Real Madrid made it clear that they would go to whatever length to ensure that Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder would not be at the Bernabeu come the end of the transfer window. The manner in which Florentino Perez, the Madrid president, and his managerial puppet at the time, Manuel Pellegrini attempted to rid the team dressing
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