Chelsea have now opened negotiations with Spanish giants Real Madrid over a deal for Achraf Hakimi, according to reports. The 21-year-old defender is currently on loan at Borussia Dortmund and has been outstanding during his two-year stint with the German side. Hakimi usually plays as a right-back but the Morocco […]
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Eden Hazard accepts he has work to do to justify his place at Real Madrid after a nightmare first campaign after his big money move from Chelsea. Hazard left Stamford Bridge in a deal worth an initial £88m, with add-ons possibly taking it up to as high as £150m. But […]
Real Madrid defender, Sergio Ramos has blamed himself and his teammates for not showing more intensity and fighting harder against Real Betis after their La Liga 2-1 defeat on Sunday. According to Ramos, they were not good enough against the host, saying that they relaxed a bit at the back […]
Barcelona manager Quique Setien has apologised to his players for his assistant’s behaviour during their 2-0 loss to Real Madrid. Setien’s assistant Eder Sarabia was seen on the touchline making disparaging comments about Barcelona players by Spanish tv show Vamos. A lip reader claimed he criticised Griezmann for missing an […]
Sergio Ramos hit back at criticism from Barca defender Pique after Real Madrid beat Barcelona to get back to the top of the table. Real won the game 2-0 thanks to goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano – but Pique said their first-half display represented “the worst Madrid” he has ever faced. In response, […]
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes his side lost to the ‘worst Real Madrid he has faced at the Bernabeu’ as the Catalans fell to a 2-0 defeat in El Clasico on Sunday. Goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano Diaz earned Madrid a win with three points allowing the home side to leapfrog Barcelona into outright […]
Guardiola was delighted with Manchester City’s 2-1 Champions League first leg win at the Bernabeu but warned Zidane will be scrutinising his tactics ahead of the second leg at the Etihad. The Manchester City boss delivered a surprise with both his team selection and tactics, starting with Sterling and Aguero […]
Eibar head coach Jose Mendilibar believes Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi doesn’t need to miss any games because he can rest while on the pitch. Before the Catalans’ Champions League game against Napoli on Tuesday, Barca face Eibar in La Liga on Saturday with question marks over whether Lionel Messi will be involved from the start. Mendilibar is adamant however that the Argentina attacker […]
Pep Guardiola has fired back at Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu after he praised the sanctions levied against Premier League side Manchester City by UEFA. In the aftermath of that ruling, both Pep Guardiola and City have defended the club, with all involved saying that the club is innocent. Bartomeu, meanwhile, defended his […]
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi isn’t surprised by Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent Serie A scoring streak for Italian side Juventus as he praised the striker’s ability to find the back of the net. Ronaldo has scored in 11 straight league matches for Juve despite turning 35 this month and has an outstanding 24 goals to his name this […]