Atletico Madrid climbed into provisional top spot in LaLiga with a battling 1-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday thanks to a second-half strike from substitute Julian Alvarez. Diego Simeone's side top LaLiga with 56 points, two clear of Barcelona, who host Real Sociedad on Sunday, and thi
Real Madrid slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis after their former player Isco converted a second-half penalty on Saturday, denying the visitors the chance to top LaLiga. The loss leaves Real Madrid level on 54 points with leaders Barcelona, who host mid-table Real Sociedad on Sunday, reports Re
Teenage striker Endrick scored the only goal as a second-string Real Madrid side did enough to grab a nervy 1-0 win at Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Wednesday. Real Madrid started brightly despite manager Carlo Ancelotti resting several key players and it took
Atletico Madrid clawed back from two goals down to rescue a last-gasp 4-4 draw at Barcelona in a rip-roaring battle in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Tuesday. Atletico stunned the home side early on, taking a two-goal lead with Julian Alvarez opening the scoring inside the first
Real Madrid easily beat Manchester City 3-1 with a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick on Wednesday in their Champions League playoff second leg at a raucous Santiago Bernabeu stadium, earning them a 6-3 aggregate victory and a place in the last 16. Last year's champions will face either Bayer Leverkusen or c
Feyenoord knocked AC Milan out of the Champions League as they recovered to draw 1-1 with a goal by Julian Carranza on Tuesday for a 2-1 aggregate playoff win to earn a place in the Champions League last 16, with the hosts having Theo Hernandez sent off. Milan took less than a minute to level the
Club Brugge teenager Chemsdine Talbi's double helped his side to get a three-goal lead at Atalanta before they held off a second-half onslaught for a 3-1 victory in their Champions League playoff on Tuesday to reach the last 16 by 5-2 on aggregate. Ferran Jutgla netted the visitors’ other go
Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies snatched a last-gasp equaliser against Celtic for a 1-1 draw in their playoff on Tuesday as they reached the Champions League last-16 by 3-2 on aggregate. They will next face either fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen or Atletico Madrid depending on Friday's dra
The Bangladesh women footballers will resume training under Peter Butler after ending their boycott following a rift with the coach over his “inappropriate behaviour”, Bangladesh Football Federation women’s wing chief Mahfuza Akhter Kiron has said. Kironmet with Sabina Khatun and
Atletico Madrid wasted a golden opportunity to go top in LaLiga as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by visitors Celta Vigo on Saturday. Atletico played almost the entire game a man short after midfielder Pablo Barrios was shown a straight red card for a reckless studs-up tackle on Pablo Duran
Leaders Real Madrid extended their winless LaLiga run to three games when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Osasuna on Saturday after playing most of the game with 10 men. Real top the standings with 51 points, with second-placed city rivals Atletico Madrid a point adrift, reports Reuters. Third-pl
Juventus substitute Samuel Mbangula snatched a late winner as the Italian giants beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Tuesday. The Belgian's 82nd minute close-range finish handed Juve a slender advantage to take to the Netherlands for next
Borussia Dortmund forward Serhou Guirassy scored one and set up another in a 3-0 victory at Sporting in their Champions League playoff first leg on Tuesday to put last year's finalists in the driving seat for a spot in the last 16. Champions League top scorer Guirassy headed in his 10th goal of th
