San Sebastian (Spain), Jan 28: Real Sociedad continues to find it difficult to get comfortable at Anoeta stadium and once again let ranking points slip through its fingers, battling the lowly Huesca to a scoreless draw. Amid a heavy on Sunday, the action was simply give and take or back and forth with neither goaltender, Rulli […]
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Barcelona register over Girona 2-0 in La Liga
Girona (Spain), Jan 28: Barcelona prevailed over a short-handed but scrappy Girona 2-0 for their eighth consecutive La Liga win. The game on Sunday featured the three top scorers of the 2018/19 La Liga season: Barcelona’s Argentine star, Lionel Messi, who obtained his 19th goal, and Uruguay’s Luis Suarez (15) as well as Girona’s Uruguayan forward […]
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Real Madrid down Espanyol 4-2
Cornella de Llobregat (Spain), Jan 28: Real Madrid needed just 15 minutes to build up an insurmountable lead over Espanyol in their 4-2 win at the latter’s RCDE Stadium here. Benzema scored his pair of tallies during a rollicking first half and the win moved a short-handed Real Madrid — after Raphael Varane was expelled in […]
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Ronaldo’s penalty completes Juventus 2-1 win
Rome, Jan 28: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late penalty to give Juventus a 2-1 win at Lazio, extending the Bianconeri’s lead at the top of Serie A to 11 points. The Portuguese superstar and his compatriot Joao Cancelo on Sunday scored in the final 15 minutes to complete the comeback and salvage a match that the […]
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Sporting beats Porto in penalty shootout to win Portuguese Cup
Lisbon, Jan 27: Sporting Portugal won the Portuguese League Cup after defeating Porto in a penalty shootout in the final match. Porto on Saturday took the lead in the 79th minute thanks to a goal by Brazilian striker Fernando Andrade, one of the latest additions to the white-and-blue squad, just signed in January from Santa Clara’s […]
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Djokovic beats Nadal for record-breaking 7th Australian Open title
Melbourne, Jan 27: After winning all his previous six Australian Open finals, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic clinched a record-breaking seventh title by trouncing Spain’s Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 here on Sunday. The world No.1 wrapped up his lopsided victory in just two hours and four minutes, reports Efe news. “To be standing now here in front […]
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Leganes secure 2-2 draw against Eibar
Leganes, Jan 27: Youssef En-Nesyri scored a brace as Leganes rallied for a 2-2 draw against Eibar in La Liga Matchday 21 action. The teams had been evenly matched in their past 14 meetings, only one of which was decided by more than a one-goal margin, and that trend continued at Butarque Stadium here on Saturday, […]
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Atletico coach says he has confidence in Kalinic
Madrid, Jan 26: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has said that he has confidence in Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic, who is set to start in Atletico’s upcoming La Liga match against Getafe, a team Simeone praised. Media reports had been speculating about Kalinic’s possible departure, a move that would allow Atletico Madrid to sign Spain striker […]
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Getafe top Valencia 1-0 in Copa del Rey
Getafe (Spain), Jan 23: Jorge Molina’s goal in the 77th minute proved sufficient for Getafe to beat Valencia 1-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal tie. The visitors dominated in the opening minutes on a frosty Tuesday night in suburban Madrid, led on the attack by Santi Mina and Kevin Gameiro, though […]
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Athletic Club plays to 1-1 draw against Villarreal in La Liga
Vila-real (Spain), Jan 21: Athletic Club squandered an early lead and settled for a 1-1 draw against host Villarreal in La Liga action. Seeking a break away from the relegation zone, Villarreal tried to dictate the pace in the opening minutes on Sunday night, but the club came up short, reports Efe news. On the other […]