A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Monday: ITALY Monza players will warm up for their Serie A game at home to Bologna wearing special T-shirts dedicated to defender Pablo Marí, who was one of five people stabbed on Thursday in a knife attack in a Milan supermarket. Roma will be looking to move above capital rival Lazio …
Lionel Messi scored twice in the second half as Barcelona stayed near the top of the Spanish league by defeating Elche 3-0 on Wednesday. Messi reached 18 league goals with his double, moving two ahead of Atlético Madrid’s Luis Suárez — his former Barcelona teammate — at the top of the scoring list. The win helped Barcelona move back to …
Madrid: Atletico Madrid haven’t flinched in their quest to win the Spanish league title for the first time since 2014. Barcelona earlier picked up their second win in a row without the suspended Lionel Messi, defeating Elche 2-0 to regain third place. Joao Felix, Luis Suarez and Angel Correa scored to give Atletico their seventh straight league win and a …
Luis Suarez scored a 90th-minute winner as Atletico Madrid defeated Alaves 2-1 to win its fourth in a row and retake the Spanish league lead on Sunday. Suarez scored from close range completing a cross by Joao Felix after Atletico had conceded an equalizer in the 84th minute against an Alaves team that played with 10 men from the 63rd. …
Atletico Madrid forward Luis Suarez was back among the goals to help his side to a 3-1 win at home to Elche on Saturday, taking it three points clear at the top of La Liga. MATCH CENTRE Suarez scored either side of halftime to put Atletico two goals up, while Lucas Boye pulled one back for the struggling visitor before …