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Elche ended its excruciatingly long wait for a win in the Spanish league on Saturday after Pere Milla scored a hat trick to beat Villarreal 3-1 at home. The victory finally came in Round 20 against a Villarreal side that beat Real Madrid last month and is fighting for a Champions League berth. Milla, playing in his fourth season at …

Karim Benzema and referee Jesús Gil Manzano looked at each other and started to laugh. That third one did, though, and Madrid defeated Elche 3-0 on Wednesday to increase its Spanish league lead after defeating Barcelona in the first “clásico” of the season on Sunday. Sociedad keeps rolling Mikel Merino scored in the sixth minute as Real Sociedad defeated Mallorca …

Barcelona fought back to earn a 2-1 win in a frantically entertaining match at Elche on Sunday as a late penalty from Memphis Depay ensured they continued their revival after a difficult start to the season. Barcelona's Memphis Depay celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Having fallen as low as ninth back in November, when former coach Ronald Koeman …

Barcelona’s list of disappointments this season got longer on Thursday with a loss to Athletic Bilbao in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. Madrid also needed extra time at Elche but avoided an upset thanks to Eden Hazard’s late goal after the team went a man down and needed to come from behind to win 2-1. BARCELONA …

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Madrid: Youssef En-Nesyri continued his impressive form as Sevilla beat Elche 2-0 on Wednesday to move within three points of Real Madrid in LaLiga. En-Nesyri scored his 15th league goal of the season just before the break before Franco Vazquez ensured the victory with a late effort. “En-Nesyri’s goal opened the game up a bit and it was easier,” said …

Some of Real Madrid's top players are coming back at a crucial time of the season. Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane will have the squad close to full strength on Tuesday when it defends its 1-0 first-leg win over Atalanta in the round of 16 of the Champions League, but Hazard again won't be available because of an injury. I hope …

Real Sociedad eased to a 3-0 win away to Elche in La Liga on Saturday, with Mikel Merino pulling the strings in their first victory of the season. But they only broke the deadlock in the 56th minute when Spain international Merino produced a sumptuous threaded pass to Portu, who fired into the far corner from a tight angle. Daniel …

An early strike from Antoine Griezmann gave Barcelona a 1-0 win at home to Elche in its final pre-season friendly on Saturday, making it three victories from three for new coach Ronald Koeman’s side. Barca’s teenage sensation Ansu Fati looked sharp in his first start after returning from injury while new signing Miralem Pjanic made his debut when he came …

Spanish football federation open to 24-team second tier for 2020-21 season

The Royal Spanish Football Federation is open to accepting a larger second division for next season as a possible solution to the chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic in determining the final standings. The resolution of Spain’s second division has been left in limbo for the last two weeks since a coronavirus outbreak was detected on Fuenlabrada’s team hours before …

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