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Barcelona will battle until the end to win titles, according to head coach Hansi Flick, who said he was unhappy with the current situation as it look to avoid a third consecutive home defeat in LaLiga when it hosts Atletico Madrid on Saturday. After a superb start to the season which saw Barca win 14 of its first 16 matches …

The international break came at the perfect time for Real Madrid to try to speed up the recovery of some of its key players in an injury-plagued start to the season but it finds itself still depleted ahead of the side’s trip to Leganes on Sunday. However, the win came at the cost of losing Brazil centre back Eder Militao …

Robert Lewandowski scored late in the first half and early in the second to give Barcelona a winning start in coach Hansi Flick’s Spanish league debut. It was Flick’s first official match in charge after he replaced former club great Xavi Hernández at the end of last season. “We made some mistakes in the first half but we improved in …

Newly-crowned La Liga champion Real Madrid was unable to maintain its perfect run of results since the season re-started as it drew 2-2 at neighbour Leganes, which was relegated on Sunday. Sergio Ramos headed in his 11th league goal this season to put Real in front after nine minutes, as Zinedine Zidane heavily rotated his team, following the 2-1 win …

La Liga basement side Leganes snatched a 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Real Mallorca thanks to a sensational late free kick from Oscar Rodriguez as the side earned its first point since the season returned after the hiatus forced by the new coronavirus. Veteran midfielder Salva Sevilla, 36, put Mallorca in front after nine minutes with a free kick which …

Football clubs are finding creative ways to stem revenue losses by offering season ticket holders alternatives to refunds for games being played in empty stadiums because of coronavirus pandemic. Swansea has dangled a 50 percent discount on the 2020-21 season ticket - if it is promoted to the Premier League - for current season ticket holders who leave their refunds …

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Barcelona's teenage forward Ansu Fati and all-time top scorer Lionel Messi were on target as it beat bottom club Leganes 2-0 at an empty Camp Nou on Tuesday to maintain its perfect start since the season resumed after its three-month hiatus. HIGHLIGHTS: Barca wins 2-0 Messi doubled Quique Setien's side's advantage from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, almost …