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Barcelona Triumphs Over Real Madrid, Climbs to Third in La Liga
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Barcelona Triumphs Over Real Madrid, Climbs to Third in La Liga

China Daily  

FC Barcelona secured a resounding 4-0 victory over Real Madrid in the first 'Clasico' of the season on Saturday night. Robert Lewandowski struck twice in the first half, including a powerful header that found the back of the net. The visitors struggled to find an equaliser, with Real Madrid keeper Andriy Lunin making several impressive saves. In the second half, …

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Barcelona Triumphs Over Real Madrid, Climbs to Third in La Liga
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Barcelona Triumphs Over Real Madrid, Climbs to Third in La Liga

China Daily  

FC Barcelona secured a 4-0 victory over Real Madrid in the first 'Clasico' of the season on Saturday night, extending their lead to six points clear of their rivals. Robert Lewandowski scored two goals, with a header and a penalty, while his assists from Marc Casado and Alejandro Balde were instrumental in the attack. Real Madrid, on the other hand, …

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Barcelona Triumphs Over Real Madrid, Climbs to Third in La Liga
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Barcelona Triumphs Over Real Madrid, Climbs to Third in La Liga

China Daily  

FC Barcelona secured a resounding 4-0 victory over Real Madrid in the first 'Clasico' of the season on Saturday night. Robert Lewandowski struck twice in the first half, including a powerful header that found the back of the net. The visitors struggled to find an equalizing goal despite numerous chances, while Villarreal climbed to third place with a late winner …

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Didier Deschamps is 'STUNNED' by Kylian Mbappe as Real Madrid make key decision after the Les Blues captain wasn't selected for national team duty
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Didier Deschamps is 'STUNNED' by Kylian Mbappe as Real Madrid make key decision after the Les Blues captain wasn't selected for national team duty

Daily Mail  

France head coach Didier Deschamps was left stunned after seeing Kylian Mbappe included in Real Madrid's weekend squad just a day after refusing to select him for national team duty, according to reports. Mbappe is captain of the France national team and was the shock name missing when Les Bleus head coach Deschamps picked his squad for upcoming UEFA Nations …

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Bayern beware! German giants considered Unai Emery as coach after masterminding their shock Champions League exit in 2022 - as Aston Villa now bid to emulate his Villarreal side
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bayern beware! German giants considered Unai Emery as coach after masterminding their shock Champions League exit in 2022 - as Aston Villa now bid to emulate his Villarreal side

Daily Mail  

When Bayern Munich were assessing the contenders to be their new coach earlier this year, the decision-makers’ minds drifted to the spring of 2022 and their shock elimination from the Champions League. His Aston Villa side take on Bayern in the Champions League at Villa Park on Wednesday, a repeat of the 1982 European Cup Final when Villa beat Bayern …

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From near-relegation to ‘good evenings’ in Champions League: Aston Villa’s journey symbolises ‘the beautiful’ in football
7 months, 1 week ago

From near-relegation to ‘good evenings’ in Champions League: Aston Villa’s journey symbolises ‘the beautiful’ in football

The Hindu  

“I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floating around accidental – like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it’s both,” says Tom Hanks in the 1994 movie ‘Forrest Gump’. Aston Villa’s appointment of Unai Emery, while hovering just above the relegation zone in October 2022, was like an aforementioned mix of …

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LaLiga round-up: Athletic Bilbao top Sociedad in Basque Country derby to move up to 3rd; Villarreal lose again
11 months, 1 week ago

LaLiga round-up: Athletic Bilbao top Sociedad in Basque Country derby to move up to 3rd; Villarreal lose again

Hindustan Times  

Athletic Bilbao forward Álex Berenguer scored twice in a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad which lifted the hosts into third place in the Spanish league on Saturday. Athletic Bilbao players celebrate their win at the end of the Spanish league football match between Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Sociedad With its victory in the Basque Country derby, Athletic edged ahead …

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Guipuzcoa, the tiny Spanish province big in the Premier League and beyond
1 year, 2 months ago

Guipuzcoa, the tiny Spanish province big in the Premier League and beyond

New York Times  

On a late summer evening in San Sebastian — or Donostia, as Basque locals know the capital of Guipuzcoa province in northern Spain — a handful of kids were playing football on the glorious La Concha beach. This is where Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta played his first organised games of football, wearing the light blue of Antiguoko, his home city’s …

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Football transfer roundup: Marseille sign Kondogbia, Loftus-Cheek joins AC Milan, Barca release Umtiti
1 year, 5 months ago

Football transfer roundup: Marseille sign Kondogbia, Loftus-Cheek joins AC Milan, Barca release Umtiti

Firstpost  

Marseille have signed former France midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia from Atletico Madrid, the Ligue 1 club announced on Friday. Midfielder Loftus-Cheek arrives at Milan for a reported fee of around 21 million euros after spending his entire career as a Chelsea player, apart from two loan spells at Crystal Palace and Fulham. Milan said in a statement that Loftus-Cheek has signed …

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Vinicius Junior and racism in Spanish football: Why is it so bad? Is there hope for change?
1 year, 6 months ago

Vinicius Junior and racism in Spanish football: Why is it so bad? Is there hope for change?

New York Times  

We are now five days on from the shocking events of Sunday, when Vinicius Junior was racially abused by Valencia fans. After the match on Sunday — during which he confronted Valencia fans — Vinicius Jr posted on social media: “The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, today belongs to racists.” Since then, there …

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Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti reveals Bellingham transfer plans
1 year, 11 months ago

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti reveals Bellingham transfer plans

The Hindu  

Carlo Ancelotti hailed English midfielder Jude Bellingham, who has been linked with a move to his Real Madrid team, but said Friday he has plenty of young talent at his fingertips already. Borussia Dortmund’s Bellingham played well for England during the World Cup in Qatar until Gareth Southgate’s side were knocked out by Tchouameni and Camavinga’s France in the quarter-finals. …

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Villarreal president fires shots at Unai Emery after he left the LaLiga side to join Aston Villa
2 years, 1 month ago

Villarreal president fires shots at Unai Emery after he left the LaLiga side to join Aston Villa

Daily Mail  

Now, Villarreal president Fernando Roig says Emery has left the club 'screwed' Unai Emery has been accused of leaving Villarreal 'a bit screwed' after ditching the LaLiga side to become Aston Villa's new manager. Ahead of his tenure officially starting with the midlands side, his former club president Fernando Roig has taken aim at Emery for putting the club 'on …

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FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria enters semifinals for the first time with a win over the USA on penalties
2 years, 2 months ago

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria enters semifinals for the first time with a win over the USA on penalties

The Hindu  

Nigeria pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the 2022 FIFA U-17 World Cup, beating the United States of America 4-3 on penalties in the quarterfinals at the D. Y. Patil Stadium here on Friday. The USA was the dominant team in the initial stages of the first half, but it was Nigeria which broke the deadlock when USA …

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LaLiga: Sevilla, Villarreal and Valencia slam Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales's disrespectful comments
2 years, 2 months ago

LaLiga: Sevilla, Villarreal and Valencia slam Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales's disrespectful comments

Firstpost  

RFEF president Rubiales had reportedly described the three clubs as his least favourite in private conversations with his father on Whatsapp. Barcelona: LaLiga clubs Sevilla, Villarreal and Valencia criticised Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation, on Tuesday, after disrespectful comments he had made in a private WhatsApp conversation were published. In January 2020 Rubiales had stated that …

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Football Transfer News | Di Maria, Pogba join Juventus; Ajax smash transfer record for Bergwijn from Spurs, and more
2 years, 5 months ago

Football Transfer News | Di Maria, Pogba join Juventus; Ajax smash transfer record for Bergwijn from Spurs, and more

The Hindu  

Argentina winger Di Maria will undergo his medical on Friday before signing a one-year deal with the Serie A club which will earn him a reported salary of seven million euros. Juve are also set for the return of France midfielder Paul Pogba as they try to bounce back from an underwhelming campaign in which they finished fourth, 16 points …

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Cox: Would the away goals rule have made this brilliant Champions League even better?
2 years, 7 months ago

Cox: Would the away goals rule have made this brilliant Champions League even better?

New York Times  

After a hugely dramatic Champions League knockout stage, those of us who mourned the loss of the away goals rule might be adjudged to be on the wrong side of history. And, when you assess scorelines from this year’s competition — played without the away goals rule — and see Real Madrid beating Chelsea 5-4 and Manchester City 6-5 on …

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Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk set for valuable Champions League upgrade
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk set for valuable Champions League upgrade

Firstpost  

Qualification to the Champions League will earn Shakhtar Donetsk some much-needed payoff. Geneva: Shakhtar Donetsk is heading directly to the next Champions League group stage after Villarreal were eliminated in the semi-final on Tuesday. Amid so much turmoil in Ukrainian football, the upgrade should guarantee tens of millions of euros in Champions League prize money next season for Shakhtar, who …

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Liverpool beat Villarreal to reach Champions League final
2 years, 7 months ago

Liverpool beat Villarreal to reach Champions League final

Al Jazeera  

Liverpool rallied after an early scare to defeat Villarreal 3-2 and advance to their third UEFA Champions League final in five seasons. Liverpool survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal, for a 5-2 aggregate victory, after the night had threatened to turn sour for Jurgen Klopp’s side. The visitors trailed 2-0 …

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Quadruple-chasing Liverpool hitting all the right notes in Villarreal win
2 years, 7 months ago

Quadruple-chasing Liverpool hitting all the right notes in Villarreal win

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Liverpool are chasing a quadruple - something not even Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles’ or Manchester United’s treble winners could muster. #LFC pic.twitter.com/BynHYArKcN — James Pearce April 27, 2022 Liverpool won 2-0 against a Villarreal team nicknamed the ‘Yellow Submarine’ since the 1960s when the Spanish club’s fans used the Beatles song in tribute to their yellow shirts. Two minutes later, Sadio Mane …

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The Champions League fairytale of Villarreal
2 years, 7 months ago

The Champions League fairytale of Villarreal

Live Mint  

"I said 'Where is Villarreal?'" On Wednesday, Villarreal, the club Capoue knew nothing about, face Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Villarreal is a tiny town but a big club, the Europa League champions, a team owned by a supermarket tycoon, who have finished only one of the last eight seasons outside La Liga's top seven. …

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Liverpool won't make the mistake of underestimating Villarreal: Jurgen Klopp
2 years, 7 months ago

Liverpool won't make the mistake of underestimating Villarreal: Jurgen Klopp

The Hindu  

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday that Juventus and Bayern Munich may have underestimated Villarreal but his team will not make the same mistake when the two sides meet in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal this week. Villarreal has been a surprise package in this season's competition, having beaten European giants Juve and Bayern in the …

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Champions League quarterfinals analysis: Bayern Munich, Chelsea shown the door
2 years, 7 months ago

Champions League quarterfinals analysis: Bayern Munich, Chelsea shown the door

The Hindu  

“Football Bloody Hell!” — Sir Alex Ferguson’s aphorism may have eluded his own side in the UEFA Champions League, but the tournament, with its jaw-dropping upsets and golden goals, has justified the old man’s words. ‘Yellow Submarine’ sinks Bayern Villarreal caused a major upset when it beat Bundesliga giant and current league leader Bayern Munich over two legs to enter …

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UEFA Champions League quarters: Champion Chelsea to face Real; Man City to play Atletico
2 years, 9 months ago

UEFA Champions League quarters: Champion Chelsea to face Real; Man City to play Atletico

The Hindu  

Defending champion Chelsea was drawn Friday to play record 13-time European champion Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals. The first pairing drawn at UEFA headquarters sent Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti back to the London club where he won a league and cup double a year before being fired by then-owner Roman Abramovich. Manchester City and Atlético Madrid were the …

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UEFA Champions League Matchday: Defending Champions Chelsea Host Lille, Juventus Clash Against Villarreal
2 years, 10 months ago

UEFA Champions League Matchday: Defending Champions Chelsea Host Lille, Juventus Clash Against Villarreal

News 18  

A look at what’s happening in Champions League football on Tuesday: CHELSEA-LILLE Chelsea’s Champions League title defense resumes in the round of 16 with captain Cesar Azpilicueta potentially fit to return after a groin issue. Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy says, “For sure they have had a little bit more trouble this year in the league but post-title years are often …

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