Yamal magic keeps Barcelona ahead of Real Madrid
Teenage star Lamine Yamal’s superbly-taken goal earned Barcelona a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in La Liga.
Teenage star Lamine Yamal’s superbly-taken goal earned Barcelona a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in La Liga.
European football’s governing body has punished Real Madrid with a fine and stadium ban after a fan performed a Nazi salute ahead of their latest Champions League fixture.
Former World Cup winner Marcel Desailly has defended Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, saying the controversy surrounding the Brazilian is driven largely by the perception people have of him.
Atletico Madrid struggled through a 3-0 Copa del Rey semi-final second leg defeat at Barcelona on Tuesday but scraped into the final 4-3 on aggregate.
France captain Kylian Mbappe was in Paris Monday for treatment on a knee injury but no surgery is planned, the Real Madrid superstar’s entourage told AFP.
Real Madrid fell to a damaging 1-0 defeat by Getafe at home in La Liga on Monday, leaving them four points behind leaders Barcelona.
Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo was the match-winner as Manchester City beat Leeds United 1-0, while Alex Iwobi’s stunning effort saw Fulham hold off Spurs.
Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 4-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday that took the Catalan giants four points clear at the top of La Liga.
Barcelona host high-flying Villarreal on Saturday aiming to tighten their grip on pole position in La Liga amid concerns about the form of strikers Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.
French World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann is currently in talks with MLS’s Orlando City that could see the Atletico attacker join at the end of the season.