Agencies The referee officiating at Granada’s dramatic 2-1 home defeat to La Liga champions Real Madrid appeared to be hit by a plastic bottle thrown by one of the home players amid angry scenes at the final whistle. Two Granada players received red cards during the melee from referee Clos Gomez, who had to...
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Real Madrid v Bayern Munich: Champions League preview
Mourinho kept quiet after the Barcelona match, as is his custom of late in league games, perhaps to consider the important question of whether or not to continue with a winning team. The same eleven that started at the Camp Nou lost in Germany last week, and he has options if he believes three...
Xavi confident Barcelona can recover from defeat to beat Chelsea
Press Association Barcelona’s Xavi believes his side will be able to pick themselves up for their Champions League match against Chelsea. Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP The Barcelona midfielder Xavi is confident the Catalan club will pick themselves up from Saturday’s defeat to Real Madrid and land some more silverware this season. The 2-1 loss to...
Pep Guardiola concedes title to Real Madrid and focuses on Chelsea
Agencies Pep Guardiola watched his side’s 55-game unbeaten home run come to an end against Real Madrid. Photograph: Sergio Carmona/Reuters The Barcelona coach, Pep Guardiola, has conceded the La Liga title to Real Madrid after Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at the Camp Nou. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the decisive goal after 73 minutes to give Madrid...
Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid | La Liga match report
Sid Lowe at the Camp Nou Real Madrid’s Mesut Ozil, left, congratulates Cristiano Ronaldo on his winning goal at Barcelona in el Clásico. Photograph: Alberto Estevez/EPA Their hope lasted two minutes and nineteen seconds. Just when Barcelona thought there was a chance they might rescue the La Liga title, just as this stadium erupted...
Chelsea will not win Champions League, says Tottenham’s Harry Redknapp
Paul Doyle Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham side were well beaten by Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday but are still above them in the Premier League. Photograph: Sang Tan/AP Harry Redknapp has written off Chelsea‘s chances of winning the Champions League but says he hopes Roberto Di Matteo’s men reach the final because that would distract...
Real Madrid keep on scoring but will it be enough against Barcelona? | Sid Lowe
Sid Lowe Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo prepare to square off again. Photograph: Andreu Dalmau/EPA It was not supposed to be this way. These two unstoppable beasts were supposed to stride towards each other, floor shaking with every thumping step, swatting others out the way until they came head to head...
Barcelona’s title hopes hinge on clásico triumph, admits Xavi
Reuters Barcelona’s midfielder Xavi believes it is all or nothing for his side against Real Madrid. Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images Barcelona‘s chances of retaining their La Liga crown rely on them beating the leaders Real Madrid in el clásico at the Camp Nou on Saturday, their midfielder Xavi has said. José Mourinho’s Real hold...
Raúl confirms he will leave Schalke at end of season
Gregg Roughley Raúl has defied his years and continued his fine scoring record in his two seasons at the Bundesliga club. Photograph: Friedemann Vogel/Bongarts/Getty Images Raúl has confirmed that he will leave the Bundesliga club Schalke when his contract expires at the end of the season. The former Spain striker will explain his decision...