16 h. ago European football: Barcelona roar back to beat Celta, Las Palmas shock Atlético

Lewandowski injury mars Barça’s 4-3 victoryMcTominay strikes as Napoli keep pressure on InterBarcelona fought back from 3-1 down to beat Celta Vigo 4-3 in a rollercoaster encounter, with a stoppage-time penalty by Raphinha extending their lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga to seven points.Barcelona took the lead in the 12th minute through Ferran Torres but conceded an equaliser three minutes later when Wojciech Szczesny misread a cross and allowed Borja Iglesias to score. The Spanish forward then stunned the home fans when he scored two more goals in the second half, twice racing through to beat the keeper on his way to a hat-trick. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Atletico Madrid want Tottenham defender Cristian Romero in £45million transfer

PLUS: The future of Chelsea loanee Kepa Arrizabalaga, enjoying an impressive loan spell at Bournemouth, is also in question with the Spaniard's future set to be decided

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50 h. ago EA FC 25 La Liga TOTS predictions – Barcelona and Real Madrid dominate squad

Stars from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Betis could all feature in the EA FC 25 La Liga TOTS squad

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53 h. ago Manchester United and Spurs save their seasons; big day in EFL: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendHave any thoughts? Send them over to Yara via emailAny stats nerds around? Because United accomplished a few feats that no ever side has done before. Commit these to memory because I reckon they will be asked at a few pub quizzes around the country this weekend.Harry Maguire’s goal was the first 120th-minute winning goal scored in Europa League history and the first in a major European tie since Atlético Madrid beat Liverpool at Anfield in March 2020.It was only the second 5-4 win in Manchester United’s history, along with their 5-4 victory over Arsenal in the top-flight in February 1958.Manchester United’s 5-4 win over Lyon was also the first game in major European football history to see five goals scored in extra-time.Manchester United have lost only one of their last 30 Europa League matches at Old Trafford. They have also won their last five home Europa League matches.This was the first nine-goal game in Europa League histor...

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55 h. ago Ange Postecoglou basks in Frankfurt triumph: ‘You’re going to have to put up with me for a bit longer’

Dominic Solanke’s 43rd-minute penalty earned Spurs a 2-1 aggregate win over Eintracht Frankfurt

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64 h. ago You’re going to have to put up with me for a bit longer – Spurs’ Ange Postecoglou

Dominic Solanke’s 43rd-minute penalty earned Spurs a 2-1 aggregate win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

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65 h. ago Tottenham player ratings vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven at their best in big win

A fantastic defensive display kept a fearsome team, and crowd, at bay

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6 d. ago Tottenham player ratings vs Wolves: Guglielmo Vicario and Cristian Romero have afternoons to forget

Defensive errors prove costly as Tottenham suffer Premier League defeat number 17 of the season

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1 week ago Italian teams cannot cope with modern football’s intensity. They need a reboot | Philipp Lahm

Fifteen years on from a Serie A side winning the Champions League, Atlético Madrid are the blueprint for return to the topI am also a child of Italian football. My school was called AC Milan. The 4-0 win against Barcelona in the 1994 Champions League final was the benchmark in my training for how a team attack and defend together. What distances do we keep? Who is responsible for winning the ball? When are cross-field passes forbidden? No other game was shown more often by our Swedish chief instructor Björn Andersson; he must have seen it a hundred times.My other experience of Italy: I suffered heavy defeats during my career. In my youth, playing against Italian teams was a nightmare. At tournaments in Sicily, Viareggio or Sardinia, we got nothing for free and always took a beating. Later, we lost the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup and the 2012 Euro with the national team. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou praises ‘constant goal threat’ Brennan Johnson

Johnson’s first-half brace took his goal tally for the campaign to 16 in all competitions for Spurs.

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1 week ago European football: Marseille’s Rabiot helps beat Toulouse after De Zerbi drama

Marseille two points ahead of Monaco in top-four raceAtlético win over Sevilla closes gap to Madrid and BarçaAdrien Rabiot scored a volley as Marseille beat Toulouse at home 3-2 to reclaim second place in Ligue 1. The hosts who had lost their last three games, saw bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain clinch a record-extending 13th title on Saturday with six matches remaining. But a much-needed win put Marseille two points ahead of Monaco in third place and three points in front of Strasbourg in fourth in the race for a Champions League spot next season. The Marseille head coach Roberto De Zerbi had grown increasingly frustrated with his side’s inconsistency and there were tensions leading up to this game. “The coach was angry and he tried to remotivate us, that’s normal, that’s his role,” Rabiot told DAZN. “No one abandoned ship. On the contrary, we trained with even more enthusiasm, and tonight we gave the right answer.”Midway through the first half, Rabiot broke down the left and sent...

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1 week ago European football: Pablo Barrios strikes late as Atlético keep leaders honest

Win over Sevilla closes gap to Real Madrid and BarcelonaGladbach’s teenage goalkeeper’s clean sheet streak endsPablo Barrios scored deep in added time to give Atlético Madrid a much-needed 2-1 La Liga win at Sevilla on Sunday that ended their month-long six-game winless run in all competitions.Eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16 on penalties by old rivals Real Madrid and knocked out of the Copa del Rey in the semi-finals by Barcelona, Atlético kept their slim hopes of claiming the league title alive after the leaders, Barça, and Real both dropped points on Saturday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho has put his house up for sale

Alejandro Garnacho joined Man United from the Atletico Madrid academy in 2020 and is under contract until 2028.

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2 w. ago Four Real Madrid stars discover fate for Arsenal clash as UEFA confirm punishments

Real Madrid stars Antonio Rudiger, Kylian Mbappe and Dani Ceballos have been punished for their behaviour after beating Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last month

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2 w. ago Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE: Copa del Rey match result, latest updates and reaction after cup semi

Real Madrid await the winners of tonight’s Copa del Rey semi-final second leg

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2 w. ago Torres sends Barcelona past Atlético and into clásico Copa del Rey final

Semi-final: Atlético Madrid 0-1 Barcelona (agg 4-5)Barça v Real Madrid final for first time since 2014A decade later, the Copa del Rey will have a clásico final. First Barcelona played, then they resisted and in the end it was enough to see them through. A wild first leg, 4-4 at Montjuic, gave way to a tense and ultimately tight second in which a single Ferran Torres goal scored in the first half won it. Seville awaits Hansi Flick’s side, two teams still chasing a treble set to meet again, a third and final trophy denied to Atlético.In the five weeks since the first leg of this semi-final, a superb season slipped away from Diego Simeone’s side. Atlético won just one of five games since then, and that was the Champions League second leg in which they were knocked out on penalties. They also slipped to nine points off the top in La Liga. And now, their cup run is over too. They had taken their opponents to the line but could not get over it themselves. Barcelona could. Continue readin...

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2 w. ago Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE: Copa del Rey match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Real Madrid await the winners of tonight’s Copa del Rey semi-final second leg

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2 w. ago Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE: Copa del Rey match stream, latest score and goal updates

Real Madrid await the winners of tonight’s Copa del Rey semi-final second leg

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2 w. ago Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona lineups: Starting XIs, confirmed team news, injury latest for Copa del Rey today

Raphinha returns for Barca while Diego Simeone makes several huge selection decisions

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2 w. ago Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE: Copa del Rey match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Real Madrid await the winners of tonight’s Copa del Rey semi-final second leg

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