38 h. ago Reality bites as Madrid’s Champions League remontada turns to dust

Carlo Ancelotti’s pleas went unanswered with his side’s limp exit a damning indictment of collective failings this seasonJude Bellingham saw the videos, listened to the stories and heard the word remontada “a million times”, but it was easier said than done. “There is no magic,” Carlo Ancelotti warned. In the end there was nothing really, just another glimpse of reality, the true story of their season: a chronicle of a death foretold. No epic, no comeback, not even much mystique, and certainly not much football. This time, Real Madrid could not escape themselves.“This is the other side of football,” Ancelotti said after the match. “There’s a happy part, which we have experienced many times, and a sad part which is today. We have to accept it, and the ‘sticks’, the criticisms, that will come. Over the two games Arsenal were better than us.” Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Thibaut Courtois admits Real Madrid lack a ‘natural striker’: ‘We don’t have a Joselu’

Joselu was Real Madrid’s hero in the Champions League last season

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44 h. ago Carlo Ancelotti admits time at Real Madrid could end ‘tomorrow’ after Champions League exit

Real Madrid’s Champions League defence came to a premature end against Arsenal

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46 h. ago Arsenal: Bukayo Saka explains Panenka penalty decision against Real Madrid

England winger saw early spot-kick chip saved by Thibaut Courtois, but he would not be denied his goal on a famous night for the Gunners

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46 h. ago Carlo Ancelotti admits he could be sacked by Real Madrid imminently after Arsenal defeat

Carlo Ancelotti is coming under increasing pressure at Real Madrid, but the veteran Italian boss was full of praise for Arsenal after the Gunners' superb win in the Champions League

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52 h. ago Bukayo Saka confronted by injured Real Madrid star in heated half

Saka saw an attempted Panenka penalty saved by Thibaut Courtois during the first half and was confronted as he walked off the pitch.

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54 h. ago Mikel Arteta targets Champions League glory after Arsenal knock out Real Madrid

The Gunners won 2-1 in the Bernabeu to clinch a 5-1 aggregate victory over the holders.

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57 h. ago Arsenal fans all sing from same hymn sheet after Bukayo Saka's penalty vs Real Madrid

Arsenal saw Bukayo Saka miss an early penalty at Real Madrid as the winger attempted an audacious chipped effort - only to see Thibaut Courtois save it to ignite the Bernabeu

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4 d. ago Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell died from natural causes after becoming seriously ill with severe heart and kidney failure, coroner rules

Manchester Coroner's Court heard he was 'desperately unwell' when he was admitted to hospital months before his death and had lost more than half of his body weight.

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7 d. ago Louise Minchin admits 'it's real honour' as she replaces Angela Rippon on BBC show

Former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin has teased the new series of Rip Off Britain, which features a very interesting story about a dog that was adopted from Romania after being shot

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9 d. ago ‘We lacked football’: Ancelotti’s reaction to Arsenal loss sums up Real Madrid’s season

Jude Bellingham was not shocked by Madrid’s display after a campaign littered with defeats and tactical muddleOn the way out of the Emirates, someone asked Kylian Mbappé whether Real Madrid could still do this. “Course we can,” he replied, three words and then he was gone. In front of him, Vinícius Júnior left in silence. Rodrygo passed by unnoticed again. Luka Modric didn’t talk, nor did Fede Valverde. Lucas Vázquez and Raúl Asencio did, then Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham. “We weren’t good,” Vázquez admitted. “We forgot to play well,” Courtois said. “It’s not what what we expected,” Asencio said, but it wasn’t unexpected either, which is why it was the description Bellingham didn’t use which said it best.Asked whether he was shocked, Bellingham said: “I don’t know if ‘shocked’ is the right word.” No one who has watched them all year could have truly been shocked by this, except that they’re Real Madrid, stupid, and somehow Real Madrid always seem to find a way. “There is not...

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9 d. ago ‘We lacked football’: Ancelotti’s reaction to defeat at Arsenal sums up Real Madrid’s season

Jude Bellingham was not shocked by Madrid’s display after a campaign littered with defeats and tactical muddleOn the way out of the Emirates Stadium, someone asked Kylian Mbappé whether Real Madrid could still do this. “Course we can,” he replied, three words and then he was gone. In front of him, Vinícius Júnior left in silence. Rodrygo passed by unnoticed again. Luka Modric didn’t talk, nor did Fede Valverde. Lucas Vázquez and Raúl Asencio did, then Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham.“We weren’t good,” Vázquez said. Courtois said: “We forgot to play well.” Asencio said: “It’s not what we expected,” but it wasn’t unexpected either, which is why it was the description Bellingham didn’t use which said it best. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois makes admission after Arsenal nightmare: 'I take responsibility for that'

Courtois was beaten by two stunning Declan Rice free-kicks as Real Madrid fell to a disappointing defeat in north London

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9 d. ago Thibaut Courtois criticises Real Madrid teammates for role in Declan Rice free

Rice’s sensational free-kick double propelled Arsenal to one of their greatest ever European victories

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9 d. ago Thibaut Courtois points finger of blame after being beaten by two Declan Rice free

Declan Rice stunned Real Madrid with two brilliant free-kicks in Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final clash at the Emirates and Thibaut Courtois has now offered his thoughts

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1 week ago Real Madrid player ratings vs Arsenal: David Alaba given the runaround in nightmare display

Thibaut Courtois the only man in grey who can leave the Emirates with his head held high

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1 week ago Thibaut Courtois reveals Real Madrid’s plan to stop Arsenal’s set

Arsenal have scored 11 times this season from corners and their set-piece prowess could threaten Real Madrid

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1 week ago Real Madrid reveal Thibaut Courtois update on eve of Champions League trip to Arsenal

A difficult task for Arsenal when they face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday just got tougher.

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1 week ago Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois makes major fitness declaration ahead of Arsenal Champions League clash

Real Madrid’s first-choice stopper is ready to return from injury for the huge showdown at the Emirates

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1 week ago Coronation Street star shares real reason for exit from cobbles as she admits 'I can come back'

The Yasmeen Nazir actress left her role in the ITV soap after 11 years last month

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