Tag: Football - Spain
Villarreal, Valencia give chase to Barcelona
Victories to Villarreal and Valencia in their respective fixtures overnight kept the pressure on leaders Barcelona in Spain's Primera Liga.[MORE]
Messi inspires Barcelona to victory, Real lose
Barcelona went six points clear at the top of the Primera Liga this morning with a 3-0 win away to Sevilla on Saturday after second-placed Real Madrid lost 3-1 at Getafe.[MORE]
Liverpool and Inter progress in Europe
Liverpool, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are into the Champions League second round.[MORE]
Real survives BATE, freezing conditions to qualify
An early strike from Raul earned a 1-0 win over BATE Borisov this morning as Real Madrid qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League.[MORE]
Fabregas leads Arsenal into last 16
Cesc Fabregas led by example as Arsenal booked its place in the Champions League second round with a 1-0 win against Dynamo Kiev this morning (AEST).[MORE]
United, Arsenal, Real target last 16
Defending champions Manchester United, Arsenal and Real Madrid are out to seal their last 16 Champions League berths with a game to spare on Wednesday morning (Australian time).[MORE]
Barca scrambles to home draw
Seydou Keita has grabbed a second-half equaliser for Barcelona as the leaders were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Getafe in Spain's Primera Liga.[MORE]
Real squeezes past Recre
Wesley Sneijder has earned Spanish champion Real Madrid a 1-0 home victory over Recreativo Huelva, easing the pressure on coach Bernd Schuster.[MORE]
Real backs beleaguered coach Schuster
Real Madrid has given its backing to coach Bernd Schuster and his squad after a poor run of form had led to speculation over the German's future.[MORE]
Barca extends lead with Recreativo win
Barcelona has opened up a three-point lead at the top of Spain's Primera Liga after goals from Lionel Messi and Seydou Keita gave it a 2-0 win at struggling Recreativo Huelva.[MORE]
Schuster on the brink as Real falls again
Managers do not last long at Real Madrid and German coach Bernd Schuster could be heading for the exit door after the Spanish champion fell to a 1-0 defeat at Valladolid.[MORE]
Van Nistelrooy out for rest of season
Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will miss the rest of this season after having surgery on his right knee, the club said.[MORE]
Valencia keeps pace with on-fire Barca
Just two points separate the top four teams in the Spanish first division after Valencia defeated 10-man Getafe 3-0 to move third above champion Real Madrid on goal difference.[MORE]
Four-goal hero Higuain fires Real top
Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain scored an incredible four goals, including two questionable penalties, as 10-man Real Madrid came from behind three times to defeat Malaga 4-3 and go top of the Spanish first division.[MORE]
Barcelona reprimands Messi for spitting at player
Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola has reprimanded Argentine striker Lionel Messi, who appeared in television images to have spat at Portuguese midfielder Duda during his side's 4-1 win at Malaga over the weekend.[MORE]
Real chasing Barca after Almeria draw
Reigning champions Real Madrid lost ground on Spanish league leaders Barcelona after dropping two points in a 1-1 draw with Almeria this morning. [MORE]
Eto'o racism mars Barca win
Barcelona has reeled off its seventh successive win to reach the summit of the Spanish first division, but the 4-1 win at Malaga was marred by racism directed at Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o. [MORE]
Real goes third in Spain after Bilbao battle
Real Madrid moved a point behind Spanish leaders Valencia with a hard-fought 3-2 home win over 10-man Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu overnight.[MORE]
Eto'o hat-trick sends Barca top
Samuel Eto'o has scored a hat-trick as Barcelona powered to the summit of the Spanish first division with a 5-0 win over 10-man Almeria.[MORE]
Barca, Chelsea, Inter win but Liverpool held
Chelsea, Inter Milan and Barcelona won to stay on course for the knockout stages, while 2005 winners Liverpool drew at Atletico Madrid in a subdued night of Champions League action.[MORE]
Eto'o brilliance keeps Barca on Valencia's trail
Cameroon international Samuel Eto'o has produced a world-class finish to fire Barcelona to a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao, as Pep Guardiola's side closed to within three points of Valencia in Spain's Primera Liga. [MORE]
Real claim dramatic city derby
Gonzalo Higuain scored an injury-time penalty to earn Real Madrid a 2-1 away victory over Atletico Madrid in the city derby overnight.[MORE]
Henry scoffs at Man City rumours
Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has played down rumours linking him with a transfer to English Premiership big spenders Manchester City.[MORE]
Real looking at further tilt at Ronaldo
Real Madrid is still hoping to prise Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United by next winter, according to an interview published with coach Bernd Schuster.[MORE]
Raul double fails to lift faltering Real
Veteran striker Raul Gonzalez scored twice but Real Madrid still lost ground in the Spanish title race after they were held at home 2-2 by Espanyol overnight.[MORE]
