Atletico Madrid’s poor domestic form continued as they could only draw 1-1 away to La Liga’s bottom side Espanyol on Sunday. Diego Simeone’s side had been lifted by last week’s 3-1 win over Villarreal and their 1-0 Champions League success over Liverpool but struggled against a determined Espanyol and fell behind through an own goal
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By Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden Ale Moreno feels the Spanish Super Cup is a cash grab and could hurt Real Madrid and Barca’s La Liga title hopes. Sid Lowe believes the mixed views about Arturo Vidal in Spain are largely based on the way he looks. Gab Marcotti and Shaka Hislop believe Barcelona are
Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata scored for the sixth game in a row to help his side to a 3-1 win at home to struggling Espanyol on Sunday, taking them up to third in La Liga. Espanyol, who have only won twice in the league this season, took the lead against the run of play
Hector Herrera outlines why he chose Atletico Madrid and the achievements he hopes to accomplish with his new club. Julien Laurens questions whether Joao Felix will be able to express himself at Atletico Madrid like he’s done with Benfica. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol likes Tanguy Ndombele for Tottenham but wonders what part of the midfield
Atletico Madrid fell to their heaviest league defeat of the season as they were crushed 3-0 by Espanyol on Saturday, missing the chance to mathematically guarantee they finish second in La Liga ahead of neighbours Real Madrid. Espanyol took the lead right before halftime when Atletico captain Diego Godin slid the ball into his own
Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop contextualize Lionel Messi’s dominance after the Barcelona star reached 40 goals for the 10th straight season. Barcelona director Guillermo Amor says it’s unacceptable to hold Gerard Pique responsible for the death threats received by Espanyol player Adria Pedrosa. Pedrosa, 20, has been subjected to a barrage of abuse from his
Messi has scored at least 40 goals in each of his last 10 seasons for Barcelona. What a weekend of football, eh? The return of club football coincided with the real Lionel Messi standing up as the little Argentine inspired Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Espanyol with a brace, maintaining a 10-point gap at
The return of club football coincided with the real Lionel Messi standing up, inspiring Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Espanyol with a brace, maintaining a 10-point gap at the top of the table. Zinedine Zidane‘s Real Madrid were almost embarrassed by bottom-placed Huesca, Karim Benzema‘s 89th-minute goal saw them pinch it 3-2. Liverpool opened up a
Lionel Messi scored twice to earn Barcelona a 2-0 derby win over Espanyol and keep them 10 points clear at the top of La Liga. A dull match was decided by Barcelona’s No. 10, who lofted home a free kick after 71 minutes and slotted in from substitute Malcom’s cross towards the end. – Barcelona
Is Marcus Rashford heading to Barcelona? Will Philippe Coutinho return to the Premier League? ESPN FC’s Craig Burley has his say in Transfer Rater. With rumours swirling Barcelona are prepared to sell Coutinho, Paul Mariner hopes the Brazilian remains at the Nou Camp Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez put on a show for the fans
Craig Burley was surprised to not see a reaction from Manchester City to N’Golo Kanté’s first-half goal, in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over the title-holders. Gabriele Marcotti outlines Lucien Favre’s tactics in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Schalke. Craig Burley and Adrian Healy breakdown Manchester United’s thrashing of Fulham and Jose Mourinho’s cryptic comments after the
Alexis Nunes and Ale Moreno predict a few key fixtures in La Liga this weekend, including Barcelona’s clash with Espanyol. Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde singles out the performances of Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho in their 2-0 win over Villarreal. BARCELONA, Spain — Ernesto Valverde has called for both sides to show each other respect
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Barcelona won the Catalan Super Cup. Jasper Cillessen was the hero as Barcelona beat Espanyol 4-2 on penalties on Wednesday to lift the Catalan Super Cup, exacting revenge for last season’s defeat against the same opponent. Cillessen was famously taken off by Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal before a penalty shootout at the 2014 World
Gerard Moreno struck deep in stoppage-time to give Espanyol a dramatic 1-0 win over Real Madrid at RCDE Stadium on Tuesday. A much-changed Real Madrid, with Cristiano Ronaldo left out of the squad, looked to have done enough to labour to a share of the points. However, with more than two minutes of added time
Atletico Madrid’s unbeaten 20-game start to the La Liga season came to an end with a shock 1-0 defeat at Espanyol. Sergio Garcia’s late goal saw the hosts join Chelsea as the only side to have beaten Diego Simeone’s men in all competitions this season. Garcia’s first league goal of the campaign came with two
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Zinedine Zidane will decide on the day whether Gareth Bale is fit enough to try to help Real Madrid improve their stuttering home form against Espanyol on Sunday evening.Bale capped a fine performance with a brilliant goal in Tuesday’s 3-1 Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund but did not finish the game and has not
Alexis Nunes and Ale Moreno predict whether any of the La Liga giants will fall in week 3. Steve Nicol addresses Andres Iniesta’s future at Barca and other notable contract questions looming for some big clubs. Catalan clubs like Barcelona will not be allowed to play in La Liga if Catalonia goes ahead with its
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