Madrid advanced 3-1 on aggregate, extending their strong home form with a seventh straight win at the Bernabeu and maintaining their record of reaching the knockout stages in every season since 1996/97.The tie had been overshadowed by an alleged racist incident in the first leg involving V...
The French forward, who has been nursing the injury for over two months, was omitted from the squad announced by head coach Alvaro Arbeloa on Wednesday.Mbappe's absence adds to a list of Real Madrid forwards unavailable for the crucial second-leg clash. Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham are also...
Leading the line in place of Antoine Griezmann, Sorloth opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. He latched on to a long ball from goalkeeper Jan Oblak and dispatched a half-volley that squirmed past Simon Mignolet.Brugge responded nine minutes before half-time. From a corner, Brandon Mechel...
The 23‑year‑old picked up his fifth booking of the season in Sunday's 3‑0 win over Levante, triggering an automatic one‑match ban and ruling him out of the game against the Yellow Submarine.With Martin unavailable, manager Hansi Flick must rejig his back line against a Villarreal side that...
The first leg match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid ended in a 3-3 draw on 18 February.The Atletico manager admitted the contest could take unexpected turns."The match could be unimaginable because you have an idea of what might happen, but obviously it doesn't always turn o...
The suspension means Prestianni is set to miss Wednesday's second-leg match at the Bernabeu, pending the outcome of UEFA's full investigation.The incident occurred after Vinicius had scored for Real Madrid, celebrating in front of Benfica supporters. According to reports, Prestianni confro...
The club confirmed the problem following medical tests, and Ceballos is expected to be sidelined for around seven weeks. That timeline would keep him out until late April, dealing a significant blow just as he had begun to feature more regularly in the rotation.Ceballos had offered energy ...
Goals from Marc Bernal, Frenkie de Jong and Fermin Lopez sealed a dominant performance that lifted Barcelona back to the top of La Liga.Speaking after the match, Flick made it clear he had demanded a response from his squad."Today we gave a very good response and that's what I neede...
The result means Barcelona can move top of the league table if they can beat Levante on Sunday and sets up an intriguing race to the title for the final third of the campaign.Osasuna have been enjoying a strong season, sitting inside the top half of the standings, carrying that form into t...
The ruling, delivered in December, instructed PSG to settle the amount within a month, even if an appeal was lodged. The club allowed that deadline to pass and formally chose not to challenge the decision further.In a statement to AFP, PSG said: "In the interest of responsibility and in or...
Vilajoana, one of four candidates standing in the club's presidential election on March 15, spoke openly about his admiration for the England captain. Kane, 32, remains under contract at FC Bayern Munich until 2027 after joining from Tottenham Hotspur in 2023."We've already made some conta...
The incident occurred during Real Madrid's 1-0 victory in midweek, with Vinicius scoring the decisive goal. The match was briefly halted after the Brazilian reported alleged racist abuse from Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni - an accusation the Argentine has strongly denied. UEFA has since open...
The Brazilian started training with the ball again at the club's training ground this week, giving coach Alvaro Arbeloa and his squad fresh optimism that he could be back playing by the end of March rather than mid‑April.Militao, 28, suffered a tear in the hamstring muscle in a La Liga gam...
The Spain international was speaking ahead of the round of 16 after Hansi Flick guided Barcelona to automatic qualification for the knockout stages. While that achievement underlined their progress, Olmo made it clear that bigger ambitions demand higher standards."The Champions League will...
The decisive moment came in the 57th minute, when Georges Mikautadze struck the only goal of the game after a well-worked move. Played in behind by Pape Gueye, the Georgian forward combined quickly with Nicolas Pepe in a sharp one-two before firing a low shot into the bottom corner. Levante goalk...
Atletico made a blistering start and stormed into a two-goal advantage in the first half. Julian Alvarez opened the scoring before Ademola Lookman doubled the lead to put the visitors firmly in control.The momentum shifted dramatically after the break as the Belgian champions responded wit...
The Argentine tactician's punishment, one of the harshest for a manager in recent Spanish football history, will sideline him for nearly two months, covering half of Sevilla's remaining 14 fixtures.The suspension stems from a series of incidents during and after the match at the Ramon Sanc...
Mourinho, sent off late in the game for protesting another incident, suggested that the Brazilian forward's celebration was disrespectful and contributed to tensions on the pitch. Speaking to Amazon Prime Video Sport, he said:"These talents are able to do these beautiful things, but unfort...
The Brazilian forward, who scored the match-winning goal, labelled racists "cowards" in a strongly worded social media post after claiming Benfica midfielder Gianluca Prestianni directed a racist remark at him during the match."Racists are, above all, cowards. They need to put their shirts...
The opening exchanges were cautious, with both sides wary of conceding an early advantage. Kylian Mbappe tested Anatoliy Trubin with a powerful drive from the edge of the area, while the Benfica goalkeeper also denied Arda Guler as Madrid gradually increased the pressure.At the other end, ...