Tag: La Liga
Mascherano extends Barca contract until 2018
Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano has extended his contract with Barcelona by two years until June 2018, with the option of…
Ikechukwu Uche, others on target in Spain
Nigeria’s Ikechukwu Uche and Ghana’s Richmond Boakye were among the scorers on the final weekend of the Spanish La Liga…
Atletico Madrid win Spanish league title
Atletico Madrid claimed their 10th Spanish league crown on Saturday but first in 18 years after coming from behind to…
Messi agrees new Barcelona deal
Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has agreed terms on a new contract with Spanish giants Barcelona, the…
Barca title hopes ended by Getafe
Barcelona’s slim hopes of retaining their La Liga title were all but ended after they were held 2-2 at home…
Casillas to return to league action – Ancelotti
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said that captain Iker Casillas will play for the first time this season in…
Sublime Ronaldo double eases Madrid past Osasuna
Real Madrid maintained their bid for an historic treble as two stunning strikes from Cristiano Ronaldo helped them to a…
Mourinho puts faith in Torres ahead of Atletico clash
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said Fernando Torres will be able to deal with the emotion of returning to face his…
Messi treble sees Barca past Real Madrid in 7goal thriller
Barcelona moved to within a point of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga as they twice came from…
Ronaldo extends Real Madrid lead
Real Madrid moved six points clear at the top of La Liga as Cristiano Ronaldo’s 39th goal of the season…
Real Madrid bounce back to La Liga summit
Cristiano Ronaldo opened scoring for Real Madrid Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu as they recorded a comfortable win over Levante…
Barcelona suffer another shock defeat
Barcelona slumped to their third defeat in seven league games as they lost away to relegation-threatened Valladolid 1-0 on Saturday.…
Osasuna thrash Atletico, in another La Liga upset
Atletico Madrid missed the chance to join Real Madrid atop La Liga as they were beaten 3-0 by Osasuna at…
Real Sociedad whip Barcelona, Madrid go top
Real Madrid moved three points clear at the top of La Liga as Barcelona suffered their second league defeat in…
Messi fires Barca back to top of La Liga
A double from Lionel Messi guided Barcelona back to the top of La Liga as they came from behind to…
Bale shoots Madrid atop, Atletico stumble
Gareth Bale compensated for the absence of the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo with a goal and an assist as Real Madrid…
Ronaldo sees red at Bilbao
Cristiano Ronaldo was sent-off as Real Madrid lost ground in the La Liga title race with a 1-1 draw away…
Atletico slam four goals past Sociedad to top La Liga
Atletico Madrid moved to the top of La Liga outright for the first time since their double winning season in…
Valencia punish Barcelona at Camp Nou in thriller
Valencia inflicted Barcelona’s first league defeat at the Camp Nou since April 2012 as they came from behind to win…
Football: No Elche return for Messi
Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi will need to wait to make his return from a hamstring injury…
13,200 fans watch Messi at training
The long-awaited return to action of Lionel Messi took a step closer on Friday, cheered on by a healthy crowd…
Football: 10-man Real Madrid salvage draw at Osasuna
MADRID 2013 (AFP) – Real Madrid fought back from 2-0 down with 10 men to rescue a point in a…
Ronaldo injury blow to Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo was forced off with an injury six minutes into the second-half of Real Madrid’s La Liga encounter away…
Without Messi, Barcelona wallop Granada
(AFP)Barcelona made light work of Lionel Messi’s absence to move six points clear at the top of La Liga with…
Football: Messi out for 6-8 weeks in Barca line-up
Barcelona’s Argentine star Lionel Messi will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks due to a muscle tear in his left hamstring…
Messi injured again as Barca widen lead
Barcelona shrugged off the loss of Lionel Messi to another hamstring injury to beat Real Betis 4-1 on Sunday and…
No ‘Bale’ out for Real Madrid in Barcelona
BARCELONA(AFP) – Gareth Bale had an El Clasico debut to forget as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Camp…
Barca stutter in Osasuna, Madrid cut La Liga gap
Barcelona missed the chance to equal the best ever start to a Spanish league season as they dropped their first…
Football: Messi boost for Barcelona
World Player of the Year Lionel Messi returned to full training with his Barcelona teammates on Monday for the first…
Madrid late show salvages win at Levante
MADRID(AFP) – Real Madrid salvaged their faltering La Liga title hopes with two goals in stoppage time to win 3-2…