It all came crashing down when they suffered a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona, who were without their talisman, Lionel Messi. It was a night to forget for Los Blancos fans. The void left by Ronaldo and Zidane was clearly visible. The aftermath was even more shocking as Perez decided to sack Lopetegui and appoint Santiago Solari as the manager. The season continued with its ups and downs for Real Madrid....
The 17-year-old attacker is one of England’s best players in his age group and has made four appearances for Antonio Conte’s side this season. Barcelona, Madrid and Juventus are the most high profile clubs to show interest, but a desire for first team football might give teams like Villarreal a chance against the European giants. Chelsea will look to resist the sale of the academy graduate, but their expected absence from the Champions League next season along with a strong bid could give them an opportunity to make quick money to invest in their first team....
Karim Benzema scored twice in the first half - both headers - as Los Blancos finished at the top of Group B to avoid Europa League humiliation. Borussia Monchengladbach, who’ve been the most prolific side in the group, were uncharacteristically quiet in the match, struggling to create many opportunities. They mustered just one shot on target all night and didn’t really test the home side, besides one good effort from Marcus Thuram early on....
Vinicius Junior struck twice either side of a goal from Marco Asensio as Mohamed Salah’s effort was completely eclipsed by a limp display from Liverpool. The reigning Premier League champions produced a shoddy defensive display in Madrid. With Real Madrid in cruise control for most of the match, Jurgen Klopp’s side struggled to create many clear-cut chances. But Salah’s second-half goal gives them a small lifeline ahead of the return leg in Anfield....
This story arc is somewhat similar to that of another highly talented that Real Madrid signed in 2013. That said player, according to a group of respected journalists who voted for the Golden Boy 2012, was not only the best young Spanish player but the best talent in the world that year. And why wouldn’t they think that? The Rise of Isco Roman Alarcon Suarez Isco Alarcon was the crown jewel of Spanish football, desecrating teams with the sheer force of his will both in La Liga and Malaga’s debut season in the Champions League....
Pre-season for Madrid was a disappointment. Zidane’s side failed to win any of their matches on tour in the United States and lost a “friendly” Clasico clash to Barcelona in Miami as part of the International Champions Cup (which was won by the Catalan club). Real Madrid 5/1 to win the Champions League But back in competitive action, Real have already shown that pre-season means very little. Because Madrid already have a trophy to their name in the current campaign, having edged out Manchester United in the UEFA Super Cup in Skopje, and another looks likely to arrive after Los Blancos beat Barcelona in the first leg of the sides’ Spanish Supercopa clash at Camp Nou on Sunday night....
After being eliminated by Leganes in the competition’s quarterfinals last season, Real Madrid cruised to a first-leg victory at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Sergio Ramos netted his 100th career goal to put Madrid ahead, and Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior added to the lead. “It’s a great result, having scored the three goals and not conceding any,” Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez said. “But we know anything can happen, we saw what they did to us last year....
Real Madrid fan Rafael Nadal has surprisingly revealed his admiration for the Spanish giants’ Champions League semi-final rivals, Borussia Dortmund. “They (Dortmund) are really good. I like their rapid style, and I really admire (attacking midfielder) Marco Reus,” Nadal told German news agency SID, a subsidiary of AFP, at the Monte Carlo Masters here on Sunday. His praise was not confined to the players, as the former world number one described Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp as “a super coach”....
In case you didn’t know… Ronaldo enjoyed immense success during his time with Zidane at the Santiago Bernabeu, winning several titles which include the 2016-17 edition of La Liga, a Supercopa de España, a UEFA Super Cup and three consecutive Champions League titles. The 34-year-old surprisingly departed the Madrid outfit in the same summer as Zidane and joined Serie A giants Juventus in the hopes of a new challenge. The Portuguese talisman helped the Old Lady to their eighth consecutive Serie A title at the end of last season and became the first player ever to win three of Europe’s top five leagues....
In case you didn’t know… Ever since the departure of Champions League winner Zinedine Zidane, Los Blancos have seen more downs than ups in their campaign. With just four wins from 10 matches, they have dropped to 9th place. Most recently, Ramos and co. stumbled to a demoralizing 5-1 defeat at the hands of fierce rivals Barcelona, with the major talking point of the game being Lopetegui’s uncertain future - which is surely hanging by a thin piece of thread at the moment....
Sevilla have had a decent transfer window thus far despite losing multiple starters. Diego Carlos has moved to Aston Villa while Jules Kounde has also been sold to Barcelona. The club have moved quickly to sign replacements and have added Brazilian defender Marcao from Galatasaray to their squad. Furthermore, they have also added Isco and Alex Telles from Real Madrid, Manchester United on loan and are still looking for another centre-back....
Zinedine Zidane’s side went down 1-0 to the Andalusians on Wednesday night at the Santiago Bernabeu, and are now seven points behind Barcelona in the Primera Division. Alaves double chance - 7/2 Los Blancos have failed to win any of their three home games in the league, but have had more joy on the road, beating Deportivo la Coruna 3-0 and Real Sociedad 3-1. Here, Goal takes a look at everything you need to know ahead of their sixth Liga fixture of the season…...
Zinedine Zidane’s side let a three-goal lead from last week’s quarter-final first leg at Juventus slip in the return game at the Bernabeu, prevailing 4-3 on aggregate after Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty in injury time to make it into the last four. In the Primera Division, Los Blancos dropped down to fourth last weekend after a 1-1 draw at home to Atletico in the Madrid derby, but a win at Malaga on Sunday will see them return to third if Valencia fail to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou on Saturday....
Rested ahead of next week’s Champions League clash against PSG, the Portuguese forward was left out of the Madrid squad that visits Barcelona midweek. Marco Asensio is rewarded for his fine recent form with a place up front alongside Gareth Bale, with Karim Benzema left on the bench. Zinedine Zidane makes a total of five changes from the side that beat Alaves on Saturday. Sergio Ramos returns to the first team, replacing Theo Hernandez, while Dani Carvajal drops to the bench in a further rotation....
Messi thinks Hazard is the rightful heir to his throne at Camp Nou and it would be a great loss for the Catalans if he were to pick Real Madrid instead. According to reports, Messi has been pushing the Barcelona board to make a move for Hazard next summer even if Chelsea’s asking price is beyond £200 million. However, Don Balon believes that the Belgian may have already made up his mind to join Real Madrid given his admiration for Zinedine Zidane....
Real Madrid won the series 3-2 on total goals thanks to a furious response that was ignited by a controversial play. Big-money Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma gave away the ball on a shoulder challenge from Benzema and then watch the ball come back to Benzema for the first goal. PSG felt Donnarumma was fouled, but the referee didn’t concur and the momentum shift was palpable as the visitors proceeded to crumble....
Yet, this claim was recently put to the test by a YouTuber called Aviator Dan, with the content creator asking a 787 pilot to come in and test the simulator to give his verdict on how realistic Microsoft’s newest offering truly is. The pilot, called Nick, has an extensive background in aviation, getting a private pilot license at 17 and going on to fly Dreamliners. RELATED: Microsoft Flight Simulator Players Spent 16 Hours Flying From LA to Dubai...
The hosts got their campaign under way with a 1-0 away win at Manchester United last time around, thanks to Brais Méndez’s second-half penalty. Mendez was on the scoresheet again in the club’s La Liga game against Getafe, but that wasn’t enough as they fell to a 2-1 loss. Omonia Nicosia fell to a 3-0 defeat at home in their campaign opener against Sheriff. They were unable to return to winning ways in their Cypriot First Division game on Sunday, falling to a 2-1 loss against Apollon....
Erik ten Hag’s side needed to beat the La Liga outfit by a two-goal margin to leapfrog their opponents and top their group but struggled to break down a resilient Sociedad defence. They now face the prospect of a Europa League playoff in home and away legs in February, where the likes of Barcelona, Juventus and Ajax await, to reach the last-16. United looked lively in the opening stages with Garnacho the bright spark and after several missed chances he finally opened the scoring on 17 minutes, running onto Cristiano Ronaldo’s through ball to smash home from a tight angle....
You might not have heard of Realme yet, but it’s another Chinese phone maker ready to take on the big names following the likes of Xiaomi, OnePlus and Oppo. The phone follows the Realme X2 Pro. When is the Realme X50 Pro 5G release date? There’s really not long to wait for the X50 Pro 5G as it will be available starting today, 24 February, at 6pm (India time) from realme....
