Real Madrid win at Mallorca while resting players for Man City trip. Atletico beat Girona

BARCELONA, Spain: Real Madrid ground out a 1-0 win at Mallorca in the Spanish league on Saturday while resting top players ahead of their decisive Champions League game at Manchester City. Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni scored the only goal three minutes after halftime. The victory on the Mediterranean island increased Madrid’s commanding lead of the league … Read more

Griezmann strikes twice as Atletico sink Girona

Atalanta stun Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield, Leverkusen beat West Ham 2-0 in Europa League Gianluca Scamacca struck twice as visiting Atalanta upset Liverpool 3-0 in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday. The loss damages Liverpool’s hopes of a treble of trophies in manager Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield. The Italian … Read more

Rodrygo keeps Madrid clear of Barca, Girona boost European dream

BARCELONA: Rodrygo fired La Liga leaders Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao with a superb brace on Sunday to restore their eight-point advantage on Barcelona. Earlier Cristhian Stuani’s last-gasp strike earned Girona an entertaining 3-2 win over Real Betis, keeping the minnows on track for Champions League qualification. After champions Barca, second, … Read more

Real Madrid regain 7-point lead over Girona in Spanish league after routing Celta Vigo

Klopp and Guardiola serve up another Premier League classic but Arsenal are the big winners LIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool and Manchester City showed the Premier League what it will be missing when Jurgen Klopp walks away at the end of the season. Anfield played host to a typically full-blooded, high octane clash of titans in the … Read more

Girona reclaim 1st place in Spain with 1-0 win at Celta Vigo. Atletico Madrid beat Valencia

After a two-day break, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar returns to action as the knockout stages start on Sunday. Here are five talking points ahead of all the action. How will Mancini’s Saudi team counter South Korea? Saudi Arabia versus South Korea is, on paper, the biggest clash of the second round. The … Read more