4:57 PM ET Huesca were relegated from La Liga on Sunday after they were hammered 6-2 by a rampant Valencia, who scored five times during a ruthless first-half blitz. Huesca, who were promoted to La Liga for the first time last year, are bottom of the standings on 30 points after 36 games and became
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Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp joked about a restaurant giving him a table on holiday in Ibiza for beating Real Madrid when he was Borussia Dortmund manager. Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Fredi Bobic has told ESPN FC there has been “no contact” with Real Madrid over the transfer of Luka Jovic. Reports in Spain from AS had
Inter Milan failed to further secure third place in Serie A after seeing out a goalless draw at Udinese. Diego Godin has agreed a three-year contract worth €6.75 million-a-year with Inter Milan, sources from the club have told ESPN FC. The Uruguay international bid an emotional farewell to Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on
Ross Dyer and Craig Burley share their thoughts on Liverpool’s chances against Barcelona without Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. Jurgen Klopp confirms that Liverpool will be without top scorer Mo Salah for their clash against Barcelona tomorrow night. Ousmane Dembele walked off with an injury in Barcelona’s 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo. Shaka Hislop’s Power
Gareth Bale was not on the pitch but it didn’t matter for Real Madrid, defeating an inspired Villarreal side 3-2 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Real Madrid edged past Villarreal 3-2 at the Bernabeu in a slow-paced, late-season La Liga encounter. Mariano Diaz shot Madrid in front inside 85 seconds and a familiar defensive slackness allowed
Ousmane Dembele walked off with an injury in Barcelona’s 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo. ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe feels Lionel Messi’s strong message against jeers of Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho could do a load of good for his confidence. Barcelona have said that France forward Ousmane Dembele has a leg injury and is unfit to play
Robert Lewandowski’s pair of goals confirmed Bayer Munich’s return to the German Cup final where they’ll face RB Leipzig. Robert Lewandowski’s second half penalty confirmed Bayern’s return to the German Cup final where they’ll face RB Leipzig. James Rodriguez does not want to stay at Bayern Munich beyond this summer when his two-year loan deal
12:30 PM ET By Richard Martin BARCELONA, May 4 (Reuters) – 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
Sid Lowe joins ESPN FC to discuss Lionel Messi’s performance against Liverpool and explains why it stood out from his other outstanding games for Barcelona. Shaka Hislop’s Power Rankings are back and while a few familiar faces are near the top, Premier League clubs may have fallen down the ranks. Steve Nicol, Craig Burley and
Steve Nicol, Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno talk Coutinho’s struggles at Barcelona as the former Liverpool man was subjected to jeers by his own fans on Wednesday. Barcelona take a commanding 3-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool after a dominant performance at home. The ESPN FC panel don’t
When Arturo Vidal was very small, his mother rescued him and his siblings from the family’s burning home. His father, who had been kicked out, was the one who started the fire. Like the uncle who died of hypothermia out on the street one night, his dad was an alcoholic. The family lived in a
Steve Nicol, Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno talk Coutinho’s struggles at Barcelona as the former Liverpool man was subjected to jeers by his own fans on Wednesday. Barcelona take a commanding 3-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool after a dominant performance at home. The ESPN FC panel don’t
Xavi Hernandez spent the majority of his storied career at Barcelona. Barcelona and Spain legend Xavi Hernandez has officially announced that he will retire from football after 21 years. The Spanish national team veteran, who plays in Qatar for Al Sadd, confirmed in an open letter on Thursday that this will be his last season
Lionel Messi scored his 600th career goal in club competition during Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Liverpool in the Champions League. Messi was sitting on 598 goals coming into the semifinal first leg against Jurgen Klopp’s side, but two second-half goals, including a world-class free kick for his second, saw him reach the 600 goal mark.
Gareth Bale was ineffective once against as Real Madrid lost to Rayo Vallecano. Real Madrid’s woeful season took another pitiful turn as they lost limply 1-0 in Sunday’s short La Liga trip to relegation-threatened neighbours Rayo Vallecano. Positives Zinedine Zidane‘s side have just three games left now in what for them is an excruciatingly long