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Winless Elche lose to 10-man Getafe

Omar Mascarell of Elche CF competes for the ball with Enes Unal of Getafe CF during the LaLiga Santander match between Elche CF and Getafe CF at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero on October 31, 2022 in Elche, Spain.Elche remain the only winless team in the Spanish league after losing at home to 10-man Getafe. It was the eighth defeat in 12 matches for Elche, who are rock-bottom of La Liga having conceded a league-high 27 goals and scored just eight. Trailing 1-0, the hosts passed up a chance of earning a fourth draw in the last five games when striker Lucas Boye missed an 87th-minute penalty. Enes Unal scored what proved to be the winner in the 54th minute for Getafe – without a win in their previous five matches – who moved up to 14th. The visitors played a man down from the 78th minute afte...
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LALIGA, Real Madrid, Vinicius Jr

Ten-man Real Madrid held at home by Girona

Real Madrid's Spanish midfielder Marco Asensio eyes the ball during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Girona FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 30, 2022.Real Madrid have been held to a 1-1 draw by Girona at the Santiago Bernabeu, allowing Barcelona, who won at Valencia on Saturday, to close the gap on the reigning champions to one point.After a goalless first half on Sunday, Real opened the scoring through Vinicius Jr in the 70th minute but their lead was cancelled out by a Cristhian Stuani penalty 10 minutes later.To make matters worse midfielder Toni Kroos was sent off in added time after receiving a second yellow card – the German’s first red card of his career.Real were frustrated for more than an hour before finally making the breakthro...
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BARCELONA FC, LALIGA, ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI

Valencia 0-1 Barcelona: Robert Lewandowski nets a last-gasp winner

Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona in action during the LaLiga Santander match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Mestalla on October 29, 2022 in Valencia, Spain.Barcelona, bruised after Champions League elimination in midweek, snatched a late 1-0 victory at Valencia on Saturday in La Liga, with Robert Lewandowski stretching to convert a 93rd minute winner. The Polish forward managed to divert Raphinha’s cross home at the death to pull Barcelona level on 31 points with Real Madrid at the top of the table, before the champions host Girona on Sunday. It was a hard-fought win — the Catalans lost centre-backs Jules Kounde and Eric Garcia to injury, and they will be worries for their national teams, France and Spain respectively, ahead of the Qatar World Cup which starts in under t...
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Cadiz FC, LALIGA, Ruben Sobrino

Atletico Madrid loses Liga thriller at Cadiz on final touch

Cadiz's Spanish forward Ruben Sobrino (L) celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the Spanish league football match between Cadiz CF and Club Atletico de Madrid at the Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cadiz on October 29, 2022.For a second straight game Atletico Madrid was betrayed on the final touch of the ball.Cadiz beat Atletico 3-2 in the Spanish league on Saturday after Ruben Sobrino knocked in a cross just before the final whistle to tilt the seesaw contest finally in the hosts’ favor. The last-second loss came just three days after Atletico was eliminated from the Champions League at the group phase following a 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Atletico’s Yannick Carrasco had a penalty saved and two efforts to put in the rebound by teammates failed on the final k...
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LALIGA, Real Madrid, Vinicius Jr

Vinicius Jr. calls for life bans for racist abuse

Vinicius Jr of Real Madrid during the La Liga match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona played at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on October 16, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. has said fans found guilty of racist abuse should be banned for life from attending games. The Brazil international was a victim of abuse in September when Atletico Madrid fans were filmed directing racist chants at him outside their Wanda Metropolitano Stadium ahead of the Madrid derby. "If you hurt other people, you must pay," Vinicius told Brazilian TV Globo on Sunday. "It's hard to say that [racism in soccer] will end with so many people still doing it. But I like to believe that there are more good people than bad. "All the racist people must pay in some way. If they like to watch soccer, so ...
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BARCELONA FC, LALIGA, Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele

Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in front of home crowd

Ousmane Dembele of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the LaLiga Santander match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club at Spotify Camp Nou on October 23, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in a Spanish La Liga match Sunday to remain behind leaders Real Madrid. Barcelona’s French forward Ousmane Dembele scored a header to draw first blood in the 12th minute at Spotify Camp Nou. Six minutes later, Sergi Roberto scored in the area to double the lead for Barca. Dembele assisted him. The home team’s Polish star Robert Lewandowski finished in the box with another assist by Dembele as Barcelona made it 3-0 before the clock hit 30 minutes. Lewandowski has scored 12 league goals to top the goal scorers’ list. Ferran Torres added another ...
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Ernesto Valverde opines on Barcelona’s El Clasico defeat

Ernesto Valverde, head coach of Athletic Club, looks on during the spanish league, La Liga Santander, football match played between Getafe CF and Athletic Club de Bilbao at Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium on October 18, 2022, in Getafe, Madrid, Spain. Athletic Club travel to Barcelona today with both sides in need of a result. Defeat for Athletic would make it three games without a win and perhaps take away from the feel-good factor at the Nuevo San Mames. A side-narrative is that Ernesto Valverde is returning to Camp Nou for the first time since he left Barcelona as a manager. Many of the questions directed to Valverde in his pre-match press conference were about Barcelona.“I’m am excited to win, but not for revenge, but to win the three points, it’s the first rival we have in front o...
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Karim Benzema, LALIGA

Real Madrid beat Sevilla to extend lead

Luka Modric and Zinedine Zidane present the Ballon d'Or trophy to Karim Benzema of Real Madrid prior to the LaLiga Santander match between Real Madrid CF and Sevilla FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 22, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.Karim Benzema has proudly showed his Ballon d’Or award to fans at the Santiago Bernabeu and then sat back to watch Real Madrid beat Sevilla 3-1 and increase their lead in the Spanish league. Benzema was ruled out of Saturday’s match when the club said he had muscle fatigue. It appears that the French striker, who won soccer’s prestigious individual prize on Monday, is being extra cautious to avoid risk of injury ahead of the World Cup starting in less than a month. Vinicius Junior set up two goals for Madrid as the Brazil winger continues to excel both with, ...
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Karim Benzema injured and out of Real Madrid-Sevilla tie

Karim Benzema of Real Madrid during the La Liga Santander match between Elche v Real Madrid at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero on October 19, 2022 in Elche Spain. Star striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of Real Madrid’s tie with Sevilla this evening due to muscle fatigue in his quadriceps. Benzema had missed training on Friday with the same issue but it was thought he would still take to the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night. However it appears once again this season Real Madrid will be missing their talisman up front. Although it is not yet clear how long he will be out for, Marca say that he will miss Los Blancos’ Champions League tie with RB Leipzig in midweek too. There is a strong chance that Real Madrid and Benzema are being extremely cautious. With a lead at the top of La...
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Barcelona beat Villarreal 3-0 as Lewandowski passes 600-career goal threshold

Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the LaLiga Santander match between FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF at Spotify Camp Nou on October 20, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona toppled Villarreal 3-0 in a Thursday Spanish La Liga match as Robert Lewandowski scored a brace to surpass a 600-goal threshold in his career. Lewandowski put the ball into Villarreal’s net twice in the 31st and 35th minutes at the Spotify Camp Nou Stadium to reach a new milestone. Ansu Fati added another goal for Barcelona in the 38th minute to achieve the final result. Experienced forward Lewandowski, 34, who previously played for Lech Poznan, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, scored his 601st competitive goal for the club and the Polish national team. During hi...
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Real Madrid defeat Elche 3-0 despite having three goals disallowed by VAR

Karim Benzema of Real Madrid Fede Valverde of Real Madrid celebrates the victory during the La Liga Santander match between Elche v Real Madrid at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero on October 19, 2022 in Elche Spain.Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scored to give Real Madrid a comfortable 3-0 win at bottom side Elche in LaLiga on Wednesday and the leaders also had three goals disallowed by VAR for offside in the build-ups. Real top the standings with 28 points, six ahead second-placed Barcelona who have a game in hand and host Villarreal on Thursday. Coming off a dominant 3-1 win over arch-rivals Barcelona in the El Clasico on Sunday, coach Carlo Ancelotti decided not to rest key players against winless Elche. The champions dominated the game from the start and had sever...
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Late Falcao goal halts Atletico’s winning streak in Spain

Stefan Savic of Atletico de Madrid battle for the ball with Radamel Falcao of Rayo Vallecano during the LaLiga Santander match between Atletico de Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium on October 18, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.Radamel Falcao converted a penalty kick two minutes into stoppage time as Rayo Vallecano pulled off a 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid to end the rival’s three-game winning streak in the Spanish league on Tuesday. Falcao, a former Atletico player, struck the top of the net at the Metropolitano Stadium after a handball by Jose Maria Gimenez inside the area. “It feels like a victory,” Falcao said. “We never gave up and kept pushing until the end and got rewarded with the goal.” Alvaro Morata had opened the scoring in the 20th for Atlético, w...
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Barcelona tried to sign Karim Benzema before his transfer to Real Madrid – report

Karim Benzema (L) receives the Ballon d'Or award from Zinedine Zidane (R) during the Ballon D'Or ceremony at Theatre Du Chatelet In Paris on October 17, 2022 in Paris, France.Real Madrid superstar Karim Benzema is dominating the headlines after he won his first-ever Ballon d’Or Award on Monday night. The 34-year-old has for long been one of the best strikers in the game and was at the forefront of Los Blancos’ amazing season last time out, helping them win La Liga, Spanish Supercup and the UEFA Champions League. Benzema was rewarded for his exploits with the Ballon d’Or Award at the ceremony in France on Monday. Having joined Real Madrid in 2009 from Olympique Lyon, the Frenchman has grown into a legend at the club. However, it could all have turned out differently for Benzema as Xavier Bo...
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Real Betis seal late 3-1 win over struggling Almeria

Real Betis' Spanish forward Borja Iglesias (L) fights for the ball with Almeria's Serbian defender Srdjan Babic during the Spanish League football match between Real Betis and UD Almeria at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville on October 16, 2022. Real Betis launched a late rally to secure a 3-1 La Liga win at home to Almeria. Los Verdiblancos have been dominant in European action in recent weeks, but they had not won on domestic duty for a month, prior to kick off this weekend. The hosts looked to hit the ground at the Estadio Benito Villamarin as Portuguese star William Carvalho eased on to a ball into the box to edge them in front. Despite struggling to get into the game before the break, El Bilal Toure finished off a fine team move to level the contest, just after the restart. Howe...
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Clinical Real Madrid beat Barcelona in El Clasico

(L-R) Ousmane Dembele of FC Barcelona, Karim Benzema of Real Madrid during the La Liga Santander match between Real Madrid v FC Barcelona at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 16, 2022 in Madrid Spain. Clinical Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the 250th El Clasico to go top of La Liga and inflict their rivals’ first league defeat of the season. Karim Benzema scored Real’s opener after Vinicius Jr’s shot had been saved into his path by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Federico Valverde doubled the champions’ lead before half-time with a lovely 20-yard drive. Ferran Torres pulled one back from Robert Lewandowski’s flick-on but Rodrygo settled it with a penalty. The rivals started the day with seven wins and a draw from their opening eight games – but Real go three points clear now as they remain un...
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Joan Laporta lets slip that Jules Kounde will return for El Clasico

Jules Kounde of FC Barcelona controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League match of Group C between FC Barcelona and FC Viktoria Plezen at Spotify Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on September 7th, 2022. Barcelona are in desperate need of a boost ahead the match against Real Madrid and in Jules Kounde, it appears they might have one. It had looked unlikely that their star defender would make the match after a muscle injury suffered on international duty with France ruled him out for a number of weeks. However on Thursday Kounde returned to training and all signs point to the fact he will begin the match at the Santiago Bernabeu. Speaking to Barca TV in an interview covered by Marca, President Joan Laporta spoke of the necessity for Barcelona to get a result on Sunday. “It is alwa...
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Rayo Vallecano held to 0-0 derby draw with Getafe Football

Domingos Duarte of Getafe CF rejects a free kick during the LaLiga Santander match between Rayo Vallecano and Getafe CF at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on October 14, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Rayo Vallecano missed the chance to edge up the La Liga table as they drew 0-0 at home to neighbours Getafe. Andoni Iraola’s side welcomed Getafe across the Spanish capital in Friday night action but neither side were able to find a breakthrough. The visitors carved out the better chances early on as Nemanja Maksimović’s header was tipped over the bar by Rayo keeper Stole Dimitrievski. Rayo looked to have a perfect chance to forced their way in front after the restart as Isi Palazon’s strike caught Fabrizio Angileri on the hand inside the box. However, Oscar Trejo’s weak spot kick was saved by David Sori...
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Champions Madrid await shaken Barcelona in Clasico

Carlo Ancelotti, Head Coach of Real Madrid reacts during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid at Wojska Polskiego Stadium on October 11, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland. Real Madrid showed their immense mental strength under pressure in their stunning run to Champions League glory last season. They came from behind against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City on a wild run to the final, winning when it seemed nearly impossible, when all hope was extinguished. On Sunday, they host Barcelona in the Clasico, both sides unbeaten in La Liga, but their opponents arrive in a state of wildly contrasting fragility, bruised from another harrowing night in the Champions League against Inter Milan. The 3-3 draw at Camp Nou left Barcelona on the verge of a...
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Xavi Hernandez defiant over Barcelona form going into El Clasico

Barcelona's head coach Xavi Hernandez looks on during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona vs Celta at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 9, 2022.Barcelona will head into El Clasico top of the La Liga table following a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo on Sunday night, but if anything, it only grew the doubt amongst their fans about their performances. The Blaugrana had started well and took the lead through Pedri early on, controlling much of the first half with ease. However the second half belonged to Celta Vigo at Camp Nou, Os Celeste causing problems time and again for Barcelona. “Now I am preparing for Inter. I have to savour the three points because they are golden and we continue as leaders. El Clasico is unpredictable. Last year we came into El Clasico very p...
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Solid defense helps Barcelona beat Celta Vigo to top La Liga

Pedri central midfield of Barcelona and Spain and Oscar Rodriguez attacking midfield of Celta de Vigo and Spain compete for the ball during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona and RC Celta at Spotify Camp Nou on October 9, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona regained top spot in La Liga with a 1-0 win over Celta Vigo at the Camp Nou.Pedri put Barca on track when he broke the deadlock in the 17th minute after shooting home from close range after a cross from the left was blocked, but landed just in front of his feet.Oscar Rodriguez missed Celta Vigo's equalizing chance early in the second half before Jorgen Strand Larsen ruled the goal offside.Barca keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen made a second-half save against Iago Aspas and the Celta striker also hit the post in stoppage time to...
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