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Antonio Conte in line to replace Lopetegui as new manager of Real madrid

Real Madrid are planning to bring in Antonio Conte to replace Julen Lopetegui as new Head coach, If Lopetegui cannot change Madrid fortunes over the next three games. According to Report, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has already contacted the former Chelsea, Juventus, and Italy manager Conte about a potential move to Santiago Bernabeu.Real Madrid are in a stretch of four games without a win, including a stunning 3-0 loss to Sevilla and a 1-0 Champions League upset at the hands of CSKA Moscow, and they went into the international break on the back of a 1-0 loss to Alaves.That four-game run was Madrid first without scoring since 1985, and their form has seen Lopetegui come under increasing scrutiny. But, Madrid are on fourth position on Laliga table still just two po...
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Lionel Messi has been awarded La liga player of the Month for september

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has been awarded  La Liga player of the month for September.The Argentina star had a superb month domestically. He scored three goals and picked up four assists in just five La Liga games.Messi won the award ahead of Alaves winger Ibai Gomez and Girona striker Cristhian Stuani who were also nominated. Messi will receive his latest award ahead of Saturday’s clash with Sevilla at the Camp Nou.
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Arturo Vidal reveals the club he want to join after Barcelona

Chilean professional footballer Arturo Vidal has disclosed the club he wants to join after Barcelona.Vidal told Univision:“I will like to play in Mexico, America, for example, would be an interesting option for me, it is an excellent team. Although, I don’t think about the future. But, I leave the door open for Mexico which is a country I really like. For now, I only think about the present.”Vidal moved to Barcelona from Bayern Munich last summer but lack of game time at the Nou Camp left him frustrated. Vidal played for Juventus from 2011 until 2015 when he decided to leave the Juve to join Bayern Munich for € 40 million.While in Munich, Vidal won three Bundesliga titles and one cup of Germany. He is a four-time Serie A title winner w...
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Arturo Vidal complains of lack of playing time in Barcelona

Barcelona  midfielder Arturo Vidal his unhappy due to lack of playing time at his current club.Vidal move to Barca from Bayern Munich this summer, but has had just two starts for the Catalans and been substituted both times.Vidal told Reporters after joining his national team on tuesday: "How can I be happy if I don't play, and me of all people? I am somebody who has always fought, been at the best teams in the world, won everything and who wants to continue winning at Barcelona. I am fine physically. In the past few games I have been a bit annoyed but that is how it is, we will keep struggling. There are a lot of important games ahead and we will see." The Catalans manager Ernesto Valverde has decided to start young Brazilian midfielder Arthur in the team i...
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Unai Emery believes Lopetegui can lift Real Madrid without Cristiano Ronaldo

Arsenal coach Unai Emery believes Real Madrid can adapt without Cristiano Ronaldo. All-time leading scorer Ronaldo left for Italian champions Juventus in the off-season and Real Madrid have battled to fill the void following four consecutive matches without a goal.Real Madrid have lost three of those games, including last week's shock 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Deportivo Alaves, increasing the pressure on under-fire head coach Lopetegui. Emery, however, is confident Lopetegui, who replaced Zinedine Zidane at the start of the season, can get Real Madrid balance back.Emery said :"Real Madrid must find balance without him and they need time to adapt, However, I think Julen will find it." Emery added: "We cannot answer for Julen, but when it happens to me, I try to be patient,...
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Julen Lopetegui faces Real madrid sack

Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui has been given an ultimatum to turn around his team fortune till the end of the month or he will be sacked. Real Madrid have suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss to Alaves on saturday evening to make it four matches without a win in all competitions, having lost to Servilla and CSKA Moscow in that run and draw with Atletico Madrid. According to report, Lopetegui is facing massive pressure in deciding his future at the club, with El Clásico looming large at the end of the month. A loss in that game could spell the end of his time at the Santiago Bernabeu, regardless of the results against Levante and Viktoria Plzen in the build-up.The Spanish manager may have found himself under even more pressure were it not for Barcelona's equally disa...
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Real madrid mark longest run without scoring as they suffer 1-0 defeat at Alaves

Real Madrid poor Laliga campaign continue as they suffer 1-0 defeat at Alaves on Saturday, marking their longest run without scoring in over 33 years. Alaves central midfielder Manu Garcia headed home after the ball hit the crossbar following a corner in the fifth minute of added time to send the raucous home crowd into ecstasy as Alaves climbed to third in the standings.Three times  European champions had been shocked by Alaves for most of the match and they were fortunate not to concede late in the second half before Garcia struck when Alaves Jony fired narrowly wide on the break.Alaves were the fourth team in a row to stop Real scoring and coach Julen Lopetegui will face further scrutiny with this defeat, which followed a 1-0 loss at CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, a 3-0 ...
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Inter Milan end the pursuit for Barcelona Midfielder Rafinha

In January last season, Inter Milan signed  Barca central midfielder Rafinha on loan. Rafinha joined the club to help the Inter  qualify for the Champions League, which they achieved with a final day victory against SS Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. Inter’s loan for Rafinha actually included an obligation to buy if Inter qualified for UCL, yet the team refused to pay, despite qualifying, due to the threat of financial fair play regulations.Rafinha’s purchase cost was €38 million, just a little too much for Inter to justify, and the Catalans ar not ready to let him go any cheaper. Rafinha has had a distinct lack of minutes this season, like fellow Brazilian Malcom, playing just 109 minutes. Rafinha’s contract with Barcelona will expires in 2020 and the midfielder would like Inter t...
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Valverde plan of resting Messi boomerang as Barcelona play 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde plan of resting Lionel Messi boomerang on Saturday as the Catalans made it three games without a victory after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Atletic Bilbao. Lionel Messi came on in the 55th minute at the Camp Nou and it was the Messi shot that was converted in by another substitute, Munir El Haddadi, with six minutes left to play. Before barca goal Oscar De Marcos had given Bilbao a comfortable first-half lead and despite a late rally, Messi and Barca could not find a winner.Atletico Bilbao took the lead in the 41st minute and could have scored earlier. Inaki Williams attempted lob had Marc-Andre ter Stegen beaten but drifted wide. Ter Stegen had to push Raul Garcia’s effort over and was then rounded by Williams but the angle proved too tight.Barcel...
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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone believes Griezmann is improving as his team grow.

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone think Antoine Griezmann is playing well as Atletico madrid improve. Atletico madrid will visit the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to clash with Real Madrid [7:45pm GMT] today in good form after recording three straight wins in all competitions.Griezmann has netted two LaLiga goals this term, but the Frenchman has also contributed three assists in six games. Simeone said the star forward would only improve as Atletico grew, as they prepare to head to the Santiago Bernabeu.He stated: The team is improving and as a result the individuals are improving too, It's very difficult for a player [Griezmann] to be better when the team is not playing well. The team has improved and so our key players are growing.It will be difficult for all of us to face Real Madrid, but...
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Leganes record a top-flight 2-1 victory over Barcelona

The La Liga giant Barcelona has failed to grab away victory as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Leganes on Wednesday after conceding twice in two second-half minutes. Barcelona was leading  in the 12th minute with Philippe Coutinho classy volley. Lionel Messi also smacked a shot against the bar, Barcelona made a strong start against Leganes, who began the game bottom of the table with one point.Barceloca appeared to be holding the game comfortably, surprisly Nabil El Zhar headed home a looping cross in the 52nd minute and 20-year old Oscar Rodriguez turned in a second goal barely sixty seconds later.Leganes goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar  saved a strong shot from Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic at a close range in the closing minutes while Sergi Roberto skied a good opportunity as the unfancied ...
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Atletico madrid thrashed Huesca 3-0 as they warmup for Real Madrid clash this weekend

Atletico Madrid has defeated a their laliga opponent Huesca 3-0. Griezmann gave Madrid the starting lead by scoring in the 16th minute when he tucked in Diego Costa's cut-back, Thomas Partey then getting in on the act with a sublime long-range finish.Atletico madrid did take long time to earn the lead, Costa racing clear of Huesca's defence before selflessly squaring to Griezmann for a simple finish. Huesca's resolve would be broken again just before the half- hour Partey arrowing a strike into the bottom-left corner from 25 yards.And Atletio madrid  were celebrating a third four minutes later, Koke's pass, intended for Angel Correa, leaving keeper Axel Werner flat-footed - and although the goal was initially disallowed for offside, VAR rightly overturned the referee's decision.Jose G...
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Barcelona successive winning has been halted by Girona

Barcelona successive win in Laliga this season has been stopped by a Girona in Camp Nou. The catalans took the lead through Lionel Messi, but an unexpected red card to Clement Lenglet changed the game  for Barca. The game ended with 2-2 draw at camp nou, Goal from Cristhian Stuani put the visitors in front before Gerard Pique equalized midway through the second half.Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde made several changes after considering Barcelona tight upcoming schedule, the likes of Nelson Semedo, Arthur, Arturo Vidal and Clement Lenglet all started from the opening whistle. The visitors began very defensively, as they were hoping to keep Barcelona’s attacks at bay with a five man defense. While Barcelona didn’t create much in the early going, Girona’s defense looked far from sure-...
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Real Madrid top Laliga with Asensio goal against Espanyol

Real madrid Midfielder Marco Asensio move Real madrid to the top of laliga table after giving Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over Espanyol. Asensio scored from an angle shortly before the break was sealed,  Julen Lopetegui rested Gareth Bale, a goalscorer in midweek.Isco missed Madrid first opening when his mis-timed shot flew the wrong side of a post in the fifth minute. Espanyol then spurned a gilt edged chance soon after as Hernan Perez and Pablo Piatti combined inside the box, only for the latter to pull his low effort wide of Thibaut Courtois left-hand post.Real were tidy in possession and hogged the ball for most of the next 20 minutes, but Espanyol were relatively untroubled. Casemiro headed Isco’s corner narrowly wide, but the visitors carved out the best chance of the ha...
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Real Madrid will kickoff Laliga game against Espanyol today

Real Madrid will play Espanyol today (7.45pm GMT) at the Bernabeu stadium  to resume their domestic duties after beating Roma in their opening fixtures in the Champions league group stage. Espanyol has started on a motivating note in their Laliga campaign as they lie fourth in the table. Having won last time around, Espanyol is ready to test the Madrid team having had no mid-week duties. That said, Real Madrid is a squad well prepared to tackle this issue. It will be interesting to see  Loptegui squad for this week La Liga fixtures.
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Denis Suarez has recovered from hamstring injury

Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez is fit  to go back to action after recovering from injury. Denis Suarez substained an hamstring injury against Tottenham on the club’s pre-season tour of the US and came home early. Denis was expected to recover for three weeks but his recovery seems to have taken much longer than expected.The Midfielder has not make any appearance this season for Barcelonabut will now hope he can force his way into the squad. Barcelona have a busy fixture list coming up with the return of the Champions League and Valverde has said he will need to make changes.He opted to rotate a little against Real Sociedad which may offer Denis hope he can see some game time in the coming weeks.
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Valverde pleased with Barcelona 2-1 victory against Real Sociedad

The catalans manager Ernesto Valverde hails his players for winning three great points after they came from behind to win 2-1 at Real Sociedad. Real sociedad was leading 1-0 in the 12th minute at the Anoeta Stadium through Aritz Elustondo’s strike before things turned around in the second half, with Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele scoring in quick succession just after the hour-mark.Real Sociedad had opportunities to go further ahead after the interval, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen making a couple of notable saves just before Suarez scored.Ernesto Valverde Barcelona have won each of their first four LaLiga games this season. The result saw the defending champions extend their 100 per cent start to the season, making it four wins from four games in LaLiga so far this term.Valverde stated on c...
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Barcelona have revealed their squad to play Real Sociedad this weekend

Barcelona have began the new La Liga campaign well, winning big points from their opening three games while scoring 12 goals and conceding just two.However, they’ll be in confident mood ahead of facing Real Sociedad, but historically, they have had their struggles on the road against them.According to the club website, the Catalans have confirmed that Malcom remains sidelined along with Denis Suarez, Malcom and Samper because of injury, while Arthur returned late from international duty.Philippe Coutinho would have reported back at the same time after playing for Brazil.Time will tell how long Malcom will be out of play, as according to the club at the start of the month, the ankle injury that he sustained in training was only supposed to keep out of action for a week.
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Real madrid striker Mariano Diaz await Spain Call up

Real Madrid striker Mariano Diaz is anxious to play for Spain and switch his international allegiance from Dominican Republic. The striker returned to Real Madrid in August after a year at Lyon, has only one international cap to his name for Dominican Republic, whom he qualifies for through his mother.That appearance, a 3-1 win over Haiti in which he scored, was a friendly back in March 2013, meaning his international future is uncertain because he has not featured in a competitive match.The forward player is yet to play for Madrid this term and failed to score in his three Ligue 1 appearances prior to the transfer, therefore a snub by Luis Enrique for Spain's recent games against England and Croatia was not a shock.But Mariano is now planning on breaking into Spain squad, with Diego ...
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Pep Guardiola hopes to return to Barcelona in future

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed his long- term plans for the future and he has disclosed he hopes to go back to Barcelona.Guardiola is an icon at Barcelona, having represented the Catalan giants both as a player and coach with great success.Having won six La Liga titles and a European Cup amongst many other trophies during his playing career, he followed that up with three league titles and two Champions League trophies as a coach along with countless other honours.Guardiola has gone on to establish himself as one of the top coaches of all time as he has also enjoyed success at Bayern Munich and Man City too, but now he has revealed that he hopes to go back to where it all began by coaching the Barcelona youth team in the future.Pep told reporter : I will finish where I ...
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