MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | FC Barcelona survived a difficult night away to bottom of the table and already relegated Valladolid to open a seven-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga ahead of Madrid’s game at home to Celta Vigo on Sunday. With his players tired …
Read More »Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid La Liga title chasing to continue this weekend
MADRID, SPAIN | THE INDEPENDENT | The title-chasing trio of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will continue their battle for glory in La Liga. With the next LaLiga game week on the horizon, Valencia have been bolstered by the showings of Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq in the last few weeks as …
Read More »Champions League drama likely to affect La Liga with big games this weekend
MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | The impact of this week’s Champions League matches on the outcome of La Liga’s title race will unfold in the coming days as FC Barcelona travels to a heartbroken and fatigued Atletico Madrid, while Real Madrid faces a challenging away game against Villarreal, who is …
Read More »6 African stars to watch in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A
LONDON, ENGLAND | THE INDEPENDENT | Here are three African Stars to Watch across this week’s matches in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) – Real Betis The right-back will be required to be in great shape when Betis go up against Alaves at Estadio Benito …
Read More »Atletico Madrid to prove win of La Liga title against Leganes
SPAIN, MADRID | THE INDEPENDENT | Atletico Madrid’s ambition to win the 2024-25 La Liga title will take centre stage in Matchday 20, as they face Leganes in a local derby, while rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona will face Las Palmas and Getafe respectively. There is no better place to get …
Read More »Floods likely to affect weekend matches in La Liga
MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | The 12th round of games in La Liga will see all of the matches observe a minute’s silence in respect of the victims of the terrible floods which affected the Spanish regions of Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha during Tuesday and Wednesday, and there are doubts …
Read More »Vinicius sparks Real Madrid recovery, Valencia claim vital win in La Liga
MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | Real Madrid came back from a goal down to win 4-1 at home to Espanyol on Saturday night. The entry of Vinicius Jr helped kickstart Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who again disappointed in the first 45 minutes and fell behind in the 54th minute, when Thibaut …
Read More »Premier League, La Liga and Serie A: 3 African star players to watch this weekend
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Here are three African Stars to Watch across this week’s matches in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) – Sevilla The Nigerian forward joined Sevilla in a somewhat surprising move last month, but he has already made an impact in …
Read More »Top 5 quirky facts you need to know as new week of Premier League, La Liga and Serie A opens
LONDON, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Here are the top five quirky facts as we head into another week of awesome football! Did You Know? Villarreal coach Marcelino won the Spanish manager of the year (Miguel Munoz Trophy) in the 2006-07 and 2017-18 seasons. He also won the Copa del …
Read More »La Liga Matchday 2: Real Madrid, Atletico to have potential thrillers at home
Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Barcelona hosting Athletic Bilbao will be the top fixture for Matchday 2 of the 2024-25 La Liga, while Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will have potential thrillers at home to Real Valladolid and Getafe respectively. Barca and Athletic will meet at the Lluis Companys Olympic …
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