Barcelona will expect to bounce back immediately from losing El Clasico when they host Elche in La Liga on Saturday.
Hansi Flick’s side could have lost by a far greater margin than 2-1 against Madrid, which was the only blessing on a sobering afternoon at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Elche are ninth after losing just two of their opening 10 league games, at Alaves and Espanyol.
Glenn Hoddle has offered to team up with Robbie Keane in a management team boasting youth and experience in a bid to guide Tottenham away from the lower reaches of the Premier League table, if Igor Tudor is sacked. Tudor has been in charge for just three games after being appointed interim boss at the…
Newcastle v Man United match preview In a week when a fifth spot in next season’s Champions League was confirmed for English clubs, fifth-placed Newcastle can keep themselves in position to profit by securing a fifth consecutive win in all competitions at home to a Manchester United side eight places and 15 points below them….
Cristiano Ronaldo has responded to Rasmus Hojlund’s imitation of his famous ‘Siu’ celebration, saying it “wasn’t an act of disrespect” following Denmark’s 1-0 home win over Portugal on Thursday. The Manchester United striker copied the former Red Devil’s iconic celebration after scoring a late winner in Copenhagen in the first leg of their Nations League quarter-final….
Catch up with all the action from Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. Aston Villa moved into second place in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest at Villa Park. The opening half was largely one-sided in terms of control, with Villa circulating the ball for long periods but…
Pep Guardiola has joked that his critics need to “be careful” after managerial great Fabio Capello said the Manchester City boss’s “arrogance” had “cost him several Champions Leagues”. European champion Capello praised Guardiola but claimed the Spaniard “came to tell me how I should do my job” when he was a player under the Italian…
Al Fateh confirmed starting team vs Al Nassr If Ronaldo is to return in style, the record scorer in men’s footballing history is likely to have to help break down an Al-Fateh side in a low block with a knack for counter-attacking effectively. Mourad Batna has scored four goals this season and the Al-Fateh winger…
