Tag Archives: La Liga

Friday, 9 September 2016   BARCELONA (Reuters) – Real Madrid will welcome back the added firepower of talisman Cristiano Ronaldo and striker Karim Benzema when they entertain promoted Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday. Real’s all-time top scorer Ronaldo missed their first two league games of the season and their …

Monday, 2 October 2017 :  Isco scored twice as Real Madrid beat Espanyol to secure their first La Liga home win of the season. The champions, who had failed to win three league games at the Bernabeu, took the lead when Isco converted Cristiano Ronaldo’s through ball. He then curled home …

Monday, 15 May 2017 :  Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Real Madrid as they took another step towards the La Liga title with victory over Sevilla. Real led through Nacho’s controversial free-kick before Ronaldo pounced on a rebound to double their lead. Stevan Jovetic replied after the break, but Ronaldo’s …

Thursday, 27 April 2017 :  The attacking midfielder scored Real’s fifth goal on Wednesday night, netting after James Rodriguez had bagged a brace and Alvaro Morata and Lucas Vazquez had both notched with relative ease. Substitute Casemiro completed the rout, which also saw Florin Andone and Joselu score for Depor. …

Thursday, 27 April 2017 :  Barcelona 7 (Messi 12’, 61’, A. Gomes 30’, 57’, Alcacer 64’, 86′, Mascherano 67’ P) Osasuna 1 (Torres 48’) Barcelona thrashed Osasuna 7-1 on Wednesday as Lionel Messi, Andre Gomes and Paco Alcacer each scored twice to ensure they stayed top of La Liga. Messi …

Monday, 20 March 2017 :  Barcelona kept themselves within touching distance of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with an enthralling and highly entertaining 4-2 win over 10-man Valencia. Lionel Messi bagged a brace in the Camp Nou victory, with Luis Suarez and Andre Gomes also finding the …

Monday, 13 March 2017 :   Sergio Ramos headed a late winner as Real Madrid recovered from a howler by keeper Keylor Navas to beat 10-man Real Betis to go top of La Liga. Navas escaped a red card for fouling Darko Brasanac, then spilled Antonio Sanabria’s shot into his own …

Monday, 27 February 2017 : Rafinha gave Barca the lead when Luis Suarez – who had an effort ruled out – took a shot which ricocheted off two defenders to land at his feet. Diego Godin levelled when he headed home Koke’s free-kick. But Messi pounced in the 86th minute to …

23 February 2017 :  Striker Simone Zaza opened the scoring for the hosts with a spectacular strike and Fabian Orellana doubled the lead before Cristiano Ronaldo pulled a goal back. Ronaldo could have snatched a point late on, but failed to hit the target with his looping header. Zinedine Zidane’s …

Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017 :  The case relates to a complaint from Brazilian investment group DIS, which owned 40% of Neymar’s transfer rights. It claims it received less money than it was entitled to when Neymar joined Barca from Santos for £49m in 2013. Santos, Neymar’s mother and a company …