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Girona Edge Atletico Thriller, Stay Level With Real Madrid | Football News
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Girona Edge Atletico Thriller, Stay Level With Real Madrid | Football News

[ad_1] Shock Spanish title challengers Girona snatched a remarkable 4-3 victory over Atletico Madrid to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Wednesday. After Los Blancos edged Real Mallorca 1-0 thanks to Antonio Rudiger's goal, Ivan Martin's stoppage time strike ensured the Catalan minnows matched Carlo Ancelotti's side on 48 points from 19 matches. Alvaro Morata hit a hat-trick for Atletico at Girona's tiny Montilivi stadium, but it was not enough as Martin found the top corner at the death to keep Girona firmly in the hunt for the title.Atletico, third, trail both Real and Girona by 10 points, as do champions Barcelona, fourth, who visit Las Palmas on Thursday.Valery Fernandez, Savinho and Daley Blind netted for the hosts in a wild first half, with Morata twice scoring f...
Real Madrid Star Suffers Bloody Collision While Scoring Late Equaliser In Champions League. Watch | Football News
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Real Madrid Star Suffers Bloody Collision While Scoring Late Equaliser In Champions League. Watch | Football News

[ad_1] Shakhtar Donetsk were denied a memorable win over Real Madrid as German defender Antonio Rudiger scored a stoppage-time equaliser in their Champions League Group F match in Warsaw. The result secured Real Madrid's passage into the last 16 of the Champions League. However, Rudiger had a horrific collision with Shakhtar goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. He left the pitch covered in blood, and Trubin had to see out the final seconds with a bandage wrapped round his head. It was later revealed that the former Chelsea defender needed 20 stitches.Rudiger scores the equalizerHe got into an accident with Shakhtar goalkeeper, hopefully both are well.pic.twitter.com/SkFpH0X1Lb— Omar Aref (@LosB1ancos_) October 11, 2022Ancelotti had rested Vinicius Junior, among others, keeping an eye on Sunday's ...
Real Madrid, Manchester City Lock Up Champions League Last 16 Places | Football News
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Real Madrid, Manchester City Lock Up Champions League Last 16 Places | Football News

[ad_1] Real Madrid and Manchester City both found the going tough in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday night but battled through to draws that were enough to qualify for the knockout stages. Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica also moved closer to the last 16 with a draw at Parc des Princes, after Maccabi Haifa had earlier upset Juventus in the same group. On a bad night for Italian titans, AC Milan played almost the whole match with 10 men as they lost at home to Chelsea.In Copenhagen, City's Riyad Mahrez wasted a 25th minute penalty and five minutes later defender Sergio Gomez was sent off.Pep Guardiola had rested several starters, including Erling Haaland, with an eye to the weekend's meeting with Liverpool, and his team failed to score for the first time in 24 games, but the co...
Real Madrid Brush Real Mallorca Aside To Reclaim Top Spot From Barcelona | Football News
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Real Madrid Brush Real Mallorca Aside To Reclaim Top Spot From Barcelona | Football News

[ad_1] Vinicius Junior scored for the fifth game running as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Real Mallorca 4-1 in La Liga on Sunday and extend their perfect start to the season. Mallorca grabbed a surprise lead through Vedat Muriqi on 34 minutes but Federico Valverde levelled for the hosts in first-half stoppage time after a brilliant solo run. Vinicius put Real ahead with 18 minutes to play before late goals from Rodrygo and Antonio Rudiger rounded out a fifth successive league win as Carlo Ancelotti's side moved back above Barcelona at the top."Vini is a special player, for the way he plays and for his character," said Ancelotti. "He has extraordinary quality.""The match was very difficult for several reasons. There was the heat, the fact we conceded from a set-piece... All that wa...