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Erling Haaland Out To Hush Critics As Manchester City Aim To Repeat Real Madrid Heroics | Football News
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Erling Haaland Out To Hush Critics As Manchester City Aim To Repeat Real Madrid Heroics | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City are closing in on a second consecutive treble, yet Erling Haaland is still facing criticism as Real Madrid visit the Etihad on Wednesday aiming to exact revenge for their Champions League exit last season. The 14-time European champions were humbled 4-0 on their visit to Manchester 11 months ago at the semi-final stage as City went on to win the Champions League for the first time, along with the Premier League and FA Cup. Pep Guardiola's men are 12 games away from repeating that remarkable feat even without their prolific Norwegian hitting the form he did last season.Haaland's return of 31 goals in 38 games this season is still impressive, but he has not scored in City's three meetings with Madrid in the past year and failed to find the net in 13 of his last 20 ma...
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Real Madrid See Off Mallorca To Stay On Title Course | Football News
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Real Madrid See Off Mallorca To Stay On Title Course | Football News

[ad_1] Aurelien Tchouameni's long-range strike earned Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over Mallorca on Saturday that kept them eight points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga ahead of the upcoming Clasico. The France midfielder, who is suspended for the second leg of Madrid's Champions League quarter-final away to Manchester City next week, scored three minutes into the second half with a deflected 25-metre drive. Jude Bellingham rattled the crossbar in the first half with a rasping effort from just outside the area as coach Carlo Ancelotti reshuffled his attack with Wednesday's trip to England in mind, leaving out Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.Tchouameni's third goal of the season put Madrid ahead, with Brahim Diaz denied a second by the legs of Mallorca goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic and Fe...
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Real Madrid Face Mallorca Balancing Act In La Liga | Football News
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Real Madrid Face Mallorca Balancing Act In La Liga | Football News

[ad_1] Real Madrid visit Real Mallorca on Saturday looking to keep their La Liga plate spinning amid their enthralling Champions League battle with Premier League champions Manchester City. Carlo Ancelotti's side, eight points clear at the top of the table, have a difficult balancing act to pull off ahead of the second leg at the Etihad next Wednesday, after a thrilling 3-3 draw earlier this week. Taking their eye off the ball domestically could be a grave error with the Clasico approaching.Resurgent rivals Barcelona, second, visit the Santiago Bernabeu on April 21, desperate for a way back into the title race so they can defend their crown.Copa del Rey runners-up Mallorca are enjoying a strong season and despite not being able to claim the club's first cup trophy since 2003, will get a ...
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Real Madrid And Manchester City Draw Six-Goal Champions League Thriller | Football News
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Real Madrid And Manchester City Draw Six-Goal Champions League Thriller | Football News

[ad_1] Real Madrid and Champions League holders Manchester City shared a pulsating 3-3 draw in a rollercoaster quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. Bernardo Silva put City ahead with a low free-kick but Ruben Dias' own goal and Rodrygo Goes helped Madrid dramatically and swiftly fight back. Manchester City's own quick-fire double in the second half through Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol stunned the record 14-time winners, but they snatched a draw through Fede Valverde's scorching volley. The thrilling match was played in the shadow of a threat by the Islamic State group to target every quarter-final first leg, with a heavy security presence around the Santiago Bernabeu.Spanish officials said 2,000 police were to be deployed, but the match was played without incident off the field. On it, t...
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Real Madrid vs Manchester City Live Streaming UEFA Champions League Live Telecast: Where To Watch? | Football News
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Real Madrid vs Manchester City Live Streaming UEFA Champions League Live Telecast: Where To Watch? | Football News

[ad_1] Real Madrid vs Manchester City Live Streaming UEFA Champions League Live Telecast: Where To Watch?© AFPReal Madrid vs Manchester City Live Streaming:The Real Madrid vs Manchester City UEFA Champions League Quarter-final is here. Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said Monday it will be "nearly impossible" to repeat their thrashing of Real Madrid last season in their Champions League quarter-final duel. City hammered record 14-time winners Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in last season's semi-finals on the way to the trophy but Guardiola said ahead of Tuesday's first-leg clash at the Santiago Bernabeu he could not expect his team to repeat the feat. Guardiola said Madrid, led by England international Jude Bellingham, are a different proposition to last season.When will the Real Madrid vs ...
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‘Nearly Impossible’ For Man City To Repeat Real Madrid Thrashing: Pep Guardiola | Football News
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‘Nearly Impossible’ For Man City To Repeat Real Madrid Thrashing: Pep Guardiola | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said Monday it will be "nearly impossible" to repeat their thrashing of Real Madrid last season in their Champions League quarter-final duel. City hammered record 14-time winners Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in last season's semi-finals on the way to the trophy but Guardiola said ahead of Tuesday's first-leg clash at the Santiago Bernabeu he could not expect his team to repeat the feat. "To beat Real Madrid two times in the same way is almost impossible," Guardiola told a news conference."To beat them once is difficult, imagine twice in a row."Guardiola said Madrid, led by England international Jude Bellingham, are a different proposition to last season."We have new players, they have new players, they are completely different games," said the former...
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Manchester City’s Mr Reliable Rodri Stands In Real Madrid’s Way | Football News
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Manchester City’s Mr Reliable Rodri Stands In Real Madrid’s Way | Football News

[ad_1] If Real Madrid are to exact revenge on Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals, they will need to end Rodri's remarkable run of 64 games unbeaten for club and country. The 27-year-old last tasted defeat when Spain lost a Euro 2024 qualifier to Scotland on March 28, 2023. Since then he has scored the winner in the Champions League final, helped City to lift the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup, as well as guiding his country to Nations League glory.Regularly hailed as the best midfielder in the world by City boss Pep Guardiola, he is the one man even a side decorated with world stars cannot live without.The English champions have coped with lengthy injury absences this season for Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne.However, in all four of City...
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Rodrygo Keeps Real Madrid Clear Of Barcelona, Girona Boost European Dream | Football News
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Rodrygo Keeps Real Madrid Clear Of Barcelona, Girona Boost European Dream | Football News

[ad_1] Rodrygo fired La Liga leaders Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao with a superb brace on Sunday to restore their eight-point advantage on Barcelona. Earlier Cristhian Stuani's last-gasp strike earned Girona an entertaining 3-2 win over Real Betis, keeping the minnows on track for Champions League qualification. After champions Barca, second, beat Las Palmas on Saturday to put pressure on Carlo Ancelotti's side, Los Blancos responded with a solid showing at the Santiago Bernabeu.Without suspended Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, his compatriot Rodrygo made the difference with two superb strikes against an Athletic with one eye on next weekend's Copa del Rey final against Mallorca.Los Leones coach Ernesto Valverde rested goalkeeper Unai Simon and defender Dani Vivian, along...
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Leaders Real Madrid Face Athletic Bilbao In Final Run Towards La Liga Title | Football News
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Leaders Real Madrid Face Athletic Bilbao In Final Run Towards La Liga Title | Football News

[ad_1] La Liga leaders Real Madrid host Athletic Bilbao on Sunday as the Spanish top flight ramps up for an exciting end to the season. Madrid have a firm grip on the title race after shaking free of Catalan minnows Girona before the international break, but Ernesto Valverde's high-flying Athletic will be tricky opposition at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Basque side, in the Copa del Rey final, are fighting to secure a top four finish and a return to Champions League football next season.Athletic are fourth, a point clear of Diego Simeone's Atletico in fifth, who face Villarreal on Monday.Madrid have a comfortable eight-point lead on champions Barcelona with nine matches remaining and if they can beat Athletic will be confident of holding on to claim a third title in five seasons.The Catala...
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La Liga: ‘Extraordinary’ Vinicius Hits Brace As Real Madrid Distance Girona | Football News
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La Liga: ‘Extraordinary’ Vinicius Hits Brace As Real Madrid Distance Girona | Football News

[ad_1] Vinicius Junior struck twice to earn Real Madrid a commanding 10 point lead at the top of La Liga in a 4-2 rout of Osasuna on Saturday, with fading title rivals Girona falling to a 1-0 defeat at Getafe. The Brazilian forward mesmerised for Los Blancos and reached 18 goals across all competitions this season, while Dani Carvajal and Brahim Diaz also found the net in an entertaining romp for Carlo Ancelotti's side. Girona, second, were undone by Yellu Santiago's first half strike and have now suffered four consecutive away defeats -- started by a demoralising 4-0 thrashing at Madrid.Third-place Barcelona, 11 points behind Madrid, travel to face Atletico Madrid, fifth, and can overtake Girona with a victory on Sunday.Athletic Bilbao rose above Atletico to fourth with a 2-0 win over A...
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