Barcelona are perhaps looking at a rather somber six games the other side of El Clasico if they cannot beat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night. Morale has deflated at Barcelona following their Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, and while it would keep a title race in the realms of possibility, reducing the gap to five points between the two, it would also prove a point. It is perhaps Xavi Hernandez‘s last chance to do so, and Diario AS report that he gave a speech to his players before their Thursday morning training session. ‘Let’s go after Madrid – no ..read more

Real Madrid eliminated Manchester City on penalties on Wednesday night, seeing themselves through to another Champions League final. Having been dominated for almost the entirety of the 120 minutes prior, it felt almost inevitable Los Blancos would see the job through, and there are some signs they were quite confident too. It was not lost on many that none of Real Madrid’s final three penalty takers were starters last season, with Lucas Vazquez, Nacho Fernandez and Antonio Rudiger all converting with ease. Vazquez indeed was doing keepy-uppies before his penalty, in front of disbelieving audi ..read more

Manchester City midfielder Rodri Hernandez was understandably gutted after his side exited the Champions League quarter-finals, but was a little less gracious than might have been expected. Real Madrid were set back on the edge of the box for almost the entirety of the 120 minutes of the game, registering just two shots on target during the 90 minutes, and not troubling Ederson much thereafter. Rodri’s frustration that they did not make their pressure pay was evident. “To be honest, I’ve only seen one team today,” he told Mike Minay of the BBC. “To be honest, today I only saw one team” – Rodr ..read more

Real Madrid progressed to the semi-finals of this season’s Champions League on Wednesday, as they saw off Manchester City on penalties in their own backyard. The tie ended 4-4 on aggregate after 210 minutes, but it was Los Blancos that were victorious in the end, winning 4-3 in the spot-kicks. Real Madrid took an early lead at the Etihad Stadium through Rodrygo Goes, before displaying a battling backs-to-the-wall performance against the reigning champions. Carlo Ancelotti was absolutely delighted with his side’s fighting instincts against Man City, as he told Movistar (via Marca) post-match ..read more

Real Madrid booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday in dramatic fashion, as they defeated reigning champions Manchester City on penalties in their own backyard. It means that Los Blancos are still on course for their 15th title win in the competition. Fortunately for Real Madrid, yellow cards reset at the semi-final stage, so the likes of Vinicius Junior are now no longer at risk of missing any matches in this season’s Champions League. However, they did incur one suspension for the first leg of their clash with Bayern Munich, as Dani Carvajal was yellow-card ..read more

Real Madrid are into the semi-finals of the Champions League. They played out a 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, which meant that 4-4 stalemate on aggregate, before they won 4-3 in the penalty shoot-out. It was a dream start for Real Madrid, as they struck first inside the opening quarter of an hour. Fine work from Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde saw Vinicius Junior played in, and his excellent cross was met by Rodrygo Goes. His initial shot was saved by countryman Ederson, but he poked the ball home at the second attempt. After that moment, Real Madrid looked to sit ..read more

Real Madrid had held firm for over an hour in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final showdown with Manchester City, having taken an early lead. However, with only 14 minutes to go, they have been pegged back. It was Rodrygo Goes that opened the scoring after 12 minutes, and since then, Real Madrid have defended strongly to stop Man City from equalising. However, they have managed to do so now, with Kevin De Bruyne firing into the roof of the net after the ball broke his way off Antonio Rudiger. Kevin De Bruyne equalises for Man City! It's game on in Manchester… @tntsports &a ..read more

Real Madrid were the underdogs for their Champions League quarter-final second leg showdown with Manchester City, which is a winner-takes-all clash after last week’s draw at the Santiago Bernabeu. However, they have landed the first punch at the Etihad Stadium, scoring inside the opening 12 minutes. Man City bossed possession in the opening stages, but it is Real Madrid that have done the most with it. Vinicius Junior broke in behind the hosts’ defence before playing it across to Rodrygo Goes, who managed to find the back of the net at the second time of asking. Rodrygo gives Real Madrid the ..read more

Over the last couple of years, Cristiano Ronaldo has been embroiled in a case against former club Juventus, which stems from wages that he did not receive during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The dispute concerns the monthly payments deferred by Juventus as part of their “salary manoeuvres”, which were implemented due to their lack of income during the pandemic. Ronaldo never received this money, hence his appeal to the Refereeing Board of the Italian Football Federation. As per MD, the case has returned a verdict, and it has gone in favour of Ronaldo. As such, he is now owed in the region of ..read more

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has named his starting line-up for Wednesday evening’s Champions League quarter-final second leg showdown with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Ten of the 11 positions were all-but secured for the match, with the only unknown being – much like last week – about who would partner Antonio Rudiger in the centre of defence. For the first leg, Aurelien Tchouameni was preferred to Nacho Fernandez, but the French international is suspended for the match in Manchester. It means that it would be Nacho or Eder Militao to partner Rudiger. The latter is undoubt ..read more