MADRID: Real Madrid reduced Barcelona’s La Liga lead to five points with a 2-0 win over Valencia on Thursday, thanks to spectacular goals from Marco Asensio and Vinicius Junior.The duo struck in a three-minute second half salvo which stunned the visitors at the Santiago Bernabeu, and Valencia were later reduced …
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MADRID: Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior‘s extra-time strikes earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win over rivals Atletico Madrid on Thursday to reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals.The spiky, gripping derby clash turned against Diego Simeone’s side in the additional period when defender Stefan Savic was sent off.Atletico took the lead …
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BILBAO: Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos‘s goals kept Real Madrid on Barcelona’s tail in La Liga with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.After the Catalans had beaten Getafe 1-0, champions Madrid won a tight clash at the San Mames to remain three points behind their rivals.Benzema broke the …
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PARIS: Fresh from their brilliant performances at the World Cup, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are among the nominees for FIFA‘s The Best award for last year, world football’s governing body announced on Thursday.Messi, who has won the prize once before, captained Argentina to victory in Qatar, a career-defining triumph …
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VILA-REAL (Spain): Real Madrid blew a chance to ramp up the pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona in the title race as they fell 2-1 at Villarreal in a disjointed display on Saturday.Yeremy Pino and Gerard Moreno‘s strikes either side of Karim Benzema‘s penalty were enough to give the hosts …
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PARIS: Ballon D’Or winner Karim Benzema announced he was ending his international career on Monday, the day after France lost in the World Cup final to Argentina. “I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I wrote my …
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