Atletico Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga on Wednesday after Luis Suarez fired them to a 1-0 win over Getafe while Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 at Elche. Suarez struck in the 20th minute with a superb header from Yannick Carrasco’s cross to move Diego Simeone’s Atletico up to 35 points, two…
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Ronaldo Sets First PL, La Liga And Serie A Record In Win Against Lazio
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 50 goals in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A after a double in Juventus‘ 2-1 win over Lazio. Juve are eight points clear of second-placed Inter Milan and need just four points to seal the Serie A title. After a first half in which Juve’s…
Benzema’s Brace Fire Real Madrid To 34th La Liga Title
Karim Benzema‘s double fired Real Madrid to their 34th La Liga title in a tight 2-1 victory over Villarreal. The Frenchman’s powerful low strike in the 29th minute put the hosts in control and Benzema extended Real’s lead by firing in a retaken penalty in the 76th minute at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium. READ…
La Liga Glory One Game Away For Real Madrid After Granada Win
Real Madrid moved one win away from LaLiga glory with a hard-fought -1 victory over Granada at Los Carmenes on Monday. Goals from Ferland Mendy – his first for the club – and Karim Benzema restored Madrid’s four-point advantage over Barcelona with two games remaining. READ ALSO Mendy slammed home a brilliant finish from a tight angle to become the 21st Madrid player…
Messi Sets New La Liga Record For Goals And Assists
Lionel Messi became the first player in La Liga history to score 20 and assist 20 goals or more in the same season when he teed up Arturo Vidal for Barcelona’s opener against Real Valladolid on Saturday. The Argentine superstar already had a career-high 19 La Liga assists to his name this season, but his slide-rule pass to set up Vidal…
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