Osasuna’s Ante Budimir celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Osasuna and RealMadrid at El Sardar stadium in Pamplona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Jude Bellingham’s use of an English expletive to curse at the referee left Real Madrid a man down and unable to … Read more
Erling Haaland scored against Real Madrid for the first time in his career. And then scored another. But Manchester City still lost at home to the Champions League holders. It will have felt all too familiar for Pep Guardiola and his team as they threw away a 2-1 lead with four minutes of normal time … Read more
Impossible. That is how Pep Guardiola had described the task of controlling Real Madrid’s attackers for 90 minutes. As it was, it was a 92nd-minute goal that consigned Manchester City to defeat as the European champions came from behind late on. Had City been able to hold on for victory over Real Madrid at the … Read more
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Half of the first legs of the knockout phase playoffs of the Champions League are now complete and there is a clear advantage in all four with no matches ending in draws on Tuesday. Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund will feel good about their chances heading into their second legs after registering victories by three … Read more
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The last two champions of Europe come to blows tonight as Manchester City host Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-off tonight at the Etihad Stadium. Paddy Power are boosting their ahead of the game for Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr each to have a shot on … Read more
The European soccer weekend didn’t disappoint — does it ever? Let’s review. In LaLiga, Real Madrid and Atlético served up a feisty derby draw that both teams can ultimately feel good about as the title race and Champions League look like they’ll go right down to the wire. The English FA Cup, the sport’s oldest … Read more
The last two champions of Europe come to blows tonight as Manchester City host Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-off tonight at the Etihad Stadium. Paddy Power are offering new customers massive boosted odds ahead of the match of 30/1 for a goal to be scored in the … Read more
MADRID — Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in Saturday’s derby means there’s no change at the top of the table, with just one point still separating the two teams. Julián Álvarez‘s first-half penalty had Atletico hoping they might secure their first win at the Santiago Bernabéu since 2016, but Kylian Mbappé‘s equalizer early … Read more