Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup after a pulsating 3–2 El Clásico victory over Real Madrid in Jeddah on Sunday, claiming a record-extending 16th title. Raphinha was the hero for the Catalans, scoring twice, while Robert Lewandowski added the other goal as Barça overcame a spirited Madrid side coached by Xabi Alonso. Despite a late…
Raphinha scored twice as Barcelona powered into the Spanish Super Cup final with a dominant 5-0 semi-final victory over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday night in Saudi Arabia. The holders and record 15-time champions will now face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid, who contest the second semi-final on Thursday, in Sunday’s final. Despite leaving teenage…
Barcelona produced a determined comeback to beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 on Tuesday, moving four points clear at the top of La Liga. Alex Baena put Atletico ahead early, but Raphinha equalised before Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres secured the win, ending Atletico’s 13-game unbeaten league run. Barca might have extended their advantage sooner, but Robert…
Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe fired Real Madrid to a 2–1 victory over Barcelona in a heated El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, extending Los Blancos’ lead at the top of La Liga to five points. In his first Clasico as Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso ended Barcelona’s recent dominance in the fixture,…
Ferran Torres netted twice as Barcelona comfortably defeated Getafe 3-0 on Sunday, keeping the pressure on league leaders Real Madrid in the La Liga title race. Dani Olmo also found the back of the net for the Catalan side, who now sit just two points behind Madrid following their win over Espanyol on Saturday. The…
Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Fermin Lopez all bagged braces as Barcelona crushed Valencia 6-0 on Sunday in their first La Liga home match of the season — played at the Johan Cruyff Stadium due to delays in reopening Camp Nou. The win pushed Barca to 2nd on the table, two points behind rivals Real Madrid….
La Liga champions Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by a spirited Rayo Vallecano side on Sunday, dropping their first points of the season. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring for Barca from a controversial penalty, but Rayo hit back through Fran Perez after the break and looked the more threatening late on. Goalkeeper Joan…
Davide Frattesi’s extra-time goal decided a Champions League semi-final for the ages as Inter Milan beat Barcelona 7-6 on aggregate after a 4-3 second leg win at the San Siro, The midfielder slotted home in the first half of the extra 30 minutes, climbing on top of the metal barriers to celebrate with the jubilant…
Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, inflicting the Spanish champions’ first La Liga defeat in over a year. Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout. At the same time, Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside on a frustrating first Clasico appearance…
