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Barcelona reignite title bid with defeat of league leaders at Camp Nou Real Sociedad were beaten 2-1 in Barcelona. By AFP Wednesday 16 Dec 2020, 10:50 PM Dec 16th 2020, 10:50 PM 7,784 Views 1 Comment Frankie De Jong celebrates his goal. Image: Joan Monfort Image: Joan Monfort BARCELONA REIGNITED THEIR La Liga title push on Wednesday when the...

La Liga: Barcelona come from behind to beat Real Sociedad in ‘best game of season’ The win allowed Barca to move six points off the top of the table whereas defeat meant Sociedad lost their spot as leaders to be replaced by Atletico Madrid. Lionel Messi in action on Wednesday | AFP Barcelona reignited their La Liga title push on Wednesday when they came back from a goal down to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1, with veteran defender and goal scorer Jordi Alba claiming it was the ...

Barcelona reignite La Liga title bid with best game of season against Real Sociedad © Provided by Khaleej Times Barcelona reignite La Liga title bid with best game of season against Real Sociedad Barcelona reignited their La Liga title push on Wednesday when they came back from a goal down to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1, with veteran defender and goal scorer Jordi Alba claiming it was the teams "best game of the season". The win allowed Barcelona to move six points off the top of the table wher...

Channels Television   Updated December 16, 2020 Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema (R) celebrates with Real Madrid’s French coach Zinedine Zidane after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid on December 15, 2020. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP).   Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hailed Karim Benzema as the best centre-forward in French history after his match-winning doub...

Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao: Benzema shines as Los Blancos go level on top Real Madrid is on a winning run after suffering a slump earlier in the season which raised questions about manager Zinedine Zidane. December 16, 2020 10:00 GMT The old guard stepped up for reigning La Liga champions Real Madrid in their 3--1 victory against Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday. Real Madrid is now in third place but sits level on points with leaders Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid. However, Atletico has two ga...

The visitors were left to play most of the match with just 10 players after Raul Garcia was sent off after being shown his second yellow card in the opening 13 minutes for a pair of fouls. Zidanes side took firm control in the latter stages of the first half and it finally paid off just before the break with an exquisite strike from Toni Kroos to give Real a 1-0 lead after the opening 45 minutes. Real Madrid players celebrate after scoring a goal against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga.  Getty Imag...

Dec 16, 2020 - 12:58 am By Staff Reporter Real Madrid managed to overcome a stubborn Athletic Bilbao 3-1 to maintain their title pursuit in LaLiga on Tuesday evening. A solitary switch from Los Blancos from the win over Atletico Madrid saw Federico Valverde filling the spot of Carlos Casemiro, who missed out through suspension. Athletic were given a baptism of fire in the first 13 minutes after Raul Garcia received a red card for a second bookable offence following a foul on To...

Zidane hails Benzema as best ever France centre-forward 269 Karim Benzema as the best centre-forward in French history after his match- winning double against Athletic Bilbao put them joint top of La Liga on Tuesday. Benzema, 32, struck twice late on, heading home a cross with 16 minutes remaining and finishing clinically in stoppage time from Luka Modric’s pass. Afterwards Zidane had no hesitation in declaring Benzema as France’s best ever centre-forward, putting him at the top of a list t...

Benzema scores twice, Real Madrid beats 10-man Bilbao 3-1 By JOSEPH WILSONDecember 15, 2020 GMT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema scored two late goals to give Real Madrid a 3-1 win over 10-man Athletic Bilbao, helping lift his team level on points with the front-runners of the Spanish league on Tuesday. Bilbao proved to be tough opponent at Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium despite playing most of the match with only 10 men. But when the Basque Country team was threatening to at least salvage ...

Real Madrid 3-1 Athletic Club: Player Ratings as Los Blancos Earn Crucial Win Real Madrid move joint-top of the league with their win | Denis Doyle/Getty Images Real Madrid scraped past ten-man Athletic Bilbao thanks to a late brace from star-man Karim Benzema. The visitors played most of the game with 10 men after veteran midfielder Raul Garcia was given a second yellow card in the 13th minute of the game. It took Zinedine Zidanes side a while to get going though, before Toni Kroos low drive f...