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Ajax goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli will be sidelined until at least the winter break, the Amsterdam club announced on Monday. The Argentinian goalkeeper sustained an injury to his right shoulder during the first game of the 2023-24 Eredivisie season on Saturday against Heracles.

Barcelona, Oct 20 (EFE).- Three goals in the space of seven minutes – two of them by Robert Lewandowski – turned out to be all FC Barcelona would need to beat Villarreal 3-0 here Thursday and tighten their grip on second place in LaLiga. Blaugrana supporters were badly in need of a morale boost after …

Sports Desk, May 3 (EFE).- Villarreal saw their Cinderella run in the 2021-2022 Champions League come to an end Tuesday with a 5-2 aggregate loss to Liverpool in the semifinal, but they gave the Reds some anxious moments and their own supporters a magical European night to remember. Down 2-0 after the first leg at …

The pattern of the game was clear from the off. Villarreal were comfortable allowing the Reds to have the majority of the ball and to soak up pressure. The strategy had already been deployed rather effectively against Juventus and Bayern Munich in previous rounds, so who could blame them?!

Sports Desk, Apr 27 (EFE).- None of the magic Villarreal conjured against heavyweights Juventus and Bayern Munich to reach the semifinals of the Champions League was on display Wednesday at Anfield against Liverpool, who took a comfortable if not overwhelming 2-0 lead in the tie. The Europa League holders got this far thanks to stout …

PETE JENSON: Almost half the Villarreal squad have played in England, its part of their off-the-wall charm, and here they are 180 minutes from the Paris final, under the guiding hand of Unai Emery.

Sports Desk, Mar 16 (EFE).- Chelsea snuffed out an attempted comeback by Lille to win Wednesday’s Champions League round of 16 second leg 2-1 and prevail 4-1 on aggregate, while Villarreal bested Juventus 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2008-2009. Up 2-0 after the first leg in London, the Champions …

Villarreal scored three late goals to move into the Champions League quarter-finals as Juventus went out in the last 16 for a third successive year. The Spanish side did not have a shot on target in Turin before substitute Gerard Moreno converted a 78th-minute penalty after Daniele Rugani fouled Francis Coquelin. Defender Pau Torres added a second when he finished from six yards as Juventus failed to deal with a …

Sports Desk, Feb 22 (EFE).- Chelsea posted a comfortable 2-0 victory over Lille on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League knockout stage clash, while Villarreal and Juventus drew 1-1 in a defensive duel. As if to validate coach Thomas Tuchel’s decision to start him instead of Romelu Lukaku, Kai Havertz delivered his …

Sports Desk, Feb 12 (EFE).- Reigning LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid blew a 2-0 lead Saturday before eking out a 4-3 win over Getafe to take provisional possession of fourth place hours after current leaders Real Madrid dropped points against Villarreal. In the contest with 15th-place Getafe at the Wanda Metropolitano, the uncharacteristic defensive lapses that …