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Real Madrid kept up their perfect start to the LaLiga season with a 3-1 victory over a Espanyol on Sunday evening.

Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona beat Real Valladolid 4-0 in La Liga on Sunday night.

Share on Twitter Ronald Koemans resurgent side had won their previous five top-flight matches but were short of their best for much of the first half, with Kenan Kodro hitting the crossbar for Valladolid. Lionel Messi and his teammates tried to crank through the gears in the second half but struggled to find a breakthrough, even after Oscar Plano was sent off 11 minutes from time for a cynical foul on Dembele. The France winger would have the final word, swiping home on the volle...

Dembele scores last-minute goal to get Barcelona close to La Liga lead 2 minutes read Barcelona, Spain, Apr 5 (efe-epa).- A goal by Ousmane Dembele in the 90th minute was the last-minute strike that broke the logjam between Barcelona and Valladolid and put Ronald Koeman’s Catalonian squad just one ranking point behind struggling La Liga leader Atletico de Madrid on Monday. The match was played before empty stands due to coronavirus gathering restrictions. In virtually every way an agonizing...

Behind Enemy Lines: Real Valladolid Perhaps Real Valladolid have played it too safe with their tactical and squad planning choices, and now they find themselves in the relegation zone. How do they match up against Real Madrid? Share this story Valladolid and a Risk-Averse Liga When I was doing the research for this piece, I struggled to find a Valladolid story I could latch on to. They are a bottom table team with a bottom table budget (2nd lowest in the league), as well as a bottom table expec...

Bayer Leverkusen see off Borussia Dortmund while Sevilla climb LaLiga table Florian Wirtz celebrates scoring the winner for Bayer Leverkusen (Martin Meissner/AP) Bayer Leverkusen moved to within four points of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a 2-1 win over fellow challengers Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night. Although Julian Brandt cancelled out Moussa Diaby’s 14th-minute opener, Dortmund had no answer to Florian Wirtz’s 80th-minute shot – with Diaby this time the provider. The win...

Alavés, Cádiz, Elche all humbled by 2nd-tier teams in Copa By JOSEPH WILSONJanuary 16, 2021 GMT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lower-division Spanish sides took out three more top-flight teams from the Copa del Rey on Saturday, taking advantage of playing the one-match elimination rounds on their home turf. Coach Abelardo Fernández had a nightmare debut in his second stint at Alavés after it was routed 5-0 by second-tier side Almería. Cádiz lost at Girona 2-0, and Elche fell at Rayo Vallecano...

Tight games & upsets in third round of Copa del Rey ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Sun, Jan 17 2021 9:06 IST | ​ 0 Views   Tight games & upsets in third round of Copa del Rey (Credit: @SevillaFC_ENG/Twitter). Image Source: IANS News Madrid, Jan 17 : Lucas Ocampos 85th-minute goal stopped Sevilla from falling victim to an upset in the latest encounter in the third round of the Spanish Copa del Rey knockout competition. Sevilla, on Saturday, dominated the ball for nearly all of their game...

Alavés, Cádiz, Elche all humbled by 2nd-tier teams in Copa By JOSEPH WILSONJanuary 16, 2021 GMT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lower-division Spanish sides took out three more top-flight teams from the Copa del Rey on Saturday, taking advantage of playing the one-match elimination rounds on their home turf. Coach Abelardo Fernández had a nightmare debut in his second stint at Alavés after it was routed 5-0 by second-tier side Almería. Cádiz lost at Girona 2-0, and Elche fell at Rayo Vallecano...