Real Madrid will face Leganes in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey following the draw on Monday, Afrosport reports. Los Blancos defeated Celta Vigo 5-2 after extra time at the Santiago Bernabeu last Thursday to progress to the last eight of the tournament. Meanwhile, record winners Barcelona, who have won the Copa del Rey 31 times, will visit the Mestalla to take on Valencia. Atletico...
Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez is set to be out for at least four weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury, Afrosport reports. Martinez was forced off in the first half of Barcelona’s Spanish Super Cup win over Real Madrid in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. The 33-year-old, who was eventually replaced in the 28th minute by Uruguay international Ronald Araujo, has suffered a right hamstring tear, the...
Hansi Flick won his first trophy at Barcelona in style they came from behind to defeat rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in the final of the Supercopa de Espana in Jeddah on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Los Blancos got off to a flying start when Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock five minutes into the game, with the Frenchman dancing through the Barcelona backline and tucking home a tidy...
Lamine Yamal, the rising star of FC Barcelona, has made headlines by choosing Neymar Jr. as his biggest footballing idol, surprisingly overlooking Lionel Messi, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old has been a revelation since making his debut last season, going on to represent Spain and win the Euro 2024 championship in Germany. The rise of Yamal has been compared with Messi who is regarded as arguably the...
The Spanish National Sports Council (CSD) on Wednesday granted Barcelona a provisional permission to register the pair of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor for the rest of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. Olmo and Victor, who both joined the Catalan club last summer, were only registered for the first half of the season as Barcelona failed to meet the wage cap restrictions set by La Liga....
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