Matchday 17 in the Spanish La Liga provided another blockbuster result as champions Real Madrid were held to a 3-3 draw in an enthralling six-goal thriller at Rayo Vallecano. Unai Lopez gave the home side the lead inside four minutes at the Estadio de Vallecas, and Ghana international Abdul Mumin nodded past Thibaut Courtois to double Rayo's lead in the 36th minute. Madrid, however, had other...
Atletico Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga after recording a comeback 4-3 win against Sevilla at the Estadio Metropolitano,, Afrosport reports. Diego Simeone’s men took an early lead in the 10th minute when Rodrigo de Paul picked up a loose ball on the edge of the box and arrowed a sublime strike into the far corner for his second goal...
Real Madrid bounced back from two consecutive home defeats in all competitions with a comfortable 4-0 win over Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu in matchday 13 in La Liga on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring in the 34th minute with his sixth league goal of the season. The Brazilian beat Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera with a deft right-footed finish into the near post...
Sevilla manager Garcia Pimienta hopes to see Kelechi Iheanacho improve after his performance in Wednesday's Copa del Rey first round tie against La Rozas, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian forward made the starting line up after being an unused substitute in the Andalusian's last two games. He however made his start count as he scored a second half brace for his first set of goals for the...
Super Eagles forward Chidera Ejuke will spend some time on the sidelines after picking up an injury in Sevilla’s loss to Barcelona, Afrosport reports. Ejuke sustained the injury in first half stoppage time and the 26-year-old, who was named Sevilla’s player of the month for September, was replaced by Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga. The Rojiblancos were handed a heavy 5-1 defeat to the Catalan giants...
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