Barcelona's Andrés Iniesta set to miss three weeks with muscle tear
• Midfielder injured during Copa del Rey game with Real• Alexis Sánchez also injured in quarter-final successBarcelona have said that Andrés Iniesta will be sidelined for three weeks with a muscle tear in his left thigh.The midfielder was injured in the first half of Barcelona's 2-2 draw with Real...
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José Mourinho: Real players believe it is impossible to beat Barcelona
• Real Madrid manager has dig at referee after Clásico• 'I have heard in the dressing room it is impossible to win here'The Real Madrid manager José Mourinho has claimed some of his players believe it is "impossible to win" at Camp Nou after his side's 4-3 aggregate defeat to Barcelona in the quarter-finals...
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Mourinho meltdown and hints of civil war at Real Madrid | Sid Lowe
The Portuguese wants to know who plunged the knife into his back after a training ground conversation was leaked to the pressThere were just hours to go until Real Madrid's match against Athletic Bilbao and Madrid were about to finish the first half of the season five points clear at the top of the table...
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Malaga 1-4 Barcelona | La Liga match report
Lionel Messi scored two typically brilliant goals and a rare header as Barcelona closed to within two points of the La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a 4-1 win at Malaga on Sunday.The Argentina international leaped to nod Adriano's floated cross into the bottom corner in the 33rd minute before Alexis...
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Real Madrid 4-1 Athletic Bilbao | La Liga match report
José Mourinho shrugged off the first public outcry by Real Madrid fans against him saying the whistling during the 4-1 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday comes with the job at a club where "they jeer the biggest names in football".Four days after Madrid lost yet again under him to fierce rival...
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Real Madrid's Pepe stamps on Messi's hand - video
Barcelona and Real Madrid were mired in fresh controversy after Pepe appeared to stamp on the hand of Lionel Messi during a 2-1 home defeat for José Mourinho's team
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Real Madrid's Pepe sparks controversy for stamp against Barcelona
• Pepe appeared to stamp on hand of Barça's Lionel Messi• Madrid fall to 2-1 defeat in Copa del Rey first legBarcelona and Real Madrid were mired in fresh controversy last night after Pepe appeared to stamp on the hand of Lionel Messi during a 2-1 home defeat for José Mourinho's team.The incident,...
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Barcelona 4-2 Real Betis | La Liga match report
The Barcelona playmaker Xavi celebrated his 400th league appearance for the club by scoring the opening goal and Lionel Messi struck twice in a 4-2 home win for the La Liga champions over 10-man Real Betis on Sunday.Xavi, the first Barça player to reach the 400 milestone, clipped the ball high into...
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Atlético's favourite son Diego Simeone returns to light up the Calderón | Sid Lowe
Atlético's fans finally welcomed home 'El Cholo' on Sunday, and their new coach gave them hope for a more stable futureMadrid awoke to the front-page news that "El Cholo" had filled the Vicente Calderón on his return, 55,000 faithful atléticos acclaiming the third coming. The headline came as bit of a surprise:...
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Real Madrid open up eight point gap over Barcelona in La Liga
• José Mourinho's side defeated Mallorca 2-1• Barça play Real Betis on SundayGoals from Gonzalo Higuaín and José María Callejón gave La Liga leaders Real Madrid a 2-1 win at Real Mallorca after a gritty comeback stretched their advantage over second-placed Barcelona to eight points.However,...
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Barcelona set up Copa del Rey quarter-final with Real Madrid
• Barça's second string add insult to Osasuna's deficit• Athletic Bilbao thrash Albacete to make last eightA second-string Barcelona set up a Copa del Rey quarter-final with the holders, Real Madrid, after they came back from a goal down to beat Osasuna 2-1 on Thursday, the tie ending 6-1 on aggregate.The...
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The Question: Will the three-year rule do for Barcelona? | Jonathan Wilson
In his fourth season at the club Pep Guardiola is attempting to buck the trend and extend the European champions' success"The third year," the great Hungarian coach Bela Guttmann always said, "is fatal." If a manager stays at a club more than that, he said, his players tend to become bored and/or complacent...
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Espanyol 1-1 Barcelona | La Liga match report
Barcelona conceded a damaging late equaliser against their local rivals Espanyol on Sunday to hand Real Madrid a clear advantage in the Primera Division title race.Pep Guardiola's side came into the match six points behind Real following the challengers' win against Granada on Saturday. They looked on course...
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Espanyol haunt Catalan rivals again as Barcelona fear end of an era | Sid Lowe
In a league where draws are the new defeats, the Spanish title is no longer in Barcelona's handsFor Real Madrid and Barcelona, draws are the new defeats and draws like this are the new disasters. For everyone else, draws are the new victories and draws like this are the new cup wins. No one expects to beat...
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Real Madrid 5-1 Granada | La Liga match report
The La Liga leaders, Real Madrid, turned up the pressure on Barcelona when the in-form Karim Benzema scored twice to lead the club's 5-1 win against Granada.The victory extended Madrid's advantage over their rivals to six points ahead of Barcelona's Catalan capital derby at Espanyol on Sunday.Benzema...
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Barcelona's Andrés Iniesta set to miss three weeks...
January 27, 2012
• Midfielder injured during Copa del Rey game with Real• Alexis Sánchez also...José Mourinho: Real players believe it is impossible...
January 27, 2012
• Real Madrid manager has dig at referee after Clásico• 'I have heard in the dressing...Mourinho meltdown and hints of civil war at Real Madrid...
January 27, 2012
The Portuguese wants to know who plunged the knife into his back after a training...Malaga 1-4 Barcelona | La Liga match report
January 27, 2012
Lionel Messi scored two typically brilliant goals and a rare header as Barcelona...Real Madrid 4-1 Athletic Bilbao | La Liga match report
January 27, 2012
José Mourinho shrugged off the first public outcry by Real Madrid fans against him saying...
