Category: Match Updates
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Villarreal defeats Real Madrid by 2-1
This match marked a historic occasion, as it was the first time in Real Madrid’s 121 year history that they did not have a single Spanish player in the starting lineup out of a total of 4,436 official games. Real Madrid faced Villarreal away from home in a crucial La Liga match on Saturday, January […]
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Real Madrid to face Villarreal in Copa del Rey Round of 16
Real Madrid and Villarreal have been drawn to face each other in the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. The single-elimination match will take place in ten days at Villarreal’s Estadio La Cermica, although the exact date and time have not yet been announced. The draw for the Round of 16 of the […]
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Modric and Croatia crush out of the World Cup
It wasn’t the best night for Luka Modric, who probably played his final (who knows?) World Cup game today. Croatia fell behind in the 34th minute and again in the 39th. And, as much as Croatia has enjoyed conceding first in this tournament before fighting back to win, doing so today against an excellent Argentina […]
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Real Madrid and Leganes to play friendly on Thursday
Real Madrid entered the field at Real Madrid City for their second practice session of the week today. As the club continues to prepare for their upcoming return to La Liga (a match against Real Valladolid on December 30th), they’ve opted to include at least one exhibition match. Leganes will travel to Valdebebas on Thursday […]
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Kroos and Courtois praise spectacular Celtic team
Toni Kroos and Thibaut Courtois admitted to Movistar Plus that Real Madrid struggled away at Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic despite a 3-0 triumph in their Champions League group-stage opening at Parkhead. If you didn’t know what happened on the green half of Glasgow on Tuesday night, you’d be forgiven for thinking Real Madrid made easy work […]
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Karim Benzema and Carlo Ancelotti wins UEFA Awards and UCL Group Update
The UEFA Champions Leage Group Stage just concluded and Real Madrid have been placed in the same group with RB Leipzig, Shakthar Donetsk, and Celtic. Karim Benzema, the star forward for Real Madrid, has been named Uefa’s Mens Player of the Year for his ridiculous goal-scoring exploits in both Spain and Europe last season. The […]