Football

La Liga got more interesting as Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 in the El Clasico. Karim Benzema put the champions ahead in just 13 minutes while Kroos’ freekick was the winner. Consolation goal for Barcelona was scored by Mingueza. Barca dominated possession in most part of the game but were unable to stop Real's counterattacks. They themselves couldn’t find the first goal of the match. Barcelona finally fell behind as Lucas Vazquez’s low cross was netted home by a backheel from Benzema. Real attacked again as Kroos' free kick bounced off Sergino Dest's back into the net. Barca goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was completely clueless. Valverde tore down Barca's left side and smacked the far post. Vazquez too attacked Barca’s defence as he pounced on the rebound then shooting...

West Ham moved back into fourth position in the Premier League with a crucial 3-2 win over Leicester City. Jesse Lingard scored twice; Bowen added the third while both goals were scored by Iheanacho for the foxes. Lingard scored one in the 29th minute and other in the 44th minute to give West Ham the lead. He has been in unreal form since he joined the Hammers from Manchester United. He now has 8 PL goals this season which is already the highest number of goals he had scored in a single PL season. Leicester looked dismantled in the first half as there was no real chance of getting back to the game. Jarrod Bowen made it 3-0 in the 48th minute. West Ham started looking more dangerous and were denied a fourth goal when Issa Diop's attempt was ruled offside. Leicester City started p...

Leeds secured a dramatic win against Manchester City as they were 10-men down in the first half. A Marcelo Bielsa classic match was won by 2 goals from Dallas on each half, winner being on the last minute. City had dominated the possession whole game and had 20+ shots but still couldn’t break Leeds. City tried their hearts out in the first half to take the lead but it was Dallas who broke the deadlock. Dallas' shot ricocheted off the post and into the net to hand Leeds an unexpected advantage on 42 minutes. VAR came into action as Cooper was sent off for a tackle on Gabriel Jesus. First Andre Marriner had given a yellow but after VAR intervened it was changed to a red. City dominated more in the second half but still couldn’t find the leveler until the 76th minute. Torres equ...

Slavia Prague drew 1-1 with Arsenal in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal. Thanks to a late equalizer from Tomas Holes, Prague are now on a pole position to make an upset in the second leg. Arsenal were putting pressure the whole first half and Arsenal should have gone ahead through Saka. Saka was played in by Rob Holding but curved his shot wide of the post. Provod too missed a chance when he flashed a drive over the bar. Saka was again on target as he was tripped just outside the field after outpacing the Slavia defence early in the second half. Freekick was then hit the outside of the upright with the ensuing free kick by Willian. Lacazette missed another opportunity before Arteta introduced Pepe, Aubameyang, and Mohamed Elneny in the 76th minute. It almost ...

Manchester United are have now put one foot on the semi-final of the Europa League as they beat Granada 2-0 away from home. Thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United have 2 important away goals with them ahead of the second leg. Game was dull all 90 minutes generally and Man Utd looked threatening the whole game in between the two. Rashford's goal in the 31st minute was the game's high point. Victor Lindelof strode out of defense and his long ball accurately weighted into the hands of the England striker. Rashford then managed well before coolly finishing to bring United ahead. Granada tried to find a way back into the tie, with Kenedy as he tried a long shot. Yangel Herrera tested De Gea but he struck the post with a volley. Fernandes was denie...

Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspurs stadium to look to stand in line for the top 4 spot. Jose Mourinho is in immense pressure as they were out of Europa League in a dramatic way. Now, Jose Mourinho has to deliver a top-four finish in the Premier League this season, or he could be sacked. Top 4 finish has significant effect on contract renewals of Harry Kane and Son as well. Spurs aren’t in a great form as they drew with Newcastle last weekend. They were aiming to make it back-to-back league wins, but Joe Willock equalized in the 85th minute when the Magpies came back from a 2-1 deficit to share the spoils. Man United will be playing this match on back of a fantastic 2-0 away win against Granada in the Europa League. They have won four of their last ...

Chelsea scored twice to win against Porto FC in the quarter final of UEFA Champions League and are now a step closer to semi-finals. Thanks to goals from Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell, Chelsea have two important away goals. Mason Mount put Chelsea ahead with a brilliant goal. A fine pass from Jorginho was collected by Mount who put it past Marchesin in the far corner. Porto put pressure onto Chelsea but couldn’t find the net. They were close to finding a goal when Pepe was beaten away by Mendy. After the break, the hosts had more chances. Moussa Marega's effort halted by Edouard Mendy's pace off his line, but it was the Blues who looked the most dangerous. César Azpilicueta's close-range header went wide of the target. Meanwhile, Christian Pulii's thunderous shot slammed into ...

It’s do or die situation for Arsenal in this cup competition as they are out of other competition and are unlikely to finish in top 4 of the league. Arsenal escaped a narrow 3-2 win in the last-16 and aren’t in that good form recently. Arsenal will play this match on back of a 3-0 loss against Liverpool at Emirates. Also, they can't expect a peaceful night against the Czech champions, particularly after going 13 games without a clean sheet in all competitions. Despite their poor Premier League form, the Europa League is now the Gunners' best hope for another season on the continent. Meanwhile, SL Prague beat Rangers in their last-16 tie. But the match was more talked about racism than football. Jindrich Trpisovsky's team has gone 21 games without losing in all tournaments and has...

Real Madrid now have one foot on the semi finals of the Champions League this season as they beat Liverpool 3-1 at Madrid. Thanks to goals from Assensio and Vinicius Jr., Real Madrid now have a comfortable lead for the second leg. Liverpool looked nothing like how they played against Arsenal and were down just before 30 minutes. Vinicius Jr. broke the defense line after he received a wonderful long ball from Kroos to put it past Allison. Madrid controlled the whole half and doubled their lead via Assensio. Assensio capitalized a mistake by Trent Arnold who had mistakenly played ball back to Assensio who beat Allison.Liverpool started second half well and Salah pulled one back. A shot from Diogo Jota was blocked and had fallen just in front of salah who then slotted it home. In the ...