Savvy Real Madrid teach Barcelona a Clasico lesson
Real Madrid's Clasico win was won long before a ball was kicked, with Zinedine Zidane setting up his team to easily exploit Barca's inexperience.
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Real Madrid's Clasico win was won long before a ball was kicked, with Zinedine Zidane setting up his team to easily exploit Barca's inexperience.
Ronald Koeman was left exasperated that Barcelona weren't awarded a late penalty as they were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid.
Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 to leap their 'Clasico' foes, as well as city rivals Atletico Madrid, to go top of the table.
Ronald Koeman has said Jurgen Klopp's complaints about playing at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in midweek discredited Real Madrid.
Saturday's epic clash isn't just a battle between two rivals and title hopefuls. It may be the last Clasico for two stars who embody this fixture.
Zinedine Zidane has said he hopes Lionel Messi stays at Barcelona, saying his presence is "good for La Liga".
Barcelona will listen to offers for Konrad de la Fuente with clubs in Spain and Germany interested in the United States winger, sources told ESPN.
Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann is a World Cup winner with France, but he is clearly also a world-class family planner.
Man City, who got a good look at Erling Haaland, are still waiting for Lionel Messi to make his decision. Transfer Talk is LIVE with the latest.
Ousmane Dembele's late brilliant finish gave Barcelona a huge win over Valladolid and cut the gap to just one point with Atletico Madrid.
Ousmane Dembele scored late to hand Barcelona all three points against Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou on Monday.
Barcelona will pursue the signing of Erling Haaland, but sources have told ESPN it will be "very difficult" to do a deal for the striker.
Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman said the club will do everything they can to convince Lionel Messi to stay.
Erling Haaland could be on his way to Camp Nou, but Barca have a plan in place if it doesn't happen. Transfer Talk is LIVE with the latest.
PSG forward Kylian Mbappe has said that he tells himself he is better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when he steps on the pitch.
Which teams are must-see TV? ESPN's Bill Connelly crunches the numbers to bring you the the best and worst of Europe's Big Five leagues.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atletico Madrid | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | +32 | 67 |
Real Madrid | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | +29 | 66 |
Barcelona | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | +43 | 65 |
Sevilla FC | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | +19 | 58 |
Real Sociedad | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | +16 | 47 |
Real Betis | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 47 |
Villarreal | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | +10 | 46 |
Granada | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 39 |
Levante | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 38 |
Celta Vigo | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 37 |
Athletic Bilbao | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | +6 | 37 |
CƔdiz | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | -18 | 35 |
Valencia | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 34 |
Osasuna | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -11 | 34 |
Getafe | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 30 |
Huesca | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -14 | 27 |
Real Valladolid | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -14 | 27 |
Elche | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -19 | 26 |
AlavƩs | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -23 | 24 |
Eibar | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 23 |