Arsenal host Real Madrid at the Emirates on Tuesday for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie and the visitors have received a major boost on the injury front Thibaut Courtois has been injured since the international break (Image: Maria Jimenez/Real Madrid via Getty Images) Real Madrid have named Thibaut Courtois in their travelling squad ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal. Courtois, 32, has missed Madrid’s last three games due to injury. His deputy, Andriy Lunin, has also picked up an injury which forced Carlo Ancelotti to hand 19-year-old Fran Gonzalez his debut against Valencia on Saturday. Real were beaten 2-1 at the Bernabeu, denting their LaLiga title hopes. But Courtois could be back when the Champions League holders face Arsenal, having taken part in training
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Barcelona ‘close in on Taylor Swift deal for El Clasico’ – as iconic popstar follows in footsteps of Drake, The Rolling Stones and Coldplay Barcelona signed a sponsorship deal with streaming giant Spotify back in 2022 For El Clasico fixtures, Spotify’s logo is replaced by that of a popular artist LISTEN NOW: It’s All Kicking Off!, available wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Monday and Thursday Read more: The truth about Taylor Swift’s new drama By WILL PICKWORTH Published: 06:05 EDT, 27 March 2025 | Updated: 13:42 EDT, 27 March 2025 Barcelona are set to unveil a unique partnership with Taylor Swift ahead of the next El Clasico. Hansi Flick’s side currently sit top of LaLiga following an impressive first season for the German coach, although they are
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Jude Bellingham snatched a stoppage-time winner as Real Madrid twice came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of their blockbuster Champions League play-off tie Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain took command of an all-French clash with Brest. Erling Haaland’s double — his first goals in five appearances against Madrid — looked to have secured Pep Guardiola’s side a slender advantage, but instead the reigning European champions now go into next week’s return leg in Spain as strong favourites to reach the last 16. “It was a weird one. We played some of our best football of the season and ended up behind,” Bellingham told Amazon Prime. “I don’t care what form City are in they are still an unbelievable team. It’s always tricky to play against
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Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era. The electric Kylian Mbappe sent Madrid ahead but a dominant Barcelona hit five in response before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off in the second half. Madrid were hoping to avenge their 4-0 defeat by Barcelona in October’s La Liga Clasico but instead were left battered and bruised by their arch-rivals in Jeddah. After Mbappe’s opener, Lamine Yamal levelled and Robert Lewandowski sent Barcelona ahead from the penalty spot, with Raphinha bagging a brace and Alejandro Balde also on target. Rodrygo Goes pulled one back for Madrid with a free-kick but they could not capitalise further on their numerical advantage
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior has spoken out about the racism that he and other black players have endured in La Liga, Spain’s top flight soccer division. After receiving more racist abuse from supporters during a recent match, the 22-year-old Brazilian midfielder called La Liga “the place of the racists” and vowed to continue fighting […]