Transfer Rumors

Transfer Rumors Gain Ground in Real Madrid after Ancelotti’s Departure

 June 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Santiago Bernabeu is rife with strong transfer rumors and new coach Rafa Benitez is intensely desirous of inducting new faces to change the team’s constitution. Such plans got a huge boost after their arch-rivals FC Barcelona lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy on Saturday at the expense of Italian club Juventus. Benitez has already released […]

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Juventus Prevent Real Madrid

Plucky Juventus Prevent Real Madrid from Defending the Champions League Title

 May 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the start of the second leg semifinal at Santiago Bernabeu, Italian champions Juventus merely needed a draw to seal their place in the final of the UEFA Champions League. On their part, a simple 1-0 win was enough for the hosts and defending champions Real Madrid because they held away-goal advantage to go to […]

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Juventus

Juventus ruin the prospects of an ‘El Clasico’ Champions League final with a determined performance against Real Madrid

 May 14, 2015   John Welsh

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When Cristiano Ronaldo converted a spot-kick for Real Madrid during the first half the of the Champions League Semi-Final second leg against Juventus, football fans and the global media must have been expecting the first ever ‘El Clasico’ final in the prestigious tournament with Barcelona awaiting the winners. That Ronaldo penalty had levelled the aggregate […]

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Messi Magic

UEFA Champions League 1st-Leg Semifinals: Juventus Edge Out Real, Messi Magic Makes the Difference for Barca against Bayern

 May 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the first semifinal on May 5, 2015 at Turin, the 58th minute penalty from Carlos Tevez sealed the fate of Real Madrid as Juventus gained the edge in the first leg of UEFA Champions League semi-final. Except their victory in the final of 1998 UEFA Champions League over the Italian Club, Real Madrid have […]

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Juventus

Juventus remain hopeful of Champions League glory after narrow first leg win against Real Madrid

 May 6, 2015   John Welsh

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It is 19 years since Juventus last won the Champions League/European Cup but in his first year as manager of the team, Massimiliano Allegri has the opportunity not only to win this prestigious trophy but also the Italian domestic double. In front of approximately 41,000 spectators at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday evening, Allegri watched […]

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Euro-League

Basketball Action Moves to Madrid for the Last Four Games of This Season’s Turkish Airlines Euro-League Competition

 May 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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The second week of Turkish Airlines Euro-league Playoffs turned out to be absolutely amazing in throwing up four of the strongest teams in the Final Four. The completion of this year’s playoff series has ensured that there will be a new champion and great basketball entertainment is on the cards because there could not have […]

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Champions League Semifinals 2015

The Elite Quartet of Bayern, Barcelona, Madrid & Juventus Enter UEFA Champions League Semifinals

 April 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Over two days on April 21 & 22, 2015, four second-leg quarterfinals in the UEFA Champions League were played at Munich, Monaco, Madrid and Barcelona to decide the semifinalists for this year’s UEFA Champions League. After the draw in Nyon on April 24, 2015, the line-up will emerge that will dictate which two finalists will […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Goal-Burst Leads Real Madrid to Massive Win over Granada

 April 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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On a brilliant Easter Sunday at Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid fans got berserk, when they were treated to some charismatic display from the world’s best football player, who is one of their own. It wasn’t, otherwise, a great occasion but just a league game against another La Liga side Granada. But the visitors suffered their […]

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El Clasico

Barcelona’s 2-1 Victory over Real Madrid Ends All Speculation on El Clasico

 March 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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The wait for Sunday’s Classic between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid is finally over. Camp Nou turned into a huge celebratory arena in the second half, when Luis Suarez expertly controlled a ball fed to him by Dani Alvez and ran between two defenders before blasting the match-winner past a helpless Casillas. On paper, it […]

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UEFA Champions League

Two Red Cards Create Contrasting Consequences as PSG and Bayern Join Real Madrid and Porto in the QFs of UEFA Champions League

 March 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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Jose Mourinho had a strange frustrated look at the end of 120 minutes as Chelsea crashed out of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night at their home turf in London’s Stamford Bridge. His team held the upper hand twice and played against the depleted Paris St-Germain, who were down to 10 men after losing […]

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