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  Valencia beats Deportivo 2-0 to move 3rd in Spanish league

  Football | March 14, 2015 7:53 IST

  Valencia, Spain: Dani Parejo and Paco Alcacer scored goals in the second half to help Valencia beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 and move into provisional third place in the Spanish league on Friday.Deportivo held its

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  Messi's record-setting treble gives Barca lead in Spain

  Football | March 09, 2015 7:26 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Lionel Messi scored a record-setting hat trick to help Barcelona rout Rayo Vallecano 6-1 and take the lead of the Spanish league on Sunday.Messi's three second-half goals completed his 32nd career treble in

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  Barcelona beats Villarreal 3-1, reaches Copa del Rey final

  Football | March 05, 2015 7:43 IST

  Madrid: Two goals by Neymar and one from Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 3-1 victory over 10-man Villarreal on Wednesday and a place in the final of the Copa del Rey.Barcelona advanced 6-2 on aggregate

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  Ronaldo scores to help Madrid win 2-0 at Elche, extend lead

  Football | February 23, 2015 8:06 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema scored to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Elche on Sunday, as the Spanish league leaders capitalized on Barcelona's stumble to increase their advantage to four points.Madrid

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  Barcelona's winning streak ends with 1-0 home loss to Malaga

  Football | February 22, 2015 7:16 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Malaga stunned Barcelona with a 1-0 victory at Camp Nou on Saturday to end the host's 11-game winning streak and prevent it from taking an overnight lead in the Spanish league.Malaga struck early

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  Getafe beats Espanyol 2-1 in the Spanish league

  Football | February 21, 2015 6:43 IST

  Madrid: Forward Pablo Sarabia scored one goal and set up another to help Getafe beat Espanyol 2-1 in the Spanish league on Friday.Getafe outplayed the visitors until the final minutes as Spain coach Vicente del

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  Messi motivated to get back to his best

  Football | February 20, 2015 12:23 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has admitted that last season saw him well below his best form, but added that had been one of the motivations he had found to return to his top

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  Atletico thrashes Real Madrid 4-0 in derby to open up title race

  Football | February 08, 2015 9:30 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Atletico Madrid thrashed crosstown rival Real Madrid 4-0 in a dominant derby performance on Saturday that threw open the Spanish league title race.The defending champion set the tone from the start as Tiago

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  Real Madrid's James Rodriguez, Ramos out for a long haul

  Football | February 06, 2015 9:20 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid will be without the services of midfielder James Rodriguez for around two months, while Sergio Ramos' left hamstring injury will keep him out for around three weeks.James was forced to leave the

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  Madrid's James Rodriguez breaks foot, will have surgery

  Football | February 05, 2015 14:57 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez has broken a bone in his right foot and will undergo surgery on Thursday.Madrid said on its club website that medical tests revealed Rodriguez has a "fracture of the

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  Madrid beats Sevilla 2-1 to increase Spanish league lead

  Football | February 05, 2015 6:28 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid held on to beat Sevilla 2-1 and increase its lead of the Spanish league on Wednesday despite a spate of injuries and not counting on suspended forward Cristiano Ronaldo.In a match postponed

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  Deportivo beats Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in Spanish league

  Football | January 31, 2015 13:55 IST

  Madrid: A late penalty by Celso Borges gave Deportivo La Coruna a 2-1 win at Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Friday.The match began with a minute's silence for former Rayo and Nigeria goalkeeper

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  Neymar says Ronaldo's aggression at Cordoba must be punished

  Football | January 27, 2015 9:59 IST

  Barcelona: Barcelona striker Neymar says players are often provoked, but must expect punishment if they retaliate as Cristiano Ronaldo did during Real Madrid's 2-1 win at Cordoba.Ronaldo was sent off on a straight red card

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  Real is top soccer moneymaker for 10th year; Man United 2nd

  Football | January 22, 2015 7:07 IST

  London: Real Madrid is football's biggest moneymaker for the 10th straight year, while Manchester United has risen to second in the rankings by maintaining its commercial growth during its worst-ever Premier League campaign.In the Football

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  We need to improve, both attack and defence: Luis Enrique

  Football | January 20, 2015 7:07 IST

  Barcelona: Barcelona boss Luis Enrique Monday said his side needs to put up an improved display to remain in contention for the Spanish title."There are still things we need to improve, both in attack and

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  Cordoba beats Granada in relegation-battle in Spanish league

  Football | January 06, 2015 5:56 IST

  Cordoba, Spain: Forward Nabil Ghilas scored before leaving injured to spark Cordoba's 2-0 win over visitors Granada on Monday in a meeting between two teams in the Spanish league's relegation zone.Ghilas used one touch to

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  Suarez finally scores, Messi nets 2 in Barca win

  Football | December 21, 2014 12:27 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Luis Suarez's long wait for a goal in the Spanish league finally ended when he added to Lionel Messi's brace to give Barcelona a 5-0 win over Cordoba on Saturday.After putting Barcelona ahead

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  Barcelona held 0-0 at Getafe, trails Madrid by 4

  Football | December 14, 2014 16:34 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona slipped further behind Real Madrid in the Spanish league title race after being held to 0-0 at Getafe on Saturday.The draw ended Barcelona's run of eight straight wins overall, and it fell

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  Real Madrid beats Almeria 4-1 in Spanish League

  Football | December 13, 2014 6:00 IST

  Almeria, Spain: Two goals by Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid stretch its Spanish record winning streak to 20 matches as it beat Almeria 4-1 in the league on Friday.Madrid bettered the 18-game winning streak set

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  Ronaldo breaks record with hat trick in Madrid win

  Football | December 07, 2014 10:46 IST

  Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo's record-breaking hat trick helped Real Madrid equal another Spanish league milestone in a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday.His 23rd career hat trick in La Liga gave him one more treble