Madrid: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will not punish Pepe for stamping on the hand of Barcelona's Lionel Messi, saying that the defender's apology was sufficient. Mourinho said on Saturday "the player has spoken and that is enough" after including Pepe in his squad for Sunday's league home game against Athletic Bilbao. Following Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final, Mourinho said...
04:46 AM, Jan 22, 2012
Madrid: Spanish leaders Real Madrid will be wary of a surging Athletic Bilbao as they look to shake off another disappointing loss to Barcelona and focus on maintaining their five-point lead over the defending champions. Bilbao, who have won three straight and are unbeaten in seven matches, are fifth in the league and in the chase for a European place, maybe even a Champions League spot, under new coach Marcelo...
07:36 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Madrid: Another loss to Barcelona has piled pressure on Jose Mourinho, with support for the Real Madrid coach ebbing after another ill-tempered and ineffective display against their biggest rivals summed up by Pepe's ugly stamp on Lionel Messi's hand. Barcelona rallied for a 2-1 Copa del Rey victory on Wednesday for their 10th victory in 13 games, and sixth win against Madrid since the Portuguese coach took over in 2010....
11:33 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Madrid: Barcelona got the better of archrivals Real Madrid again on Wednesday as Eric Abidal scored a rare goal to give his team a 2-1 win in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Abidal chested down Lionel Messi's scooped pass inside the area before flicking a left-footed shot under goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the 77th minute for just his second goal with the Catalan club. The Frenchman's...
04:55 AM, Jan 19, 2012
Madrid: Jose Mourinho defended Cristiano Ronaldo's form on the eve of Real Madrid's Copa del Rey quarter-final against Barcelona, describing his performance against Mallorca as his best since the coach's arrival at the club. Ronaldo has come under criticism after squandering chances in a 3-1 loss to Barcelona last month, but Mourinho said the forward's work ethic in the second half of Saturday's 2-1 win was better than all of...
11:46 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Barcelona: Real Madrid have found an unlikely scapegoat for their 3-1 loss to fierce rivals Barcelona - leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo set the Spanish league's all-time scoring record with 40 goals last season, but he had a miserable game on Saturday. The Portugal forward fired several free kicks into the defensive wall and missed his team's best chance to score after Karim Benzema had put Madrid ahead after just...
02:56 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Barcelona: The excuses for Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid are running out. After their latest 3-1 home loss to Barcelona on Saturday, there was no talk of referee bias or the Catalan side's supposed propensity for exaggerating fouls, just the last-ditch explanation left for any loser: pure bad luck. In blaming fate, Mourinho appeared to be resigned to accepting that for whatever reason, his Real Madrid are second best to a...
01:37 PM, Dec 12, 2011
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