Piraeus, Greece: Benedikt Hoewedes and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored on Tuesday to give Schalke a 2-1 win against Olympiakos in the group stage opener of the Champions League. Hoewedes headed in a corner from Jefferson Farfan in the 41st minute. That came only moments after Schalke's Greek defender, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, had a similar goal disallowed for a foul on goalkeeper Balazs Megyer. "I'm very happy with the goal and the result....
08:54 AM, Sep 19, 2012
Barcelona: Malaga beat Zaragoza 1-0 thanks to Ignacio Camacho's second-half header on Saturday, keeping the Costa del Sol side undefeated in the Spanish league despite a tumultuous offseason and the exit of several key players. Right back Eliseu Pereira capped his strong overall performance by directing a corner kick to Camacho, who headed in from the near post in the 56th minute. "I think we had the clearest scoring chances,"...
08:41 AM, Sep 02, 2012
Berne: Malaga gave themselves an excellent chance of qualifying for the Champions League for the first time by beating Panathinaikos 2-0 at home in the first leg of their play-off on Wednesday. Udinese, like Malaga hit by a flurry of summer departures, held Braga 1-1 away and Belarus champions BATE Borisov appear on the brink of a second successive group stage appearance after a 2-0 home win over Israel's Hapoel...
10:32 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Barcelona: With most of its stars sold, Malaga needed a record-setting goal on Saturday from 16-year-old Fabrice Olinga to win 1-0 at promoted Celta Vigo on the opening day of the Spanish league. The Malaga youth player went on as a second-half substitute and moments after hitting the post he knocked in a rebound of a shot by Diego Bounanotte in the 84th minute. The goal made Olinga the youngest...
08:30 AM, Aug 19, 2012
London: Arsenal have signed Spanish attacking midfielder Santi Cazorla from Malaga on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. Cazorla said Tuesday on Arsenal's website that "I'm so excited to be joining one of the greatest teams in Europe and also in the Premier League," and that "their style of play is recognized and admired all over the world." He has represented Spain 45 times and was a part of...
04:13 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Barcelona: Lionel Messi scored four times to take his season tally to an unprecedented 72 goals and give Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola a 4-0 win over crosstown rival Espanyol in his last home game at Camp Nou on Saturday. Messi's scoring display was a fitting farewell for the coach who helped the Argentina forward become the world's best player and forged Barcelona into one of the best teams to have...
08:42 AM, May 06, 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: Malaga used a first-half goal barrage to beat Zaragoza 5-3 in the Spanish league on Sunday, while Giuseppe Rossi scored twice as Villarreal cruised to a 4-0 win over Espanyol. Malaga scored all of its goals in the first 34 minutes, including two goals each from Fernando Fernandez and Juan Miguel "Juanmi" Jimenez before Quincy Owusu made it 5-0 for the visitors. Edmilson, Marco Perez and Ander Herrera led...
08:32 AM, Sep 13, 2010
Lionel Messi and Xavi were among the stars for Barcelona. ...
01:00 AM, Mar 24, 2009
There were only two goals but it was not for want of trying. ...
03:27 PM, Feb 15, 2009
Pepe says that Real Madrid want to win the Spanish domestic cup. ...
04:56 PM, Nov 11, 2008
David Villa's scored twice in Valencia's 2-0 win over Malaga. ...
03:06 AM, Sep 26, 2008
