No right to fail for Los Blancos as Ronaldo returns

Making up for crucial slips at home to Barcelona and away to Sevilla in La Liga this year is what Real Madrid are trying to do. Ancelotti’s men have since picked up three wins out of three...

Preview: Osasuna will try to distance themselves from the relegation zone

A mid-week victory over Manchester City should propel Barcelona to a positive result on Sunday. The Blaugrana were beginning to come under fire, but their performance on...

Preview: Golden goals for golden boy Cristiano?

Real Madrid’s camp is buzzing with euphoria following Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or triumph on Monday. Los Blancos will want to keep the fire burning by reaching the...

Preview: Spectacle guaranteed at the Bernabeu with Bale & Ronaldo?

Game on! The much hyped duel between CR7 and La Pulga has been reignited. It’s Cristiano Ronaldo 2-2 Lionel Messi in 2014. “What you can do, I can do better&rdquo...

Preview: Another stalemate at El Sadar?

Focus. That’s what manager Carlo Ancelotti and his assistant, Zinedine Zidane, will ask from their players this Saturday. Indeed, the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League Last 16 draw happens next Monday and...

Preview: Barcelona wants to set the tone for the upcoming El Classico

Gerardo Martino's side is starting to get somewhat healthier, and it could not have come at a better time. As the Catalans prepare to take on Osasuna at El Sadar, they will likely...

Barcelona tasted defeat last week against Real Sociedad in a match that not many would have expected them to lose. After going up 0-2 within the first 25 minutes, both Barcelona and neutral fans would have expected a blowout in favor of the Blaugrana.

Little...

Los Blancos were deprived of suspended Cristiano Ronaldo who has netted 16 of  Real Madrid's 45 goals in the Spanish La Liga. The Portuguese superstar winger’s absence apparently took its toll as Gonzalo Higuain, Jose Callejon, Angel Di Maria...

Casillas could clinch his second clean sheet in a week after Real Madrid’s 4-0 triumph against Celta de Vigo in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, the Spaniard declared:

“Sometimes a jolt like this can be good...

Team News & Analysis

There is bad news for Madridistas as Cristiano Ronaldo will be missing in attack. The Portuguese superstar, who has netted 174 goals in 172 matches for Real Madrid since 2009, has to serve suspension after amassing his...

Tito Vilanova has left out Fontas, Afellay and Dos Santos for Barcelona’s weekend trip to Pamplona. Expect new transfer signing Alexandre Song to make his debut at last. The African star has been included in the Blaugrana’s roster.

Vilanova may...

Few weeks back, it looked like Real Madrid were going to finish their Liga campaign in style, as they could boast of a stunning 10-point lead at the top of the standings. Somehow though, traces of errors on behalf of Los Blancos - accompanied by relentless...

Team News

Masoud Shojaei and Ion Echaide are out of action for Osasuna. Their absence puts pressure on Rolam Lamh, Alvaro Cejudo, Enrique Kike Sola, Ruben Gonzales Rocha and Javier Calleja, who are all doubtful for their team’s match against...

Relying on dominance through possession

It is in fact their dominance in games that have given them the confidence to rise without limit among other titans in world football. Generally, teams that profit from higher possession have more chances...

Third-placed Valencia will be looking to bounce back from their surprise defeat to Real Sociedad. Considering the strength of Real Madrid and Barcelona at the top of the standings, it looks like Los Che should aim for nothing more and for nothing less...

Ballon d’Or 2011 winner Lionel Messi and nominee Xavi were excluded from the starting XI – while Puyol, Busquets and Fabregas also had a chance to rest their feet. The visitors’ only aim was to maintain their first leg advantage, and they did so in style.

It...

Most likely, yes… Barcelona won their first leg encounter in the on-going stage 4-0 against Los Rojillos. That result places them in perfect position to eye two meetings against arch-rivals Real Madrid in the following round.

If ever Osasuna wish...

In his pre-match press conference, Barca coach Pep Guardiola warned: “There are 90 minutes left and Osasuna have their virtues, which we already know about. It's our duty to think we still have work to do.”

The official club website also quoted...

Barcelona destroyed Osasuna 8-0 in a league match on 17 September 2011 at the Camp Nou. The two clubs once again face each other in Cataluña, but Guardiola is not even eyeing an easy challenge.

“That was a long time ago,” he said while referring...

The Barcelona vs Osasuna fixture in the Copa del Rey, kicking off on 4 January 2012 at 4pm EST, will be played over two legs. The return leg takes place eight days after; that means only four days after the big Catalan derby in the Spanish La Liga: Espanyol...