
Yard Barker - 1 hour 18 min ago
If a recent report from the Daily Mail is believed to be true, Chelsea received a boost in pursuit of their long-term transfer target Murillo. The Nottingham Forest centre-back is open to exploring new opportunities, and his availability could see the Blues reignite interest and rival Real Madrid to secure his services.

Yard Barker - 2 hours 38 min ago
In a recent report, Fichajes claimed that Real Madrid have identified Nottingham Forest defender Murillo as a target. It has been mentioned that Los Blancos are eyeing a move to acquire the services of the Brazilian talent next year.

Yard Barker - 5 hours 59 min ago
Carlos Alcaraz once named the tennis player who most reminded him of football great Lionel Messi. World number one tennis player Alcaraz is a huge football fan and supporter of Spanish club Real Madrid.

The Guardian - 7 hours 26 min ago
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Going into Wednesday night's match against Manchester City, Xabi Alonso's future as head coach of Real Madrid seemed as up in the air as a Spanish omelette being flipped by celebrity chef Keith Floyd in his pomp. Just 14 games into his reign, the only unsightly blot on the 44-year-old's copybook had been an unacceptable 5-2 hammering at the hands of Atl tico. But, since the start of November, Madrid have only won three in nine, with...

The Guardian - 7 hours 59 min ago
Despite signs of renewed intensity, Real Madrid fell to their second loss in four days against Manchester City. How long can a positive reaction overshadow negative results? No attacker in Real Madrid's history had gone without a goal for as long as Rodrygo but at last he was released and he had a message to deliver, performed for public consumption. The Brazilian, who had not scored in nine months and was starting only his fifth game this season, beat Gianluigi Donnarumma to give them the lead...

The Guardian - 9 hours 28 min ago
Manchester City conquer the Bernab u, Liverpool survive without Mohamed Salah and Atalanta find Chelsea's flaws To say that Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid have history is to put it mildly. At Barcelona, Guardiola grew up amid an obsessive enmity on both sides, one deepened by his term as the Catalan club's coach. They are highly familiar with Manchester City, too. City met Madrid for the fifth season in succession on Wednesday. Despite Madrid's recent struggles under Xabi Alonso, winning...

Yard Barker - 10 hours 18 min ago
The current Real Madrid form is worrying, as they lost to Manchester City at Santiago Bernabeu in a UEFA Champions League match, adding to the pressure already on their manager, Xabi Alonso.

The Guardian - 10 hours 59 min ago
Youthful side struggles off the ball and head coach knows more control is needed to take big prizes this season "Some things were happening," Josko Gvardiol said, with glorious understatement, as he reflected on the chaos of Manchester City's start at Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The defender had been guilty of a lapse at the very outset, caught in possession, Madrid suddenly in and running. Then, there was the penalty that was not. It was a reckless swipe...

Yard Barker - 12 hours 29 min ago
Yet another disappointing display from Real Madrid, as Manchester City stun Los Blancos at home. Real Madrid's season went from bad to worse last night, as they were beaten at home by Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League.

Sky Sports - 15 hours 15 min ago
Xabi Alonso returned to Real Madrid as one of the most highly-regarded young coaches in world football but after six months in the job he is already facing an uncertain future. Defeat to his old mentor Pep Guardiola has deepened the crisis.

CBS Sports - 19 hours 38 min ago
Arsenal are top of the league phase table as the only perfect team through six games, with Bayern Munich just three points behind them in second place...

CBS Sports - 22 hours 25 min ago
The results may not be there, but if you dig a bit deeper, Los Blancos are producing numbers that warrant better results...

ESPN - 22 hours 39 min ago
Manchester City get a huge win against Real Madrid in the Champions League, which only puts Madrid boss Xabi Alonso under more pressure.

The Guardian - 22 hours 57 min ago
Head coach said City must improve away from home Knowing the players we will be better' Pep Guardiola was able to celebrate a 2-1 Champions League victory at Real Madrid on Wednesday night a result that does not come along too often. But the Manchester City manager was clear that his team would have to raise their performance levels in the knockout rounds if they are to repeat their triumph of 2023 in the competition. It was a night when the pressure intensified on the Madrid manager, Xabi Alonso...

The Guardian - 23 hours 6 min ago
The hosts battled against Manchester City but a second successive home defeat pushes manager towards exit On the night they were going to sack him, Xabi Alonso watched his team rise against their fate and perhaps his, but fall again. He listened to the fans whistle and the final whistle, embraced the man who had been his mentor and then, defeated for the second time in four days here, disappeared straight down the Bernab u tunnel without looking back. Real Madrid had taken the game to Manchester...

ESPN - 23 hours 13 min ago
Xabi Alonso said he understood whistles from the Bernab u crowd after Real Madrid's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday, while insisting there was "nothing to criticize" in his team's performance.

BBC - 23 hours 37 min ago
Champions League pundit Rory Smith looks at the future of Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso following their 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League, which leaves the Spanish club on a run of two wins from their last eight games.

Sky Sports - 23 hours 59 min ago
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City "are far away" from winning the Champions League despite beating Real Madrid in the Bernabeu.