Tag Archives: Madrid

CONFIRMED lineups: Real Madrid vs Juventus, 2025 Champions League

CONFIRMED lineups: Real Madrid vs Juventus, 2025 Champions League

Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Juventus in the Champions League. Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois, Valverde, Asencio, Militao, Carreras, Tchouameni, Bellingham, Güler, Brahim, Vinicius, Mbappé. Juventus starting XI (TBC): Di Gregorio, Gatti, Rugani, Kelly, Kalulu, Cambiaso, Koopmeiners, Thuram, Locatelli, Yildiz, Vlahovic. As expected, Xabi Alonso has deployed Raúl Asencio in the center of …

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3 – 1 Villarreal

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3 – 1 Villarreal

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3 – 1 Villarreal Thibaut Courtois: 8.A massive save on a first-half breakaway kept Villarreal from taking the lead. Commanded his area well. Fede Valverde: 8.5.Played right-back — and, naturally, after saying he wasn’t born to play there, he looked born to play there. Tremendous defensively, relentless work rate, and delivered quality balls into the box. …

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Player Ratings: Atletico Madrid 5–2 Real Madrid

Player Ratings: Atletico Madrid 5–2 Real Madrid

Player Ratings: Atletico Madrid 5–2 Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois: 5 – Shaky with his distribution and hesitant on Sorloth’s early chance. Couldn’t be blamed for the scoreline as the defense collapsed in front of him. Dani Carvajal: 5.5 – Battled hard and stayed composed in the first half, but his passing fell apart after the break. Éder Militão: 6.5 – …

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3 observations from Real Madrid’s 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid

3 observations from Real Madrid’s 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid were pulverised 5-2 by city rivals Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano on Saturday afternoon. After going ahead 2-1 through goals from Kylian Mbappe and Arda Guler, Real Madrid failed to create a single goalscoring opportunity on one end, and were unable to stop Atletico Madrid from doing so on the other. Here are three observations from the first …

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Immediate Reaction: Atlético Madrid 5-2 Real Madrid

Immediate Reaction: Atlético Madrid 5-2 Real Madrid

Atlético Madrid 5-2 Real Madrid (Mbappé & Güler). Defeat in the derby… This is an immediate reaction the big loss. More content: Player ratings, post match interviews and a derby podcast. Real Madrid continued to top La Liga after winning every game so far, but the first real test of the season had arrived in the shape of Atlético Madrid. …

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Three questions and three answers from Atlético Madrid 5-2 Real Madrid

Three questions and three answers from Atlético Madrid 5-2 Real Madrid

Real Madrid suffered their way to a 5-2 defeat against Atlético Madrid at the Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday afternoon as they came back from behind only to surrender a lead and lose. In the team’s first loss of the season, Los Blancos watched Robin Le Normand give the Colchoneros the lead before striking with a double whammy from …

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CONFIRMED lineups: Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid, 2025 La Liga

CONFIRMED lineups: Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid, 2025 La Liga

Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Atlético de Madrid in La Liga. Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Huijsen, Carreras, Tchouameni, Valverde, Bellingham, Güler, Vinicius, Mbappé. Atlético de Madrid starting XI (TBC): Oblak, Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, Hancko, Koke, Barrios, Giuliano, Nico, Griezmann, Álvarez. Los Blancos will need to match Atlético’s intensity and …

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2 – 0 Espanyol

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2 – 0 Espanyol

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2 – 0 Espanyol Real Madrid kept another clean sheet and comfortably saw off Espanyol at the Bernabéu, with two stunning goals sealing the win. Here’s how the players performed: Thibaut Courtois: 7Had little to do once again — just one save all match. That’s a testament to how solid Madrid’s defense has been this season. …

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Liverpool player ratings vs Atletico Madrid: Virgil van Dijk, you hero! Reds score ANOTHER stoppage-time winner as Alexander Isak makes debut in chaotic Champions League opener

Liverpool player ratings vs Atletico Madrid: Virgil van Dijk, you hero! Reds score ANOTHER stoppage-time winner as Alexander Isak makes debut in chaotic Champions League opener

Liverpool have only gone and done it again! For the fifth game in a row, the relentless Reds managed to win a game that appeared destined to end in a draw by netting a late winner. This time, captain Virgil van Dijk was Liverpool’s hero, heading home a 92nd-minute corner from Dominik Szoboszlai to earn his side a 3-2 victory …

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Liverpool 3, Atletico Madrid 2 – Match Recap: They Keep Getting Away With It – The Liverpool Offside

Liverpool 3, Atletico Madrid 2 – Match Recap: They Keep Getting Away With It – The Liverpool Offside

Liverpool 3, Atletico Madrid 2 – Match Recap: They Keep Getting Away With It  The Liverpool Offside Isak might be the new star, but Salah remains Liverpool’s main man after latest Anfield thriller  ESPN Simeone blames fan row after Liverpool winner on ‘getting insulted all game’  The Guardian Liverpool 3 Atletico 2: How did they win it late again? Why did Simeone see …

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