La Liga: Relegation duels intensify with focus on a big clash at the top in Spain’s Matchday 30
Marcos Andre joined Valencia's injury list this week, leaving the veteran Edinson Cavani as their only fit striker.
Marcos Andre joined Valencia's injury list this week, leaving the veteran Edinson Cavani as their only fit striker.
After Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas cancelled out Karim Benzema's early penalty on Saturday evening, goals from Luka Modric, Vinicius Jr and Federico Valverde kept Real Madrid rolling early in its title defence.
The draw can be a potential title-decider as Real Madrid stand a great chance to topple Barcelona and reclaim the numero uno position in the points table.
Real Madrid own the superior head-to-head against Barcelona and have won four out of four since La Liga restarted earlier this month.
Even though Zidane's Real Madrid began their 2019-20 La Liga campaign with a 3-1 win against Celta Vigo, they failed to win the match against ‘underdogs’ Real Vallodolid.
After a scoreless first 45 minutes, Madrid nearly got on the board in the 56th minute but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system annulled an apparent goal by Luka Modric, ruling that defender Raphael Varane had obstructed the goalie's view from an offside position.
Valverde had said he would be making rotations against Celta to give a rest to some of his starting players in the lead-up to Saturday's Copa del Rey final against Sevilla.
Reigning King’s Cup holders FC Barcelona took a small step towards the defence of their title when they drew 1-1…
Unzue's confirmation as Celta coach means he will not succeed Luis Enrique at Barcelona.
Zidane will take his side to Malaga on the back of five consecutive league wins.