Real Madrid were made to work hard, but ultimately came through unscathed with an important 3-0 home victory over Valencia on Thursday evening. Who excelled, while others wilted under pressure at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium? Continue reading
Tag: Thibaut Courtois
Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois provides training update as La Liga return nears
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois provided another update for supporters on Twitter today, as he prepares for La Liga to potentially return next month. Continue reading
Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops as Betis stun Los Blancos in nail-biting finish
Real Betis worked tirelessly, defended well and were clinical during a memorable 2-1 win over La Liga giants Real Madrid, as goals from Sidnei and substitute Cristian Tello stunned Zinedine Zidane’s men at the Benito Villamarín Stadium. Continue reading
Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City: 5 Hits and Flops as Citizens snatch memorable late win
Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin de Bruyne cancelled out Isco’s opener, as Manchester City delivered a second-half fightback to beat Real Madrid and return home with a slender but important advantage ahead of the UCL last-16 second leg at the Ethiad on March 17. Continue reading
Real Madrid 2-2 PSG: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis
Despite Real Madrid’s two-goal cushion with ten minutes to play, PSG recovered the deficit to confirm their fate as Group A winners and salvage a well-earned point, courtesy of goals from Kylian Mbappe and substitute Pablo Sarabia during a memorable Group A clash. Continue reading
PSG 3-0 Real Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops
A weakened PSG side stunned 13-time European champions Real Madrid with a 3-0 home victory to kick off Group A in this season’s Champions League group stages, courtesy of a well-taken Angel di Maria brace and Thomas Meunier’s close-range finish in stoppage-time. Continue reading
Euro deadline day: PSG sign Keylor Navas and Mauro Icardi
The Ligue 1 champions have bolstered their options with two intriguing deadline day moves, Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas on a four-year deal and Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi on-loan with a £60m (£54.3m) option to buy next summer.
Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops
Barcelona ran riot with an emphatic 5-1 win over their fierce rivals Real Madrid, during an unpredictable El Clasico on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
Thibaut Courtois completes £35m Real move, Kovacic loaned to Chelsea
Champions League holders Real Madrid have completed the £35m signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, while allowing Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic to join the Blues on a season-long loan as part of the deal.
Exclusive report: PSG in talks with Courtois over possible move
According to an exclusive report in Belgium this week, Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois – accompanied by his father Thierry – met with Paris-Saint Germain representatives following their recent 2-1 defeat to Manchester United.
5 best goalkeeping prospects in the Premier League right now
Top-quality goalkeepers are, simply, in short supply at the highest level. So who are five of the Premier League’s best prospects?
Watford 4-1 Chelsea: Doucoure and Deulofeu shine as Hornets thump struggling Blues
In a match both sides needed to win, a gutsy Watford prevailed after Troy Deeney’s well-taken penalty on the stroke of half-time. Chelsea for all their quality, had a numerical disadvantage for an hour after Tiemoue Bakayoko was dismissed after two sloppy bookings in five minutes and struggled to contend with the hosts’ continuous pressure as time wore on, before an action-packed ten minute spell where four goals were scored. Continue reading
