Karim Benzema continued his fine recent form with a brace to help Real Madrid down lowly Hercules 2-0 and cut Barcelona’s lead at the Primera Division summit to four points.
See original here:
La Liga: Benzema’s Real brace, Atletico held
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will be without Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Carvalho for Saturday’s game against Hercules, and has bizarrely threatened to leave out goalkeeper Iker Casillas next weekend to “make it easy” for Barcelona to win La Liga.
Follow this link:
Jose makes bizarre Casillas claim
Tottenham striker Peter Crouch believes his side can win this season’s Champions League and insists he would welcome the opportunity to face tournament favourites Barcelona
Originally posted here:
Crouch: We can reach final
The president of a French village team has been suspended by the French Football Federation (FFF) after he launched a transfer bid for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
Read more:
FC Borne president suspended after Messi bid
Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen claims he would not consider a move to Liverpool, saying Barcelona is the only club that could tempt him away from Ajax.
Follow this link:
Ajax star Eriksen would reject Liverpool
On the eve of Arsenal’s Champions League tie with Barcelona, Pep Guardiola says he admires the Gunners’ consistency at the top level and does not believe Arsene Wenger’s side are mentally weak, despite their lack of recent success.
The rest is here:
Guardiola denies Arsenal are mentally fragile
Robin van Persie has made a shock comeback in training ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League tie against Barcelona on Tuesday, but Arsene Wenger says he will not take a “gamble” on the striker’s fitness.
See the original post here:
Robin van Persie included in Arsenal squad
Cesc Fabregas insists Arsenal’s Champions League fixture against Barcelona on Tuesday does not hold any extra significance for him, despite his close association with the Catalan club.
Arsenal have revealed that captain Cesc Fabregas has a 90% chance of facing Spanish champions Barcelona in the Nou Camp onn Tuesday.
See the original post:
Wenger: Fabregas is 90%
Seydou Keita was the unlikely hero for Barcelona as his goal edged the Spanish champions past Real Zaragoza and ten points clear at the top of La Liga.
