Barcelona overcame the shock of conceding a goal after just 23 seconds – the fastest in El Clasico history – to defeat bitter rivals Real Madrid 3-1 on Saturday and go top of La Liga. French striker Karim Benzema scored the early goal to give Real a 1-0 lead after a terrible clearance from Barcelona [...]

  For Real Madrid, it started so very well and ended so very badly. A goal after just 23 seconds gave them the lead against Barcelona and seemed to open the way for a shift in the balance of power. At 10.01, Madrid effectively had a six-point lead at the top of La Liga with [...]

Real Madrid host Barcelona in the first Clasico of the Spanish league season today with the edge in the title race, but fearful of Barca coach Pep Guardiola’s enviable record at the Bernabeu. It is now three years since Real last won the league and while they carry a three-point lead over their Catalan rivals [...]

  Real Madrid defeated Sporting Gijon 3-0 while Barcelona hammered Levante 5-0 on Saturday as Spanish football’s two superpowers warmed up for next weekend’s El Clasico by preserving their grip on the title race. Real stretched their winning run to 14 games in all competitions and lead Barcelona by three points with the defending La [...]

  Real Madrid hit four goals against Getafe to go top of the Spanish league. The victory, following Real’s 6-0 hammering of Real Zaragoza last weekend, means that they have scored ten goals in their first two games, but this was a much tighter affair. Karim Benzema opened the scoring for Real at the Bernabeu [...]

  Majestic Lionel Messi volleyed a late winner as Barcelona beat arch-rivals Real Madrid 3-2 in a fiery Spanish Super Cup second leg Wednesday to secure a 5-4 aggregate victory after the match ended with a mass brawl that saw three players sent off. The Argentine World Player of the Year capped another marvellous performance [...]