La Liga Roundup: Barcelona can’t capitalize on shocking Real Madrid loss
BARCELONA, Spain — Vinícius Júnior missed a penalty and Real Madrid conceded an injury-time goal in a stunning 2-1 home loss to Valencia that shook its La Liga title defence…
La Liga Roundup: Atletico stumbles again after draw at Espanyol
BARCELONA, Spain — Atletico Madrid’s slim hopes of fighting for the La Liga title faded further after drawing at Espanyol 1-1 on Saturday. The stalemate left Diego Simeone’s side six…
La Liga Roundup: Modric goal helps Real Madrid move level with Barcelona
MADRID — Luka Modric scored a beautiful long-range goal in Real Madrid’s 2-0 home win against Girona on Sunday that moved the defending champion level on points in the Spanish…
La Liga Roundup: Atletico Madrid stumbles again after draw with Villarreal
BARCELONA, Spain — Atletico Madrid stumbled again in its La Liga quest after being held by Villarreal to 1-1 at home on Saturday. The stalemate, which came a week after…
La Liga Roundup: Lewandowski, Yamal help Barcelona demolish Real Madrid in El Clasico
BARCELONA, Spain — Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Lamine Yamal added a third goal to ruin Kylian Mbappé’s first ‘El Clasico’ as Barcelona romped to a 4-0 win over Real…
La Liga Roundup: Raphinha hits hat trick as Barcelona routs Valladolid
BARCELONA — Brazil forward Raphinha scored a hat trick and set up another as Barcelona routed Valladolid 7-0 and remained perfect with four wins in as many games under new…
La Liga Roundup: Yamal, Lewandowski lead Barcelona over Athletic Bilbao
BARCELONA, Spain — Lamine Yamal got the better of fellow Spain star Nico Williams when Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Saturday in the players’ first matchup since the two young…
La Liga Roundup: Celta Vigo beats Valencia for second straight win to start season
MADRID — Celta Vigo marked the 101st anniversary of the club’s founding with a 3-1 win over Valencia on Friday for a second straight league win to start the season.…
Luka Doncic Finds Solace Away from Mavericks as ex-Team Inches Closer to 37th Liga Endesa Title
The Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic took time off to escape the 0-2 Finals series. Despite a consistent 30-point effort from the Slovenian star, the Mavs couldn’t find a breakthrough…