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Real Madrid top of La Liga — but should we be reassured?
Real Madrid’s win away at Villarreal feels like a very strong statement. Beating the team sitting third in the standings while reclaiming first place in La Liga is no small…
Review of Champions League – Matchday 7
From Lisbon to Madrid, passing through the far north, this Champions League delivered plenty of surprises on the penultimate matchday of the regular season. The Champions stumble Dominating does not…
A Super Barça Crowned super Champions of Spain
In yet another Clásico against their historic rivals Real Madrid, Barcelona edged it the hard way, winning a spectacular 3–2 thriller. Since the Clásico on October 26 that had confirmed…
Real Madrid scrape through
Stuck in a poor run of results, Xabi Alonso’s days on the Real Madrid bench appear numbered. On this night, he earned a small reprieve thanks to Mbappé and Vinícius.…
Three problems in Real Madrid that are not Xabi Alonso’s fault
Stuck in a spiral of negative results, Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid look closer to the end than the beginning of a cycle. Yet many of the club’s issues are not…
City brings down a pathetic Real Madrid
Real Madrid couldn’t avoid what everyone had predicted: a loss. Against a Manchester City side that was average in open play and purely methodical, Madrid simply failed to bring the…
Real Madrid lose their cool against Celta
It was a nightmare evening at the Santiago Bernabéu. Outplayed, out of ideas, and reduced to nine men, Real Madrid fell 2–0 at home to a fearless Celta Vigo side.…
Real Madrid rediscovers his football at San Mames
Led by a superstar-level performance from Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid earned an impressive 3–0 win at San Mamés. Mbappé delivered yet another brace in what was a truly XXL showing.…
Real Madrid loses their throne
Held to a draw away at Girona, Real Madrid surrendered their place at the top of La Liga. Struggling for rhythm and inspiration, Los Blancos delivered a flat, predictable performance.…