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The small town of Alcoy just north of Alicante, whose entire population of around 60,000 would fit inside Real’s Bernabeu stadium, were out in force to watch their side take

Manager Arsene Wenger said last week that the League Cup was at the bottom of his priority list and it looked it as his second-string Arsenal team conceded four goals

The 25-year-old, who took his career tally for club and country to 301 goals on Saturday, was among the 23 players named in the list which includes Real Madrid and

The match started in party atmosphere at a packed Monumental with the traditional ticker tape welcome when the players took to the field, but degenerated into sporadic incidents of violence

Napoliproduced another poor away performance, losing 3-1 atDnipro Dnipropetrovsk, andUdinese, the fourth Italian side, suffered a shock 3-1 defeat atYoung Boyswhere Raul Bobadilla scored a hat-trick. Title-holdersAtletico Madridchalked up their

Arsenal had not lost at home to foreign opposition since 2003 when Inter Milan claimed the points but their Emirates Stadium fortress looked anything but secure as they produced a

“We are very strong at home and it will be a different game back in London,” Di Matteo told reporters after the holders went down 2-1 at the Donbass Arena.

The Spain striker smashed a shot high into the net to level at 1-1 in the 29th minute and headed inside the near post to equalise again early in the

With the rain lashing down in San Sebastian, Colombia striker Falcao had an unusually quiet night until he curled the ball over the wall and into the net for a

Messi’s latest masterclass overshadowedReal Madrid’s drab 2-0 triumph at home to promotedCelta Vigo. Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo (penalty) scored the goals that lifted Jose Mourinho’s team to fourth place,