European champions Real Madrid sacked coach Julen Lopetegui on Monday after the club’s disastrous performance against arch-rivals FC Barcelona in Sunday’s El Clasico. Barcelona thrashed Madrid 5-1 on Sunday in the first Clasico of the season with a hat-trick from forward Luis Suarez and goals from Brazilian midfielder maestro Philippe Coutinho and new-signing Arturo Vidal. After […]
El Clasico
Twitter reactions: Luis Suarez dents Madrid title hopes with hat-trick
Barcelona forward Luis Suarez stepped up to the stage and scored a brilliant hat-trick leading his club to a dominant 5-1 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday. The Uruguayan scored from the penalty spot at minute 30 before doubling his individual score at minute 75 with a stunning header. 8 minutes […]
Pros and cons of a Clasico without Messi and Ronaldo
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi fractured his right arm during a Spanish league fixture against Sevilla on Sunday and will miss next Sunday’s El Clasico. Moreover, Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Juventus this summer will obviously not be part of the mega fixture too. Does that make the Clasico less exciting? In terms of viewership, it might […]