MADRID • Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said the club used the criticism thrown at them in recent weeks to their advantage in an emphatic 2-0 La Liga home win over crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Less than two weeks ago, the hosts were reeling from shock defeats by Alaves and Shakhtar Donetsk, with... » read more
KIEV • Having travelled to Real Madrid without 10 of his first-team players last month, it is little wonder Luis Castro rates Shakhtar Donetsk’s 2-1 win in the Champions League as one of his “greatest as a coach”. Not only was it the first time the visitors had defeated Real but it was also just... » read more
MADRID • Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is looking forward to boosting his impressive goal tally after netting a milestone 100th for the club in all competitions to help them secure a vital 3-2 Champions League win over Inter Milan on Tuesday. Ramos, who has won 22 trophies including four titles in Europe’s elite club... » read more
BERLIN • Coach Zinedine Zidane insisted that Real Madrid deserved a point after Casemiro scored a last-gasp equaliser, as the Spanish giants fought back from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach on Tuesday to avoid a fourth straight Champions League defeat. Marcus Thuram’s double put Gladbach on course for a... » read more
BARCELONA • Ronald Koeman will know Barcelona can plunge Real Madrid into crisis today, but for him, his first Clasico as a coach is more about vindication. Inflicting a third consecutive defeat in a week on Madrid at the Nou Camp would create the sort of turbulence for their opponents that Barca have grown only... » read more