Spanish Armada sails into Europe
VALENCIA, Spain - Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid overcame German opposition to reach the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday while fellow Spaniards Valencia joined them by demolishing AZ Alkmaar. Sporting completed an all-Iberian lineup by knocking out Metalist Kharkiv, who missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw in Ukraine allowing the Portuguese side go through [...]
Bilbao strikes again
ALKMAAR, Netherlands – Athletic Bilbao, conquerors of Manchester United in the previous round, continued their Europa League run by scoring three times in the last 20 minutes to win their quarter-final first leg tie 4-2 at Schalke 04 on Thursday. Atletico Madrid also snatched a late win in a Spain-Germany clash, beating Hanover 96 2-1 [...]
Late goal Malaga stuns Real
MADRID, Spain — Real Madrid’s lead at the top of La Liga was cut to eight points on Sunday when a dramatic injury time goal from Santi Cazorla earned Malaga a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu. The home side had been heading for their 12th successive win following a Karim Benzema header after 35 minutes [...]
