Ramos and Varane stellar in defence as Real bottle up Barcelona

After a 0-0 first-half, Leg 1 of the Spanish Super Cup produced dives, several golazos, and a highly controversial red card.
Real Madrid took a giant step toward winning the Spanish Super Cup after defeating Barcelona, 3-1, at the Camp Nou. With a combative performance and aided by some top-class finishing, Zinedine Zidane’s squad showed their remarkable depth, as well as an impressive physical strength at this point of the summer. The second leg, on Wednesday in Madrid, will give Zidane some room to rest players and the chance to try new approaches against Real Madrid’s biggest rivals.

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Rumours rated: Dembele to Barcelona, Ibrahimovic to Milan, Kovacic to Juve

Stevie Nicol sifts through the latest rumours around Drinkwater, Mbappe, Rose, Barkley and more in Rumour Rater.

Steve Nicol believes the manner in which Inter Milan have kept suitors away from Ivan Perisic is a model for other clubs to follow.

With attention focusing on the summer transfer window, David Amoyal predicts how likely it is that these rumoured moves actually happen.

Ousmane Dembele to Barcelona: 55 percent

Liverpool’s unwillingness to part ways with Philippe Coutinho has led the Borussia Dortmund attacker to become the priority for Barcelona. The Blaugrana have made their first official offer to the German club, around €70 million plus various bonuses. Yet Dortmund are holding out for a bigger return, especially…

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Isco shines, Bale returns in Real’s comfortable win over Espanyol

Gareth Bale returned from injury and scored in his first appearance since November to help Real Madrid beat Espanyol.

Shaka Hislop breaks down Gareth Bale’s impact for Real Madrid in his return to the lineup against Espanyol.

A goal in each half from Alvaro Morata and the returned Gareth Bale secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Espanyol.
Real Madrid saw off the challenge of a well-organised Espanyol side at the Santiago Bernabeu with goals from Alvaro Morata and Gareth Bale to extend their lead at the top of the table to four points ahead of Barcelona’s game against Leganes on Sunday.

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Zinedine Zidane made seven changes from the side that beat Napoli in midweek. Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Keylor Navas were all handed a rest and Sergio Ramos was absent with injury but his side were rarely troubled by Espanyol despite…

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Mateo Kovacic will succeed Luka Modric at Real Madrid – Darijo Srna

Craig Burley says there’s no way Karim Benzema would want to go to Arsenal.
Former Croatia captain Darijo Srna says that the “incredibly talented” Mateo Kovacic will succeed his Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric as the “best midfielder in the world.”
Kovacic, 22, has been a squad player at Madrid since joining from Inter Milan for €30 million in summer 2015 — but has filled in regularly this season and impressed when scoring his first La Liga goal in a recent 3-0 La Liga win at home to Real Sociedad.
Speaking to Marca from Shakhtar Donetsk’s winter camp at La…

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Danilo, Benzema dreadful as Real are eliminated from Copa del Rey

Danilo had a nightmare against Celta Vigo, highlighted by an own goal.
Real Madrid were eliminated from the Copa del Rey after drawing 2-2 at Celta Vigo. Zinedine Zidane’s team needed to win by two goals in order to make the semifinal round, but fell short in a rainy, tough evening in Galicia. With the starting lineup hit by injuries, Zidane improvised a team that never quite worked the way it was meant to, struggling to keep Celta at bay and creating very few chances to score. Now Real Madrid need to recover their upbeat mood of December, as the Champions League’s…

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