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Real Madrid’s response to Barcelona’s defeat: disappointment, and upcoming decisions

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In the 76th minute, with a 1-1 score on the scoreboard and thinking there was not much to lose, Carlo Ancelotti went for Real Madrid’s one-time La Liga goal. The Italian introduced a triple change, with Aurelien Choameni, Marco Asensio and Dani Ceballos replacing Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde and Luka Modric. In other words, the most expensive midfielder (80 million euros plus 20 million euros in variables) in the club’s history, and two players whose contracts expired on June 30 and have not yet been renewed, entered the field. The…

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Pedri ruled out Barcelona’s La Liga match with Real Madrid due to injury

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Pedri was ruled out of Barcelona’s match against Real Madrid on Sunday due to an injury. The Spain international was unable to complete a training session earlier today and was ruled out of El Clásico at Spotify’s Camp Nou this weekend. The 20-year-old will also not be able to travel with Spain for their European qualifiers against Norway and Scotland later this month. Pedri will have another two weeks of recovery and targets the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Real Madrid on April 5 as the…

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Real Madrid 1 Liverpool 0: Klopp’s team limps – who can stop the champions?

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Liverpool may have been masters of European comebacks in the past, but their luck ran out at the Bernabeu on Wednesday as Real Madrid relieved them of a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Trailing 5-2 from an impressive first leg at Anfield, Liverpool needed just three goals to take the tie to extra time and never seemed capable of this kind of upset. That meant the defending champions advanced to Friday’s quarter-final draw, leaving Jurgen Klopp’s side to focus simply on trying to salvage one of the top four…

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Liverpool have nothing to lose against Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 – Jurgen Klopp

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Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool will embrace their status as “complete outsiders” and have nothing to lose as they attempt another Champions League miracle against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Klopp’s men trailed 5-2 from the first leg at Anfield, but managed to overturn a three-goal deficit in the semi-final against Barcelona four years ago. Arguably more of a challenge than that for European champions Carlo Ancelotti, Klopp struck a defiant tone – three weeks after he admitted the tie was effectively over after seeing Liverpool crumble after a 2-0 lead.…

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Real Madrid’s attack is a problem at the moment – Carlo Ancelotti

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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti urged his players to be more aggressive in front of goal after Sunday’s goalless draw with Real Betis. Ancelotti’s team is now nine points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, ​​as rivals beat Valencia 1-0 to widen the gap. The Italian tactician said Real Madrid’s attack is a problem at the moment after they have scored just one goal in their last three matches. “I’m more upset than angry,” said Ancelotti. “It’s strange that we don’t score. It’s not normal for a team of this quality…

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Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona: The King’s Cup Clasico is defined by ugly moments

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In the first 25 minutes, Real Madrid were on fire. Carlo Ancelotti’s team came like a hurricane, Barcelona pressed high, close to their own area. They seem to be on top. Barcelona seemed to wither. Frenkie de Jong slid through two tackles, first from Luka Modric and then from Toni Kroos. Vinicius Jr. sprinted to succeed where his veteran teammates had failed, crucifying his body against the Dutchman and eventually pulling him to the ground, almost in a stalemate. It was as if football had been forgotten and we were…

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Carlo Ancelotti ‘satisfied’ despite Real Madrid’s loss to Barcelona: ‘They can’t defend like this at Camp Nou’

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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was “satisfied” with his team’s performance despite losing 1-0 to Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final. An Eder Militao own goal was the difference between the two sides at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday, despite Real controlling the ball for most of the match. However, the hosts failed to score a shot on goal and frustrated Barcelona’s defensive efforts. “We played a good game,” Ancelotti said after the match. “We played an intense game, pressing high on the field. “The…

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Rodrigo is in Real Madrid’s squad for the Copa del Rey against Barcelona

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Rodrygo joined Real Madrid’s squad for the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final with Barcelona on Thursday night. The Brazilian sustained an upper leg injury during his team’s Champions League last-16 first-leg victory over Liverpool last Tuesday and was expected to be out for 10 days. But the 22-year-old returned to training earlier this week and was deemed fit enough to take his place in the group. Manager Carlo Ancelotti was coy when asked about Rodrygo’s fitness before the match. “Rodrigo trained today for the first time, and…

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Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski misses El Clasico against Real Madrid due to injury

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Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski will miss Thursday’s King’s Cup semi-final first leg against rivals Real Madrid after suffering a hamstring strain at the weekend. Lewandowski struggled with the problem in Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat by Almeria on Sunday and is expected to be sidelined for two weeks. The Polish striker could make two important league appearances against Valencia on March 5 and Athletic Bilbao on March 12, as well as this week’s Cup Clasico at the Bernabeu. But Barcelona are hoping to get him back for the La Liga showdown against…

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Orenstein: Retiring VAR chief, Arsenal teenager signing Haaland expected to join Nike

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It was another season of refereeing in the Premier League, but also change at PGMOL, the body responsible for match officials in the English professional game. Notably, Howard Webb returned from the US and Canada to become Chairman of the Jury this past August – with General Manager Mike Riley leaving after 13 years in control of operations. Most recently, Lee Mason, the first video assistant referee (VAR) in the league, left the organization after being fouled in the 1-1 draw between Arsenal and Brentford on February 11. The changes…

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