Athletic Bilbao

Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao - Match Preview

15:50

It's a big game for:

 Keylor Navas. The Costa Rican goalkeeper was heavily criticised after he conceded a poor goal against Real Betis on Monday, but his save in the dying minutes helped Real to win again Betis. It would be interesting to see how he performs against Athletic Bilbao.



Best stat:

 24. Real have won 24 matches out of the 31 played between these two clubs. Losing 5 and drawing 2. They have won the last 3 games played against Athletic Bilbao.
Player to watch:

 Aritz Aduriz. The Spanish player is currently the highest goal scorer for Bilbao this season, scoring 15 in all competitions out of which 7 are from La Liga. He could cause problems for the Real Madrid defense. 


Form guide:  

 Real Madrid. WWWDW
Athletic Bilbao. WWLWL
Odds:

 Real Madrid win. 4/6
Athletic Bilbao win. 4
Draw. 3

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona - Match Preview - La Liga

18:36

A look ahead to the La Liga clash at the Vicente Calderon Stadium.

 It's a big game for:  

 Luis Enrique. He may not be an on field player but the manager of the Catalans is under fire due to his previous results with the club, losing to PSG 4-0 and edging out Leganes 2-1.




Best stat:

 26. The Barcelona forward will get a chance to add his impressive tally of 26 goals against Atletico Madrid and could move ahead of Real Madrid for the first time since months.
Player to watch:

 Arda Turan. The Turkish international has missed the last two weeks due to a hamstring injury but will return to the Barcelona squad and could be useful in the midfield.

Form guide:

 Atletico Madrid. WWWDW
FC Barcelona. WLWDW
Odds:

 Atletico win. 2/1
Barcelona win. 23/17
Draw. 5/2

EPL Fixtures

EPL Fixtures - Week 26

20:20

Saturday, 25 February
Crystal Palace
8:30 PM
Middlesbrough
Hull City
8:30 PM
Burnley FC
Everton
8:30 PM
Sunderland
Southampton
Postponed
Arsenal
West Brom
8:30 PM
Bournemouth
Chelsea
8:30 PM
Swansea City
Watford
11:00 PM
West Ham
Sunday, 26 February
Tottenham
7:00 PM
Stoke City
Man. City
Postponed
Man United
Tuesday, 28 February
Leicester City
1:30 AM
Liverpool
All times are in India Standard Time



Crystal Palace has this one in the bag.
Hull and Burnley, no one can tell.
Everton, will win easily.
Arsenal and Southampton postponed.
Chelsea will win against Swansea.
Leicester will lose against Liverpool, following the sacking of their manager, Claudio Raneiri.
Tottenham will have a tough match against Stoke.
Manchester derby postponed.
West Ham are the favorites against Watford. 





Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs Valencia - Match Report - La Liga

15:31

Real Madrid shocked by Valencia as the European Champions lose 2-1.

 Early goals from Simone Zaza and Fabian Orellana helped Valencia to shock Real Madrid at the Mestalla.

 Valencia scored in the 4th minute when Diego Alves played a ball to Simone Zaza who took a half-turned and shot a volley past Keylor Navas on his far post and gave Valencia the lead. 1-0. Goal. Valencia.

 Valencia scored again after 5 minutes when Nani played a through ball to Fabio Orellana who finished it past Keylor Navas, but Navas could've saved that. 2-0. Goal. Valencia.

 Cristiano Ronaldo had a shot skidded past the post but it eventually found James Rodriguez whose shot was blocked by Munir on the goal line.

 Keylor Navas saved a free kick in the 31st minute which was going into the top corner of the net.
Cristiano Ronaldo got one back for Real just before the half-time when Marcelo cross in and Ronaldo jumped the highest and scored with his head. 2-1. Goal. Real Madrid.

 Varane, who was not having a great match, nearly gave Valencia another goal when he fumbled the ball in his feet and Zaza picked it up, before Navas came out of his line and saved Real.

 Karim Benzema was denied by Diego Alves when the Frenchman picked up a Toni Kroos free kick in the 68th minute, but it was ruled as a foul.

P.S. No match facts this time. Stay tuned till next week for more Real Madrid updates. Check out the match preview on 25th February; Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona. 

Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs Espanyol - Match Report

13:12

Gareth Bale scores on his return as Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0. 

 Gareth Bale returned from his ankle injury and joined the score sheet with Alvaro Morata as Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

 Real had a wonderful opportunity in the 30th minute when Lucas Vazquez picked up a dreadful pass from Piatti, Vazquez then passed it to Ronaldo on the right wing who crossed it in to Morata, but Morata failed to connect to it.

 Seconds later Cristiano Ronaldo had the ball in the back of the net, but he was ruled offside by the linesman.

 But two minutes later Real took the lead with Morata who headed the ball in the back of the net after Isco's cross found him at the back post. Goal. 1-0. Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo had a chance to double Real's lead in the 69th minute but the cross from Morata was just too high for the Portuguese.

 Gareth Bale doubled Real's lead in the 83rd minute when Real were on a counter attack and Gareth Bale, with his speed got a pass from Isco and finished it sweetly past Diego Lopez. Goal. 2-0. Real Madrid.
Match Facts:

                               RMA                                                            ESP

                               68%                      Possession                   32%

                               12(3)                    Shots(on goal)             3(1) 

                               12                          Fouls                            13 

                               3                            Yellow Cards                4

                               0                            Red Cards                     0

                               4                            Offsides                        1

                               13                         Corners                          2

                               1                            Saves                            1

Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs SSC Napoli - Match Report - UEFA Champions League - 1st Leg

16:40

Real Madrid come from a goal behind to win the 1st leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie against SSC Napoli.

 The defending champions came from a goal deficit and won 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, thanks to goals from Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Casemiro.

 Real got off to a good start with Ronaldo and Benzema combining the latter passed to Benzema whose powerful shot at near post was saved by Pepe Reina, single-handedly. 

 Insigne put Napoli ahead in the 8th minute when he caught Keylor Navas off-guard and fired a shot from nearly 35-yard out and gave Napoli the lead. 0-1. Goal - Napoli.

 Real found the back of the net after 10 minutes when a wonderful out-footed cross by Dani Carvajal found Karim Benzema who headed the ball past Pepe Reina. 1-1. Goal - Real Madrid.
Real took the lead in the second half through Kroos. The German international got a cross from Cristiano Ronaldo and fired it without taking a touch, Reina was standing helpless at his near post. 2-1. Goal - Real Madrid.

It was game over for Napoli when Casemiro scored a sensational volley from 25-yards out in the 54th minute. 3-1. Goal - Real Madrid.

 Napoli had a chance in the dying minutes when a looping header from Insigne met Callejon who scored but was ruled off side.
Match Facts:

                      RMA                                                               NAP

                               50%                       Possession                      50%  

                               20(6)                     Shots(on goal)                8(2)

                                9                            Fouls                               12

                                2                            Yellow Cards                    2

                                0                            Red Cards                         0

                                7                            Offsides                            1

                                5                           Corners                              1

                                1                            Saves                                3
                

Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs SSC Napoli - Match Preview - UEFA Champions League - 1st Leg

19:18

It's a big game for:

Marek Hamsik. The Slovakian has performed brilliantly in the past games. In their 7-1 victory over Bologna two Saturday's ago, he scored a hat trick and has been in sensational form. He is capable of producing magic at the Bernabeu. 


Best stat:

 30. The encounter comes 30 years after the last times these two teams met in the European Championship. Real Madrid won that 3-1 on aggregate.
Player to watch:

 Cristiano Ronaldo. The 2016 Ballon d'Or winner is always the main attraction. The 32-year old has scored 17 goals this season, grabbing one in the 3-1 victory over Osasuna. But has scored only 2 goals in the Champions League, he would be looking to improve that record against Napoli.



Form guide:

 Real Madrid: WWDWL
Napoli: WWDWW
Odds:

 Real Madrid win: 13/25
Napoli win: 51/10
Draw:7/2                                                                            via: 888 Sport

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