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Kylian Mbappe scored a first-half penalty and a stoppage-time second as Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 4-1 to go joint-top of La Liga, a day after saying he can still win the Ballon d'Or.
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Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-1 through Mbappe and Valverde, while Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City won 2-0 at Porto on the opening night of the Champions League.
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Troy Parrott's first-half goal gave Real Betis a 1-0 win over Real Madrid, ending Jose Mourinho's perfect start, after Alvaro Valles saved a stoppage-time penalty from Kylian Mbappe.
Alvaro Arbeloa’s tenure as Real Madrid manager gets off to a shock start in the Cup. Photo: AFP MADRID: Real Madrid slumped to a shock 3-2 defeat in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday as Alvaro Arbeloa’s managerial debut ended in humiliation by second-tier opponents.Appointed on Monday to replace Xabi Alonso, Arbeloa and his team were sent off by Jefte Betancor’s winner at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte.Without French superstar Kylian Mbappe and several other key players, Arbeloa’s side struggled against a side currently 17th in Spain’s second division.Albacete took the lead through Javi Villar, but Franco
Real Madrid’s Spanish coach Xabi Alonso has left the club after a difficult tenure in charge following his arrival in June. Photo: AFP/File MADRID: Real Madrid announced on Monday that manager Xabi Alonso has left the Spanish giants by mutual consent, to be replaced by Alvaro Arbeloa. After losing the Spanish Super Cup final to Barcelona on Sunday, the club decided to part ways with coach Vasco, who had been in charge for less than eight months, and immediately appointed former Madrid player Arbeloa to coach the reserves. “Real Madrid announces that, by mutual agreement between the club and Xabi
Bape, the top scorer in La Liga this season with 18 goals. Photo: AFP MADRID: Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso admitted on Saturday that he does not know how long injured superstar Kylian Mbappe will be sidelined. The French striker was diagnosed with a knee strain on Wednesday, which is expected to keep him out for at least three weeks. “We will try to do it quickly, it depends a lot on how he feels, but we will try to get him back as quickly as possible,” Alonso told a news conference. “When is the soonest possible? That’s the question.
The decision followed months of legal wrangling after the French striker took PSG to court Kylian Mbappe in action for Paris Saint-Germain in 2024. Photo: REUTERS PARIS: A Paris labor court on Tuesday ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian Mbappe 60 million euros ($70.6 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses, partially ending one of French soccer’s bitterest disputes. The decision followed months of legal wrangling after the French striker took PSG to court over earnings he said were withheld for April, May and June 2024, shortly before he left the Ligue 1 club to join Real Madrid on a free
MADRID: Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal will undergo surgery on his right knee, dealing another blow to the defender who has been plagued by persistent injury problems over the past year. “Following tests carried out on our captain Dani Carvajal by Real Madrid’s medical services, he has been diagnosed with a loose body in his right knee. Carvajal will undergo arthroscopic surgery,” LaLiga officials said in a brief statement on Monday. According to club sources, the veteran defender could be out for up to 10 weeks as he recovers from another operation on his troublesome right knee. The latest setback
MADRID: Real Madrid guest Villarrea on Saturday with the aim of taking back the La Liga campaign after a derby defeat last weekend. The perfect start of Xabi Alonso for the campaign came in a fatigue to stop with 5-2 beings by Atletico Madrid’s opponents, with the implications of what it felt last week. The coach was willing to proceed after he admitted that his team was worth losing, but some Madrid players have surpassed. Striker Kylian Mbappe said Madrid “cannot forget” what happened and had to continue working to avoid having another night in the same spirit after throwing
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