Sentences with phrase «title rivals real»

If Barça are able to confirm their status as favorites and get the three points, they'll put immense pressure on title rivals Real Madrid who have one of their toughest assignments of the season away to Real Sociedad, the only other team in La Liga with a perfect record so far.

Suarez struggled initially but has found his feet of late, netting seven goals in his last seven appearances, including most crucially his effort against La Liga title rivals Real Madrid.

Not exact matches

23 — Having wrestled the title off last season's champions Atletico, Barca are now celebrating their 23rd La Liga win, continuing their superb rise in the modern era as they look to catch up with bitter rivals Real Madrid on 32.

Do you see Man Citeh as the only real rival to Arsenal winning the title?

Arsenal can make a Merry Christmas for themselves by grabbing a win against Manchester City tonight, knowing that they are capable of defeating their only real title rivals.

Real have failed to retain their Champions League title this term — being eliminated in the semi-finals by Juventus — and have also fallen short in La Liga, as rivals Barcelona have claimed the Spanish championship.

Barca currently trail rivals Real Madrid by six points in the title race, albeit they have a game in hand, but they have failed to deliver consistently this season which has also led to question marks over Enrique's future.

With Barca off the pace in the title race with rivals Real Madrid ahead and with games in hand, Enrique is facing the very real prospect of ending up with no major trophy this season which would be a disaster considering how successful he has been since taking the Real Madrid ahead and with games in hand, Enrique is facing the very real prospect of ending up with no major trophy this season which would be a disaster considering how successful he has been since taking the real prospect of ending up with no major trophy this season which would be a disaster considering how successful he has been since taking the job.

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Should Barcelona end up being successful in their pursuit of Juventus forward Dybala, it'll definitely be a good addition to Ernesto Valverde's squad as they look to regain the La Liga title from rivals Real Madrid.

Currently sat in fourth place nine points adrift of leaders Barcelona, they look as though they will surrender their title this term, and also have an upcoming Champions League quarter final with last season's winners, and cross city rivals, Real to contend with.

It also seems clear that the Frenchman knows that we do need another striker of quality to help out the likes of Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott if Arsenal are to have a real chance of beating our Premier League rivals to the title this year.

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While the Rojiblancos do not share the same kind of rivalry with Barca as with Real, Griezmann could still be well advised not to strengthen one of their title rivals in La Liga.

Real Madrid suffered a humiliating 3 - 0 at the hands of fierce rivals Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday in a match that effectively ended Los Blancos» title hopes.

The team that I see as our only big rivals for the Title, they sit 2 points clear of us right now, they just tore Newcastle a new one, and are just about everybodys pick for the league, and the only real test in the league coming soon is at home to Man United (Pray for a draw), but whilst they are everybodys pick, they are favourites, they are still not untouchable.

The other real issue is that United are casting green eyed looks at out Champions League record and they now see us once again as a serious rival, even if it is for a Champions League spot rather than the title.

Two summers ago, Arsenal were on the verge of taking Demba Ba to the Emirates on loan from Chelsea, but after Arsene Wenger unveiled the purchase of Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho decided to block Ba's move as he considered Arsenal a rival for the title.

Turan has impressed in La Liga since joining Atletico from Galatasaray back in 2011, and helped guide the club to a La Liga title win in the 2013/14 season, as well as on a run to the Champions League final, where Diego Simeone's side were eventually beaten by city rivals Real Madrid in Lisbon.

The 28 - year - old also contributed greatly to helping Atletico to the La Liga title in 2013/14, plus also playing a crucial role in guiding them to the final of the Champions League, scoring against Chelsea in the semi-final before the club eventually lost to city rivals Real in Lisbon.

Real Madrid do not tolerate failure lightly, and there can be no doubt that heads will roll this summer after bitter rivals Barcelona sealed a La Liga title win on Sunday.

There were some easier clubs for us to get from the top seeded pot of title winners, most notably CSKA Moscow who our jammy north London rivals Tottenham got, but there were a lot worse as well, so we are happy to have dodged Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Juventus.

For Barca, new manager Tito Vilanova has celebrated his first year in charge in Catalonia by snatching the Spanish title back from fierce rivals Real Madrid.

Despite the fact that Real Madrid fans have had to suffer in recent years as the traditional title of the best team in Spain has been usurped by the Catalan rivals FC Barcelona, especially in the league.

And here was the real nightmare scenario: lose and you hand your bitter rivals the English Premier League Title, while all us Reds, would be forced to watch the party, noses rubbed firmly in the dirt.

Last season saw Real Madrid need a fantastic late run of results in La Liga just to get close to the eventual title winners Barcelona and put pressure on their fierce rivals, but this time the football boot has been on the other foot so to speak.

As Real Madrid still had a chance of nipping ahead of great rivals Barcelona to win this season's La Liga title and be crowned champions of Spain, Zinedine Zidane would have had no thoughts of rotating his squad and resting players for the Champions League final, which they are favourites to win with every online Sportsbook.

You might think I am being a bit presumptuous about Real Madrid having the Spanish title sewn up, as Los Blancos still have eight La Liga games to play and are only three points above our main rivals FC Barcelona, who we still have to play in the second El Clasico of the season.

Rounding off the ones to watch are four of La Liga's biggest teams as Real Madrid look to wrangle the title back from their rivals Atletico as it could be a defining year for Gareth Bale.

The real winners, of course, are Barcelona, who have successfully come through their own transfer ban and can now expect their closest title rivals falling behind next season.

After being narrowly pipped to the title by city - rivals Atletico Real are hot favourites to claim the crown next season with odds of 10/11 ahead of Barcelona on 7/5 and the reigning champions Atletico as long as 14/1.

They have watched their fierce rivals Real Madrid win two Champions League titles and one La Liga title over the two seasons and were beaten heavily over the two legs of the Spanish Cup earlier at the start of this campaign.

Atletico Madrid tore apart city rivals Real Madrid 4 - 0 at home to open up the La Liga title race on Saturday in a triumph crowned by a spectacular ov -LRB-...)

Nonetheless, Barcelona are expected to continue with their pursuit of top players during the window as they look to strengthen the squad in order to wrestle the La Liga title back from rivals Real Madrid and recent reports have claimed that the Blaugrana are currently considering a move for Tottenham star Dele Alli.

Watching arch city rivals Atletico Madrid lift the La Liga title was a bitter pill to swallow, with salt rubbed further into the wounds by Barcelona also finishing above Real Madrid in the table.

Zinedine Zidane has become only the second French manager to win the Spanish league title after his Real Madrid side beat Malaga 2 - 0 at the Rosaleda to finish three points ahead of arch rivals Barcelona.

Real Madrid (+195) Following Barcelona's shocking exit, Spanish rivals Real Madrid are the new favorites at +195, aiming to win their third straight title.

Real Madrid bossed over their El Clasico rivals during the Spanish Super Cup in August, but they face a fight to retain the title, having fallen eight points adrift after just 13 games into the season.

As for Real's prospects, he agrees with his coach, Italian Carlo Ancelotti, who said the other day that Real's prospects of success in the Champions League were higher than in the Spanish league title race where the Madrid club currently trail eternal rivals, Barcelona, by two points, saying:

Atletico have arguably had their greatest ever season, having beaten both Real and Barcelona to La Liga Primera title — their first since 1996 — despite the team's total wage bill being a fifth of their local rivals.

This black Real Madrid jersey 2011 - 2012 will be worn by the likes of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo as Real seek to wrest the La Liga title away from arch rivals Barcelona, who will also be wearing a black away kit, albeit one made by Nike, this season.

Barcelona are six points behind rivals Real Madrid, and are desperate to pick up a win and keep their title hopes alive.

The dejected look on Cristiano Ronaldo's face at the final whistle of his Real Madrid side's 1 - 0 crushing defeat over minnows Osasuna last Sunday told you all you need to know about their waning La Liga title hopes as they slipped 7 points behind fierce rivals Barcelona - sitting comfortably in first place in the La Liga table.

Costa spent three seasons at the Vicente Calderon and scored 36 goals in all competitions in the 2013 - 14 season which saw Atleti lift their 10th La Liga title and lose the final of the Champions League to their city rivals Real Madrid.

Valverde said he felt he still had the backing of the club management despite the upset, compounded by the sight of bitter rivals Real Madrid edging towards a third straight Champions League title.

Dembele will form a fearsome forward line alongside five - time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez as Barca aim to wrestle the Champions League and La Liga titles back from rivals Real Madrid.

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