Tag: valencia
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Valencia shock Real Madrid with 95th-minute winner
Hugo Duro’s injury-time winner for Valencia stunned Real Madrid as the hosts lost ground in the La Liga title race. With the clock showing 95 minutes, Rafa Mir put in a sublime cross which Hugo Duro headed home from
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La Liga: Vinicius Jnr sees red as Valencia beat Real Madrid 1-0 at Mestalla stadium
Valencia on Sunday defeated Real Madrid at the Mestalla stadium courtesy of Diego López right footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box. Real Madrid’s season is virtually over, even though there are still three more games to go. Real Madrid Winger, Vinicius Jnr was red carded in the 96th minute of the…
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Roman Abramovich bidding to buy La Liga club
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is planning a bid for La Liga club Valencia. Abramovich confirmed last month that he was selling the Blues but there is now a suggestion that he may re-enter football immediately with a hope of buying the struggling La Liga club, amid reports that Singaporean businessman Peter Lim has put Valencia…
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Valencia made us suffer – Pique
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique was delighted with their 3-2 win at Valencia. Two goals from Lionel Messi and another from Antoine Griezmann ensured the Catalans remained within two points of leaders Atletico Madrid. Pique said, “The knee’s fine, it was a small problem but nada. After the unexpected loss (against Granada) this was a very…
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Atletico Madrid sign midfielder Kondogbia from Valencia
Atletico Madrid have signed French midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia from Valencia for an undisclosed fee, both La Liga clubs said on Tuesday. The 27-year-old has signed a four-year contract with Atletico and replaces Thomas Partey, who joined Arsenal just before the transfer window closed. Arsenal had activated his 50-million-euro ($58.52 million) release clause. La Liga rules…
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Manchester City sign Valencia winger on 5-year deal
Manchester City announced on Tuesday they have signed Spanish winger Ferran Torres from Valencia, with the 20-year-old putting pen to paper on a five-year deal. Financial details were not disclosed by the English Premier League (EPL) clubside, but British media reported the transfer fee was 23 million euros (20.73 million pounds). Torres scored six goals…
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La Liga: Five Valencia players test positive for coronavirus
Five Valencia players and staff are “in good health” after testing positive for coronavirus, the club says. Valencia and Argentina defender Ezequiel Garay became the first La Liga player to announce a positive test earlier on Sunday. Later on Sunday, Valencia centre-back Eliaquim Mangala said he had tested positive and was self isolating. Spain is…
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Atalanta cruise to Champions League quarter-finals
Atalanta eased into the Champions League quarter-finals as Josip Ilicic hit four goals against Valencia, in the first match of the competition to be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Italians arrived in Spain with a commanding 4-1 lead from the first leg of their last-16 tie and quickly added to…