Soccer

It has been eight seasons since the biggest rivalry in Spanish football expanded its ratio of excitement to the rest of the world. The world has witnessed mythological battles between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in that timespan. A rivalry that has offered us moments of contrast and antagonism: Lionel Messi and Cristiano …

Manchester United 2, Chelsea 0 Goals Marcus Rashford (7′) Ander Herrera (49′) Recap A goal and an assist from Ander Herrera propelled Manchester United to quite possibly the biggest win of the Jose Mourinho era, and in the process, have blown the doors on the title race wide open. Chelsea’s …

Juventus FC 3-0 FC Barcelona Lineups: Juventus FC: Buffon; Alves, Bonucci, Chiellini, Sandro; Pjanić, Khedira; Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandžukić; Higuaín. (4-2-3-1) FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Piqué, Umtiti, Mathieu; Rakitić, Mascherano, Iniesta; Messi, Suárez, Neymar. (4-3-3) Spring is the most beautiful time of the year in the football world. It is when the …

Crystal Palace 3, Arsenal 0 Goals Andros Townsend (17′) Yohan Cabaye (63′) Luka Milivojevic (68′ PEN) Recap For the second straight week, Crystal Palace upset a fellow London inhabitant. After a shock 2-1 over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last weekend, Sam Allardyce’s men defended their home turf, smacking Arsenal 3-0. …

Manchester United came out as 3-0 winners at the Stadium of Light courtesy goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Marcus Rashford as Sebastian Larsson from Sunderland got sent off right before half time. The win moved United up to fifth, with Arsenal playing on Monday, while Sunderland remain last, …

Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 2 Goals Cesc Fàbregas (5′) Wilfried Zaha (9′) Christian Benteke (11′) Starting Lineups Check out the starting lineups for @ChelseaFC and @CPFC #PLonNBC pic.twitter.com/tfqaizjOpZ — NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) April 1, 2017 Recap A slip-up from the league leaders at home has seemingly opened the title …

Swansea and Middlesbrough’s hunt for Premier League safety brought the two sides face-to-face at the Liberty Stadium and ended in a dull 0-0. On paper, this was the expected result of the game with 17th placed Swansea having the worst defensive record in the league and 19th placed Middlesbrough having …

Málaga CF 0-2 Atlético de Madrid Lineups: Málaga CF: Kameni; Rosales, Llorente R., Luis H., Torres; Camacho, Rodríguez; Keko, Fornals, Juankar; Sandro. (4-2-3-1) Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran, Savić, Lucas, Luis; Thomas, Gabi, Saúl, Koke; Griezmann, Torres. (4-4-2) Atlético de Madrid arrived to La Rosaleda with the mission of extending their …

Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1 Sergio Agüero (69′) James Milner (51′ PEN) Recap This match-up of two top-four teams lived up to the hype, providing everything from great saves and passes to penalties and late-game drama. Ultimately, City was able to pull out a draw at the Etihad Stadium after …

UD Las Palmas 1-0 Villarreal CF Lineups: UD Las Palmas: Lizoain; Simón, Bigas, Lemos, Castellano; Goméz, Mesa, García; Viera, Boateng, Tana. (4-3-3) Villarreal CF: Fernández; Mario, Musacchio, Ruiz, Costa; Dos Santos, Trigueros, Bruno, Castillejo; Soriano, Sansone. (4-4-2) Round 28 started on Friday with an attractive game between UD Las Palmas and Villarreal …