Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane insists his club’s Copa del Rey exit will not interrupt their LaLiga focus as they travel to Osasuna on Sunday. Los Blancos’ hopes of winning a 20th Copa del Rey title were dashed after a 4-3 quarter-final loss to Real Sociedad on Thursday. Zidane has turned his focus back to Real’s rampant league campaign, however, as they look to extend...Full Story »

Quique Setien insists he is ready to pass his latest test as Barcelona manager ahead of his side’s trip to Valencia.The 61-year-old is poised for his third match in charge of the Spanish giants after overseeing a 1-0 LaLiga win against Granada last weekend, before Antoine Griezmann spared Barca’s blushes with a late strike in a narrow 2-1 Copa Del Rey victory over minnows UD Ibiza.Se...Full Story »

Quique Setien will take charge of Barcelona for the first time when they host Granada on Sunday night.The 61-year-old is in the unusual position of taking over a side top of the table at the mid-point of the season, having been named as the replacement for Ernesto Valverde who was shown the door after a disappointing December which allowed Real Madrid to move level on goal difference.“I se...Full Story »

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane expects Barcelona to be just as competitive under new boss Quique Setien – and accepts working in the spotlight is all part of the job.Despite Barcelona being top of LaLiga, the Catalan club announced on Monday evening that Ernesto Valverde had been sacked and replaced by Setien.Former Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol boss Valverde had guided Barca to LaL...Full Story »

Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde is set to take Marc-Andre Ter Stegen out of the firing line after revealing his goalkeeper has been playing despite a knee injury.Ter Stegen is expected to miss the derby clash at Espanyol on Saturday and next week’s Supercopa de Espana against Atletico Madrid in Saudi Arabia due to a tendon problem.Valverde said at his pre-match press conference on Fr...Full Story »

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has confirmed injured forward Eden Hazard will miss the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.Hazard has not featured for Real since suffering an ankle problem on November 26 in a Champions League match against Paris St Germain.The 28-year-old Belgium international will not travel to next week’s four-team tournament in the Middle East in order to continue hi...Full Story »