Andrés Iniesta has come out and defended Muñiz Fernández after his error in Elche: "The referee has been given a lynching. It's not good for football. It doesn't project a good image abroad." The Spaniard remarked on his contract renewal in statements to 'RAC-1': "I feel like the best years of my football career are still to come. That's why I want to stay here. They are sporti...Full Story »

The Champions League returned to the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday night and with it came the return of Iker Casillas in his first official match in the stadium since the 15th January. Casillas enjoyed a relatively quiet evening, the one shock came just before half-time when both he and his defence misjudged the flight of a corner and Sigurdsson hit the bar, just as it seemed as if the ...Full Story »

Marc Bartra is making the most of the opportunities which Martino has given him and has now played in the last three games, having started in the last two. His performances have been so good that the Barcelona fans are taken with him and already comparing him to Varane, the Real Madrid centre back who burst onto the scene last season. Everyone has already forgotten that Barcelona was looking ...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti continued to put his trust in Karim Benzema on Wednesday against Copenhagen but while he will get few better chances to win over the fans, the French striker was substituted without having found the back of the net. The crowd appeared to be divided in its reaction when Benzema was replaced with ten minutes remaining and it will take the player some more hard work before convin...Full Story »

The Italian says the Welsh winger will be out for Madrid's game against Levante, but said he will be fully fit to return after the international break Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that Gareth Bale is frustrated at missing the Spanish side's 4-0 win over Copenhagen in the Champions League, but says the Welsh winger will be back to full fitness following the forthcoming intern...Full Story »

Cesc Fábregas got Barcelona out of a tight spot by scoring the winner against Glasgow Celtic: "It was tough. We knew it would be. They closed us down and played the long ball." Barcelona waited patiently for the right moment: "We played a great game. Nobody really stood out or was worse than anyone else. It was the best all round performance so far this season."Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti spoke frankly on Tuesday at the press conference on the eve of Real Madrid's Champions League clash against Copenhagen, to issue a 'mea culpa': "It is normal that people are angry but this is my responsibility and I am going to fix things. It is an extra motivation for me because I want people to enjoy watching Real Madrid play", he said. The Italian coach also took the opport...Full Story »

Copenhagen right back Lars Jacobsen, who faces the task of marking Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday, sees the Portuguese star as the best player in the World. "I don't want to start a discussion over who is best, but for me Ronaldo is clearly the most complete", he told the paper 'Ekstra Bladet'. "Very rarely do I meet an attacking player who is taller, faster, stronger, technically more gifted...Full Story »

Sergio Ramos spoke out about the current situation facing his Real Madrid side in the press conference before the match with Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday. The press were keen to ask in particular about the meeting the Madrid squad held on Monday but Ramos was adamant: "It was not a big thing and we should not make it something it is not, I remember that in the times of Sant...Full Story »

Karim Benzema started the league season well, scoring against both Betis and Granada in the first two games. But since then, nothing. It is true that he provided two fine assists against Athletic de Bilbao, but goals are not coming his way, and the situation is so bad that he has even been on the receiving end of whistling from the Bernabéu fans. During the Madrid derby he had hardly any...Full Story »