Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari praised his team for getting their season back on track after beating Sevilla 2-0 at the Bernabeu.Amid Sevilla’s stubbornness and a lack of ambition that meant they appeared content only to defend, Real gradually wore the visitors down to secure the three points.The victory takes the European champions up to third place in LaLiga and puts space between the...Full Story »

Real Madrid moved above Sevilla in the LaLiga table thanks to late goals from midfield duo Casemiro and Luka Modric on Saturday.Late goals from Casemiro and Luka Modric clinched Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Sevilla at a sodden Santiago Bernabeu – a result that lifts Santiago Solari's side above their opponents in the LaLiga table. Madrid appeared set to endure a frustrating afternoon in ...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari has called on his players to show “passion and motivation” to beat Sevilla and leapfrog their LaLiga rivals.A 3-0 defeat at Sevilla in September under former boss Julen Lopetegui was one of a number of poor results which leave Madrid fourth in the standings and 10 points adrift of leaders Barcelona.Sevilla sit ahead of Solari’s side, albeit on ...Full Story »

Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari hailed his side’s commitment and drive ahead of their Copa del Rey clash with Leganes.Real lead the round-of-16 tie 3-0 after the first leg and travel to the Cucumber Growers on the outskirts of Madrid on Wednesday.“We shouldn’t focus on the lead we have over Leganes, we need to remain focused and try to kill the tie off from the first ...Full Story »

Santiago Solari insisted his decision to leave Isco as an unused substitute in a 2-1 win at Real Betis was nothing personal against the Real Madrid midfielder. Isco was benched despite Solari being without Gareth Bale, Lucas Vazquez, Toni Kroos, Marco Asensio and Marcos Llorente for Sunday's visit to the Benito Villamarin. And even when striker Karim Benzema had to be substituted at half-tim...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari hailed the impact of his young players after a last-gasp win at Real Betis on Sunday.Former Betis player Dani Ceballos struck with an 88th-minute free-kick as Madrid snatched a 2-1 victory at the Benito Villamarín Stadium to move back into the top four in LaLiga.It was a win achieved without a number of senior stars as the likes of Gareth Bale, Marco Asen...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari says they'll be speaking with Gareth Bale after he left the defeat to Real Sociedad before the final whistle. Bale, who was watching from the stands as he is currently injured, departed in the 78th minute. Solari was asked on Tuesday for his thoughts on the fact that the Welshman didn't stay to support his teammates and revealed that the situation would be d...Full Story »

Real Madrid hit out at the VAR system after a surprise 2-0 home defeat to Real Sociedad delivered another blow to their flailing LaLiga title challenge.Sociedad took the lead through Willian Jose’s penalty just three minutes into the match and had Lucas Vasquez sent off before Ruben Pardo wrapped it up late on for the hosts.But while the game was at 1-0, Vinicius Junior tumbled under a cha...Full Story »

Santiago Solari insists Real Madrid are happy with how things are going of late, but there are a number of signs that suggest that cannot be true. Under his guidance, Madrid have climbed from ninth to fourth in LaLiga Santander, but remain some way off league leaders Barcelona.Solari is quick to defend his work, but there are many reasons for him and Madrid fans to be unhappy with the situati...Full Story »

The directors at Real Madrid are not at all happy with the 2-2 draw the team had away at Villarreal on Thursday night, with this sharing of the spoils coming after several other setbacks towards the end of 2018. The players and coaches have been reminded that the conformism shown in the second half against the Yellow Submarine cannot happen. It has been explained that there must be an impro...Full Story »

A brace from Santi Cazorla halted Real Madrid's momentum as Luis Garcia's side claimed a 2-2 draw in the first LaLiga match of 2019. Santi Cazorla scored twice as Real Madrid failed to take full advantage of their game in hand on LaLiga leaders Barcelona in a frustrating 2-2 draw at relegation-threatened Villarreal. Los Blancos, back in action for the first time since winning the Club World ...Full Story »

Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari described Saturday’s historic Club World Cup win as having provided “the finishing touch to a wonderful start” to his tenure.Real claimed the trophy for the third successive year with a 4-1 victory over United Arab Emirates champions Al Ain in Abu Dhabi.It was a record fourth triumph in the competition for Real, with them surpassing LaLiga rival...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari is confident his squad are well equipped to produce another “exceptional feat” and successfully defend the Champions League once again.Los Blancos are out in Abu Dhabi for the Club World Cup, where they will take on Japanese side Kashima Antlers in Wednesday’s semi-final.Solari’s side qualified top of their Champions League group, despite...Full Story »

Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari was relieved to have signed off from LaLiga action for the year with a battling home win over derby rivals Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu.Los Blancos were in need of a response, having been jeered off by their own fans following the midweek 3-0 Champions League defeat by Sparak Moscow.Karim Benzema’s early strike, the France forward later going off wi...Full Story »

On Friday, Real Madrid's football and basketball teams had their Christmas meal, and Florentino Perez used it as the appropriate time to ask first-team coach, Santiago Solari, to learn to love Isco again. Without forgetting the bitter taste of defeat against CSKA, the basketball exhibition from Pablo Laso against Barcelona closed the wound that was opened on a Wednesday to forget. Perez agai...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari has called for unity as the club look to bounce back from a humbling Champions League loss in their final LaLiga game of the year.Madrid face local rivals Rayo Vallecano at home on Saturday before heading to the United Arab Emirates for the FIFA Club World Cup.But they approach the match with recriminations still coming from Wednesday’s 3-0 home defea...Full Story »

Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari offered no excuses after his Spanish giants were floored 3-0 by CSKA Moscow.Real had already qualified for the Champions League last-16 as Group G winners, but that should not mask a poor performance, even if it was by a much-changed team.Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari offered no excuses for defeat to CSKA Moscow. (Manu Fernandez/AP Wire)Despite CSKA’s vi...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari has disputed Cristiano Ronaldo's claim that the club lacks humility. Ronaldo told Gazzetta dello Sport this week that Juventus, the club he joined for €100 million in July from Real Madrid, is "more humble and more of a family than Madrid." Asked about Ronaldo's comments, Solari said in Tuesday's news conference ahead of Madrid's Champions League home ...Full Story »

Santiago Solari has described Real Madrid as having a “fantastic, humble squad” following remarks from Cristiano Ronaldo about his former employers.Ronaldo, who switched from Real to Juventus in July, spoke about the clubs in an interview published by Gazzetta dello Sport on Monday, saying the Italian outfit felt “more like a family” than the Spanish one.He said: “I...Full Story »

Huesca squandered golden chances to equalise and earn a famous result against Real Madrid and instead succumbed to Gareth Bale's strike. Gareth Bale ended his longest LaLiga goal drought by scoring the winner as Real Madrid clinched a fourth successive victory with a 1-0 win over rock-bottom Huesca. The Wales international scored his first league goal in 802 minutes of football to give Santi...Full Story »