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MATCH REPORT: Real Madrid Beat Barcelona 3-1 In End-to-End El Clasico

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Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 in Saturday’s El Clasico in the Nou Camp to move six points clear of their rivals in the La Liga standings.

Both teams started positive and scored in the first 10 minutes of the encounter.

However, Real Madrid went ahead through a Sergio Ramos penalty and then Luka Modric sealed the win late on, as Zinedine Zidane side jumped to 13 points, two ahead of Real Sociedad and Villarreal.

With the defeat, Lionel Messi and Barcelona remain 10th in La Liga standings on seven points.

Federico Valverde gave Real Madrid the lead with a fifth-minute strike, but Ansu Fati became the youngest ever El Clasico scorer just three minutes later when he guided home from close range.

Ramos won and scored a penalty from a Clement Lenglet’s shirt-tug to put Real ahead in the 63rd minute, before Modric’s cool and composed finish wrapped up a deserved win for the visitors in the 90th minute.

The margin could have been larger had it not been for some impressive saves late by goalkeeper Neto.

“It was the plan for the game to have control of the game,” Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman said after the match. “We changed Leo’s position, put Ansu as a reference point.

“Tried to look for space behind Madrid’s defence and have players on the wide with good ball control, going between lines and one reference up front. Can be happy in that sense, we played well.

“When you’re losing, we have to try and improve and create chances to score with the players on the pitch.

“We opted to freshen things up wide with Ousmane [Dembele] and [Francisco] Trincao, to get in one-on-one positions with more speed. Antoine [Griezmann] too up front with Leo. Then try from the 35th minute to take risks.”

It was an important victory for Zidane, who was under pressure after two shock defeats to newly promoted Cadiz in La Lifa and an under strength Shakhtar Donestsk in the Champions League in midweek.

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz passes away after testing positive for Covid-19

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MADRID – Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz has died aged 76, his son Lorenzo said on Saturday.

The former Real president was taken to hospital on Tuesday, with newspaper El Mundo saying he had been suffering from the novel coronavirus.

His son, Fernando, who played for Madrid as a central defender and was succeeded as president by Florentino Perez in 2000, said his father had a respiratory disease.

Sanz presided over the club between 1995 and 2000, in which they won two Champions League titles and one La Liga crown among other trophies.

Their 1998 Champions League triumph was the first time they had won Europe’s top prize, which they have lifted a record 13 times, in 32 years.

“My father has just passed away. He didn’t deserve it to end this way. One of the most brave and hard working people who I have known in my life has left us,” Lorenzo Sanz Jr. said on Twitter.

Meanwhile, reports in Italy is also claiming that AC Milan technical director and former International defender Paolo Maldini also tested positive.

His son Daniel, 18, who plays for Milan’s youth team, also had a positive test.

News also broke on Saturday that Juventus forward Paulo Dybala tested positive for the disease and so did his girlfriend.

Klopp Dismisses Liverpool Move For Real Madrid Forward Bale

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NEW YORK, Sporting Alert — Gareth Bale has been heavily linked with a move away from Real Madrid this summer but Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has rubbished reports about him making a move for the Welshman.

Bale looks certain to leave the Spanish giants this summer following a public spat with returning head coach Zinedine Zidane, who admitted that the forward is not in his future plans.

Despite winning four European Cups and a La Liga crown since making his £85 million move from Tottenham in 2013, Bale has been told by Zidane that he should to leave the club.

Several of the top clubs in Europe, including Manchester United, Tottenham and Bayern Munich have been strongly linked with the Real Madrid outcast, but Klopp has dismissed media talk of Liverpool plotting a move — acknowledging that he would be ‘outstandingly expensive’ for the English Premier League side.

“Bale will be outstandingly expensive,” the German tactician told Sky Sports News ahead of his club’s pre-season match against Sporting Lisbon.

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“These fantastic football players have some strange ideas. I respect them all so much, but they probably only say these things because somebody asked them.

“Bale is a Real Madrid player and if he leaves it will be outstandingly expensive and big wages.”

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Klopp said Liverpool’s target this summer is to build a complete team rather than signing individuals.

“He is an outstanding player, I like him a lot but it is not about him. You have to create a team,” the manager said. “A team is not a collection of the best individual players, they have to work together.

“Liverpool is a long-term project. The team is really good. Will there be difficult situations?

“Probably. There would be if we bring in a new player, or two or three. I didn’t say we won’t do anything, it is going to be a big window for sure but people don’t think about the people who are already in.

“Sometimes you have to calm the situation down, pay your bills, have a normal life and live in the house before you build a new one.”

Bale has been reportedly wanted in China, but the former Tottenham attacker has been warned that he needs to stay in Europe is he wants to continue being effective.

Real Madrid are looking to sell the player and has ruled out a loan move.

Liverpool will take on Sporting Lisbon at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night.

Paul Ince Backs Liverpool Bale Move

Meanwhile, former Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince recently backed the Reds to sign Bale, but is also concerned about his fee.

“My opinion is if Liverpool can afford him, he should go there,” Ince, who who played 81 times for the Anfield club in the 1990s, told BBC Radio 5 Live.

“Liverpool’s front three haven’t had much rest before the season – Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane have played all over the summer.

“Bale can play right, left or central. If I was looking at a team if they could afford him, it would be Liverpool. He needs to re-invent himself as a player and play football week in, week out.

“He would have to take a massive wage drop. It can’t be about money for Bale. He has to go to a team who can win things.”

Ince added: “Liverpool are European champions and they want to make a massive challenge in the league again.

“Who else could afford him? Man City maybe, Man United and I don’t think Tottenham would be the right club.

“I would like to see him at Liverpool. He still has four or five years left. I think he’d be a perfect fit.”

International Champions Cup Fixtures On July 23: Real Madrid v Arsenal And More

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LANDOVER, Mayland, Sporting Alert — The following are the 2019 International Champions Cup fixtures for Tuesday, July 23, along with the live television and streaming information.

Three matches are listed on the schedule for later this evening, including the opening game of the day at Landover in Mayland between Real Madrid and Arsenal at 7:00 pm ET.

The two other matches slated for tonight are Bayern Munich against AC Milan and Guadalajara against Atletico Madrid.

Arsenal head into this fixture undefeated in this year’s International Champions Cup, following wins over Bayern Munich and Fiorentina, while Real Madrid will be searching for their first win in the 2019 tournament.

The Gunners defeated Fiorentina 3-0 in Charlotte, on Saturday to add to the 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich in California, last Wednesday.

Inform Edward Nketiah enters this game with three goals from two outings under his belt and teenager will be hoping to continue his goalscoring form.

Real Madrid, in the meantime, were beaten 3-1 in Texas by German champions Bayern Munich in their last outing with former Chelsea attacking midfielder Eden Hazard suiting up for the Spanish giants.

Rodrygo netted the lone goal for Real Madrid in the defeat.

In Kansas City, Bayern Munich will aim to build on the 3-1 win over Real Madrid at the weekend when they take on Italian side AC Milan at 9 p.m. ET.

Tonight’s game will be the 2019 International Champions Cup opener for AC Milan.

At Arlington in Texas, starting at 9 p.m. ET as well, Spanish outfits Atletico Madrid will battle against Chivas Guadalajara.

Guadalajara opened with a 2-1 defeat against Fiorentina at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, last Tuesday before getting hammered 3-0 by Benfica in the second game.

Like AC Milan, Atletico Madrid will be playing for the first time at this year’s tournament.

International Champions Cup fixtures
Tuesday, July 23

Real Madrid vs. Arsenal (Landover, Md.; 7 p.m. ET — ESPN Deportes)
Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan (Kansas City, Mo.; 9 p.m. ET — ESPN+)
Guadalajara vs. Atletico Madrid (Arlington, Texas; 9 p.m. ET — ESPN Deportes)

Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid: How To Watch UEFA Super Cup

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TALLINN, Estonia — Team news and live television coverage ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup clash between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Estonia.

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How To Watch Live Stream

Interestingly, Watch TNT will be streaming live coverage of the game, while TV broadcast will be on TNT USA. BT Sport 2, BT Sport Live and BT Sport 4K UHD are the channels providing the action for those in the UK. You can also sign up with Sling TV and Fubo TV for live streaming coverage.

Courtois Set For Real Madrid Debut

Thibaut Courtois is in line to make his debut for Real Madrid after joining the European champions from Chelsea on deadline day, while manager Julen Lopetegui is set to unleash Gareth Bale in a new role, following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus this summer. “There is not more pressure because it is against Atletico Madrid, it is a final and a trophy which means that we will give everything, we are obliged to win everything,” Lopetegui told UEFA. “The club gives us what we need so that we can do our work in the best manner and so we are privileged because of this. “We will try to be a good team, make the most of what we have collectively and individually for the collective good. “We will have a clear style, defined, which makes the most of the individuals that we have.” Midfield playmaker Luka Modric, who has been heavily linked with a move to Serie A side Inter Milan, is also in the Real Madrid squad and is expected to play.

Atletico Very Strong This Season

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is also confident about his side’s chance of securing an early trophy this season but warned that his summer acquisitions doesn’t mean immediate success.
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Atletico lifted the Europa League last season with a solid squad but Simeone has gone out to strengthen his group over the summer. The likes of Thomas Lemar, Nikola Kalinic, Rodri, Santiago Arias and Gelson Martins are among the players coming, while veteran defender Diego Godin opted to stay put rather than joining Manchester United, following reports he turned down the Red Devils’ approach on deadline day. Antoine Griezmann, Diego Costa, Jan Oblak, Koke, Juanfran and Filipe Luís are just a few of the other top players at Simeone’s disposal.

Sanchez, Herrera Score, Manchester United Beats Real Madrid 2-1

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MIAMI, Fla. — Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera both netted and Manchester United beat Real Madrid 2-1 in an International Champions Cup game at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Tuesday.

Karim Benzema scored the lone goal for Real Madrid which was managed by new head coach Julen Lopetegui for the first time since he replaced Zinedine Zidane.

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Manchester United took the lead in the 18th minute through Sanchez, who clinically converted with a one-time finish past Kiko Casilla, following a pass from Matteo Darmian, who darted behind the Real Madrid backline and delivered a great ball back to the penalty spot for his teammate.

The English Premier League side went up by two goals in the 27th minute after Sanchez turned provider for Herrera.

A great run by Juan Mata saw him picking up a long pass inside the Real Madrid area before floating a cross towards Sanchez, who expertly knocked down the ball with his head into the path of the traveling Herrera, who struck a sweet left-footed shot through the legs of Casilla to make it 2-0.

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The Champions League holders pulled a goal back before halftime when Benzema beats Eric Bailey and Timothy Fosu-Mensah to a cross from Theo Hernández and poked home past David de Gea three minutes into stoppage time to make it 2-1.

Manchester United, which is without several players, including World Cup winner Paul Pogba and leading forward Romelu Lukaka, was bouncing back from the 4-1 defeat to Liverpool in the last International Champions Cup.

Real Madrid was playing in the 2018 preseason for the first time.

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Manchester United v Real Madrid International Champions Cup Live

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MIAMI, Fla. — Manchester United and Real Madrid will continue their preparations for the upcoming season when they battle each other in an International Champions Cup game live on ESPN2 on Tuesday.

The game, which will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, will kick-off at 7:00 pm ET and can be streamed live on WatchESPN.

Manchester United enter this contest hoping to sign off the USA tour on a positive note, following a disappointing 4-1 loss to fellow English Premier League rivals Liverpool in Michigan on Sunday.

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Prior to that, Jose Mourinho’s men were held 1-1 by Club America, finished goalless with San Jose Earthquakes and edging Italian Serie A side AC Milan 9-8 in an entertaining penalty shootout in Carson, California, after the two sides finished 1-1 in regulation time.

The Red Devils are still without several key players who were involved in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup in Russia, but the likes of David de Gea and new recruit Fred, who linked up with the club recently, are both in contention to make his first start for Manchester United in this preseason.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid will aim to add further misery to what has been a very challenging preseason for Mourinho by beating Manchester United in Julen Lopetegui’s debut at the helm.

The European champions are also starting the post-Cristiano Ronaldo cycle, but Lopetegui, who replaced Zinedine Zidane, believes his squad, which includes Gareth Bale, who has been strongly linked to United, has the potential to still dominate.

It will be the third time that Manchester United and Real Madrid will face-off in the International Champions Cup.

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The two rivals met during last season preseason and also in 2014.

Real Madrid will also face Juventus and Roma in the coming days in the International Champions Cup.

Also in International Champions Cup action on Tuesday are, English Premier League side Tottenham against Serie A club AC Milan, live on ESPN3 and WatchESPN, while Spanish champions Barcelona will meet Italian club Roma.

Real Madrid Agrees To Sell Ronaldo – Guillem Balague

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Cristiano Ronaldo is almost certain to leave Real Madrid for Juventus, according to Sky Sports Spanish correspondent Guillem Balague.

Balague revealed on his YouTube channel that a deal has been agreed between Real Madrid and Juventus to sign Ronaldo, with the Italian champions “willing to pay €100m.”

“The story comes out, leaked in my opinion from Ronaldo’s camp. Everything is agreed with Juventus, who are willing to pay €100m,” Balague said.

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“Next Real say you have to pay more and then it gets leaked from Madrid that maybe we are willing to let you go.

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“And this is now a game of poker with Ronaldo saying ‘I’m going’ and Real saying, ‘OK, you can go!’

“But the chord is being so stretched that at some point it could break in a way that has never happened before.”

Balague has also admitted that Ronaldo has never been so close to leaving Real Madrid.

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He had written earlier on his official Twitter account: In his head, Cristiano is a Juventus player. Juve has found a financial way to pay for his wages and fee. Real Madrid willing to let him go.

“No offer has arrived yet to Real, but Jorge Mendes has confirmed to Real that it will. He has never been this close to leaving. Will he?

Real Madrid Not Signing Mbappe, Spanish Club Claims

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MOSCOW — Real Madrid are definitely in the market for a top player this summer.

However, the Spanish giants have denied making an offer for France forward Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain.

It has been widely circulated in the media that the Champions League title holder want to sign a player to replace star man Cristiano Ronaldo, who apparently is frustrated with life in Spain and is ready to leave.

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But despite admitting that they are looking to bolster the squad for the coming season, Real Madrid issued a statement denying that an agreement has been met to sign Mbappe.

“Real Madrid has not made any offers to PSG or the player and regrets the dissemination of this type of information,” a club statement read.

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The statement continued: “Given the information published in the last hours referring to an alleged agreement between Real Madrid CF and PSG for player Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid says they are flatly false.”

According to Spanish publication AS on Wednesday, which cited tweets by a French journalist, an offered of £240 million was agreed to sign the 19-year-old Mbappe from PSG.

Mbappe and France will take on Brazil in the highlighted quarterfinal game of the tournament.

Now, this comes only a couple of days after the club rejected a report suggesting that it made an offer to purchase Neymar from PSG for a world-record transfer of over £300 million

Real Madrid hired Spain coach Julen Lopetegui to take over after the World Cup, but the announcement was made on the eve of the start of the tournament and the Spanish FA summarily fired him, claiming that the proper protocol was not followed.

Lopetegui, who replaced Zinedine Zidane as the new boss at Real Madrid, is looking for reinforcements and he believes his main area of interest is in the forward line.

Real Madrid To Swap Ronaldo For Manchester United’s Lukaku – Reports

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LONDON — The Daily Star in the UK is reporting that Real Madrid are interested in a swap deal for Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku this summer.

According to the newspaper, Real Madrid are looking to bolster their attack for coming season and have identified Lukaku as the ideal man to lead the forward line, as a replacement for Karim Benzema.

It is understood that Ronaldo would like to leave the Spanish side this summer and the Daily Star claims Los Blancos are ready to offer the Portugal international in what would be a massive swap deal with his former club, Manchester United.

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Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates – World Cup 2018

Diario Gol claims that Real Madrid are apparently ready to offer Manchester United £44m and Ronaldo for Lukaka.

Both players are currently with their respective international teams preparing for the round of 16 phase of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Ronaldo and Lukaka have also scored four goals apiece at the World Cup, with the latter playing just two of the three matches in the group round.

Lukaku has a productive first season with Manchester United last term, following his move from Everton, scoring 27 goals in all competitions.

The 25-year-old is also the all-time leading goalscorer in the history of Les Diables Rouges and has been rated highly by former Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, who is now at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo, who helped Real Madrid win three successive Champions League title this past May, has been impressive in Russia – scoring a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw with Spain the opening game of the tournament for both nations.

It is understood the Ronaldo would be interested in a return to Manchester United and the English Premier League and there are also reports suggesting that contact has been made between the Red Devils and the Spanish side.

No transfer would happen until after the World Cup was concluded.