Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 20, 2025, 06:27 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti praised Federico Valverde as “the key” after the midfielder’s 93rd-minute goal gave Real Madrid a dramatic 1-0 win over Athletic Club on Sunday to react to their Champions League exit in midweek. After an underwhelming first half, Madrid improved in the second period…
Apr 20, 2025, 05:48 PM ET It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 5 to come up with this week’s order of all 14 teams in…
Apr 20, 2025, 05:42 PM ET Throughout the course of the weekend, the LaLiga title race went from wide open, to totally over, to back as it was before a ball had been kicked. Credit to Real Madrid for sticking around while their season is on the brink of imploding around them. In the Premier…
Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde netted a superb late volley to secure a 1-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday that keeps them within four points of LaLiga leaders Barcelona. A heavily rotated Athletic side had kept the hosts at bay until Valverde scored the winner three minutes into stoppage time, pouncing on a poor…
Reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen slipped up with a 1-1 draw at St. Pauli on Sunday to drop eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich as their slim hopes of defending the Bundesliga title were all but ended. Second-placed Leverkusen, who won the domestic league and Cup double last season without defeat, conceded a 78th-minute equaliser. They…
LEICESTER, England — The Liverpool fans did not want to go home. Long after the final whistle had blown to signal their team’s 1-0 victory over Leicester City on Sunday, supporters of Arne Slot’s side stayed in their thousands to serenade the team that could, within a matter of days, be crowned Premier League champions….
BARCELONA, Spain — It might be all over for Chelsea. After slumping to a 4-1 defeat to Barcelona in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semifinal, they face a mammoth, almost impossible task to claw their way back into contention for a place in the final. The Women’s Super League (WSL) leaders had…
A stunning last-gasp goal by striker Riccardo Orsolini gave Bologna a 1-0 home win against Inter Milan in Serie A on Sunday in a blow to the visitors’ hopes of retaining their title. Treble-chasing Inter stayed top of the standings with 71 points after 33 games, but second-placed Napoli are now level on points with…
Holders Barcelona put themselves in the driving seat with a resounding 4-1 over Chelsea in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semifinal on Sunday, with substitute Clà udia Pina netting twice. Alexia Putellas missed an early penalty for the hosts before Barca’s Polish striker Ewa Pajor broke the deadlock in the 35th minute, ghosting…
Apr 20, 2025, 02:00 PM ET Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold remained tight-lipped on his future at Anfield amid continued links to Real Madrid, although he added that Sunday’s winner over Leicester City would always be “special.” Alexander-Arnold started on the bench against Leicester as he looked to make his return from an ankle injury. He…