(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Mallorca’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league were kept alive by a 1-0 win against Real Betis on Monday. With two rounds left, 19th-place Mallorca is three points behind 17th-place Deportivo La Coruna but with an inferior goal difference. Mallorca striker Tomer Hemed scored in the 21st minute [...]
Soccer Recap: Mallorca’s hopes of avoiding relegation kept alive – La Liga, EPL and Serie A
May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Soccer Recap: Atletico beats Real Madrid to win Copa del Rey
May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Atletico Madrid players celebrate after winning the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid on May 18, 2013. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) —- The Copa del Rey trophy was supposed to be coach Jose Mourinho’s parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a season that will be remembered [...]
Soccer Roundup: Real Madrid draw with Espanyol gives Barcelona La Liga title / Saturday’s Results
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lionel Messi might have powered Barcelona to this season’s Spanish league crown, but it fell to humble crosstown rival Espanyol to finally finish off Real Madrid’s title defence with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. So after 10 months of competition, Barcelona’s 22nd league title and fourth in five years wasn’t [...]
Soccer Recap: Cristiano Ronaldo’s 200th goal helps Real Madrid rout Malaga
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 200th goal for Real Madrid, helping his club delay rival Barcelona’s claim to the Spanish league title by trouncing a 10-man Malaga 6-2 on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu. Had the Spanish powerhouse dropped a point, Barcelona would have lifted its 22nd league crown, its fourth [...]
Soccer Recap: Lionel Messi has Barcelona on brink of title / La Liga, Serie A, and EPL
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lionel Messi netted two goals within 15 minutes of coming on as a substitute to give Barcelona a 4-2 comeback win over Real Betis on Sunday and push his team to the brink of the Spanish league title. After his teammates had rallied back twice to level at 2-2, Messi [...]
Soccer Recap: Borussia Dortmund advances to Champions League final
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, right, reacts next to Dortmund’s midfielder Sven Bender during their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match in Madrid on Tuesday. (Javier Soriano/AFP/ Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Borussia Dortmund needed every bit of its first-leg advantage to stave off a comeback attempt by Real Madrid on Tuesday [...]
Soccer Recap: Barcelona fails to clinch league title with draw / La Liga, EPL and Serie A Results / Scores
April 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Barcelona conceded a late equalizer to spoil what would have been another heroic effort by Lionel Messi, with the 2-2 result at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday meaning the leaders must wait another week for a chance to clinch the Spanish league title. With his team trailing 1-0 and limited in [...]
Soccer Recap: Dortmund beats Real Madrid 4-1 in Champions League
April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Story Highlights Dortmund’s win lined up the prospect of an all-German final at Wembley Second leg matches will be played next week Lewandowski opened the scoring in the eighth minute DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Robert Lewandowski scored four goals as Borussia Dortmund romped to a convincing 4-1 victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday and took [...]
Soccer Recap: Barcelona, Bayern Munich pitted in Champions League semifinals
April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Lionel Messi, right, dazzled for Barcelona in a 2009 encounter against Philipp Lahm, left, Franck Ribery, and the rest of Bayern Munich. (Uwe Lein/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — It’s a Spain vs. Germany double bill in the Champions League semifinals. Barcelona will play Bayern Munich in a clash of runaway league leaders who [...]
Soccer Recap: Cristiano Ronaldo leads Real Madrid / Borussia Dortmund rallies past Malaga to Champions League semis
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, right, celebrates after scoring his second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday at Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Real Madrid reached the Champions League semifinals for the third straight season on Tuesday despite losing 3-2 at Galatasaray [...]
