Spain | The Asian Age

Saturday, Apr 27, 2024 | Last Update : 09:04 AM IST

Spain Page-6

Spanish club FC Barcelona on Wednesday (local time) confirmed that Argentine striker Lionel Messi elongated his left adductor during the team's match against Villarreal. (Photo:AFP)

Barcelona confirms Lionel Messi's injury

Following this news, Messi will be sidelined for the upcoming matches but the side has not mentioned a timeline for his recovery.

26 Sep 2019 10:02 AM

Real Madrid’s teenage Brazilian duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes sent them top of La Liga as both scored in a 2-0 win over Osasuna on Wednesday. (Photo:AFP)

La Liga 2019-20: Real Madrid go to top after 2-0 win against Osasuna

Vinicius ended a goal drought which had dragged on since February with a deflected effort in the first half from the edge of the box.

26 Sep 2019 9:41 AM

Antoine Griezmann headed Barcelona in front after six minutes, darting in at the near post to meet a Lionel Messi corner. (Photo:AFP)

La Liga: Barcelona register 2-1 win over Villareal

The victory takes Barcelona up to fourth with 10 points after six games, one point behind surprise leaders Granada.

25 Sep 2019 9:02 AM

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde picked the 18-man squad after training on Monday. Barcelona will compete against Villarreal in La Liga on September 25. (Photo:AFP)

Ernesto Valverde picks 18-man squad for Villarreal clash

Barcelona are placed on the eighth position on the La Liga's points table with 7 points while Villarreal is at 7th position with 8 points.

24 Sep 2019 9:17 AM

Karim Benzema headed in the decisive goal at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to secure an impressive victory against a Sevilla side that were unbeaten and hoping to return to the top of the table. (Photo:AP)

La Liga 2019-20: Karim Benzema helps Real Madrid 1-0 win versus Sevilla

Real Madrid eased the pressure on Zinedine Zidane and delivered a resounding response to their loss to Paris Saint-Germain.

23 Sep 2019 9:55 AM

Barcelona threw on their stars of the present and the future but neither Lionel Messi nor Ansu Fati could save them from a dismal 2-0 defeat away at Granada. (Photo:AFP)

La Liga 2019-20: Barcelona suffer 2-0 defeat at Grenada

Messi and Fati began the game on the bench on Saturday.

22 Sep 2019 12:25 PM

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo had an unusually quiet game after scoring a hat-trick against Atletico in last year’s competition, although he came within inches of grabbing a last-gasp winner when he sent a shot just past the far post. (Photo:AFP)

UCL 2019-20: Atletico Madrid keep Juventus tied in a 2-2 draw

Visiting coach Maurizio Sarri was left with a bittersweet feeling in his first Champions League match in charge of Juve.

19 Sep 2019 9:22 AM

The Argentina striker, Lionel Messi, has not played since sustaining a calf injury in pre-season, but Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde named him in the group which arrived in Germany on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

Lionel Messi to mark his return against Borussia Dortmund

Messi trained on Sunday and Monday after missing the first three La Liga matches of the season.

17 Sep 2019 12:18 PM

Benzema's goals came just six minutes apart in the first half at a wet Santiago Bernabeu, before Casemiro put Real 3-0 up. (Photo: AP)

La Liga 2019-20: Real Madrid win 3-2 against Levante, Ansu Fati lights up Barcelona

Fati, who became the third-youngest La Liga scorer, scored again in the second minute against Valencia.

15 Sep 2019 1:44 PM

Hazard was expected to make his debut in Vigo in the opening round in mid-August after joining Madrid for an initial 100 million euros from Chelsea in June. (Photo: AFP)

Eden Hazard to make Real Madrid debut in La Liga

Hazard's return is timely for Madrid who also start their Champions League campaign against Paris Saint-Germain next week.

13 Sep 2019 7:45 PM

Messi denied reports he had used his influence to try and force the Barcelona board to push through the deal. (Photo: AP)

'I would be thrilled if Neymar came back to Barcelona,' says Lionel Messi

The summer transfer window saw an on-off soap opera surrounding the 27-year-old's apparent desire to leave PSG.

12 Sep 2019 4:46 PM

Valencia CF on Wednesday dismissed their coach Marcelino Garcia Toral. (Photo: AFP)

Coach Marcelino Garcia Toral sacked by Valencia CF

Valencia CF thanked Toral and wished him the best for the future.

12 Sep 2019 9:43 AM

Rodrigo and Paco Alcacer both scored twice as Spain eased to a 4-0 victory over the Faroe Islands in Gijon on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Rodrigo, Alcacer ensure 4-0 vitory fro Spain over Faroe Islands

Spain now sit seven points clear in Group F after preserving their 100 percent record.

09 Sep 2019 12:11 PM

The Real Madrid centre-back, Sergio Ramos, made his international debut 14 years ago in a friendly against China. (Photo: AFP)

Sergio Ramos levels with Iker Casillas' for Spanish national team appearances

The 33-year-old was part of the Spain sides which lifted the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 titles.

09 Sep 2019 11:10 AM

Messi, Barca's record goalscorer, is currently out injured with a calf injury, with the team struggling in his absence, managing to collect just four points from their opening three La Liga matches. (Photo: Twitter)

'Lionel Messi can leave Barca at end of season', says president Josep Maria Bartomeu

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner signed a new four-year deal with Barca in 2017, but Bartomeu says he is free to end his contract beforehand.

07 Sep 2019 4:26 PM

At least 20 children, ranging from newborns to 2-year-olds, have been affected, Spain’s Health Ministry has said. (Photo: AP)

Children grow body hair from alleged drug mix-up in Spain

The mislabeled medicine was recalled in July and the company was closed down until an investigation into the error is completed.

01 Sep 2019 3:05 PM

Monreal, 33, returns to the Spanish League six years after leaving Malaga for Arsenal in 2013. (Photo: AFP)

Nacho Monreal joins Real Sociedad from Arsenal

The left back, a Spanish international, has signed until the end of next season.

31 Aug 2019 5:53 PM

Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcon has picked up a thigh injury, and he is set to miss this weekend's La Liga match against Villarreal. (Photo:AFP)

Isco gets injured, will miss match against Villareal

According to sports daily AS, recovery time for this kind of injury is between two to three weeks.

28 Aug 2019 7:45 PM

Neymar became the most expensive player in the world when he moved from Barcelona to PSG for 222 million euros (about USD 250 million) in 2017. (Photo:AFP)

Barcelona closer to Neymar deal, 'no deal yet': Barcelona official

Javier Bordas told Spanish media Tuesday there is no agreement yet with PSG but negotiations are ongoing.

28 Aug 2019 1:50 PM

Ansu Fati became the second-youngest player to represent the Catalan giants in La Liga aged 16 years and 298 days. (Photo: AFP)

Who is Ansu Fati, Barcelona's second-youngest player to represent them?

The forward recently signed a deal that will keep him at Barcelona until 2022 which contains a 100 million euro release clause.

27 Aug 2019 1:22 PM

6 of 27

Columns

Farrukh Dhondy