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  • Real Madrid go high of La Liga after beating Barcelona in rain-soaked ‘El Clasico’

    Real Madrid beat rivals Barcelona 2-1 at dwelling in an entertaining, rain-soaked ‘Clasico’ on Saturday to stretch their profitable run to 6 video games in all competitions and go high of La Liga for the primary time in three months.
    Karim Benzema put the champions in cost at a soggy Alfredo di Stefano stadium with a pleasant backheel within the 14th minute whereas a deflected Toni Kroos free-kick doubled their lead within the twenty eighth.
    Barca hit again on the hour mark by means of Oscar Mingueza and the defender virtually discovered the equaliser in a while, whereas the Catalans had an enormous penalty attraction waved away when Martin Braithwaite fell following a problem by Ferland Mendy.
    Real midfielder Casemiro was despatched off in stoppage time for choosing up two yellow playing cards within the house of a minute whereas Barca substitute Ilaix Moriba hit the crossbar within the fourth minute of added time.

    ☔️☔️☔️#HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/9YGq6w6hZ3
    — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 10, 2021
    The hosts survived the nail-biting end to finish the double over Barca in a league season for the primary time since 2008 and spherical off a sensational week after beating Liverpool 3-1 in a Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday.
    “This is a huge win for us, you could say that it was as important as a final but we’ll have to keep on fighting for a while yet,” stated Real defender Nacho.
    “We were excellent on the counterattack, we knew they would want the ball and could do us damage with it but we got a two-goal advantage which put us in a very strong position.”
    Zinedine Zidane’s facet joined Atletico Madrid on 66 factors and moved high of the desk, though Atletico can reclaim first place after they go to Real Betis on Sunday.
    Barca, who misplaced for the primary time within the league since early December, dropped to 3rd on 65.

    Leo #Messi is making is forty fifth profession #ElClásico look, equaling the all-time file. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/NXFQbbLDV4
    — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 10, 2021
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    Barca regarded to dominate possession however had been powerless to manage Real’s counterattacks and went behind when Federico Valverde hurdled a Jordi Alba sort out to shuttle down the pitch, feeding Lucas Vazquez whose low cross was turned in by Benzema’s chic backheel.
    Real caught Barca out on the break once more when Vinicius Jr. raced on to a Luka Modric move and was felled by Ronald Araujo. The free kick was in good vary for Kroos, whose shot bounced off the again of Sergino Dest to wrong-foot Barca keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
    Real had been inches away from scoring a 3rd when Valverde once more tore down Barca’s left-hand facet and smacked the far publish, Vazquez pouncing on the rebound however capturing straight at Ter Stegen.

    👔 Zidane: “We are very happy for the effort and work put in. I think we had a very good first half against a great rival. In the end we deserved the victory because we had many chances to score the third goal, which would have been perfect for us.”#ElClásico | #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/PFiAcU7s2n
    — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 10, 2021
    Barca barely prompted Real any bother till the tip of the primary half, when Lionel Messi hit the far publish straight from a nook. The Argentine had a greater likelihood moments later from inside the realm however couldn’t beat Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois.
    Koeman took decisive motion at halftime, throwing on Antoine Griezmann for Dest and the French substitute helped pull Barca again into rivalry, taking part in a dummy which led to Mingueza scoring.
    The torrential rain prompted Messi to vary his soaked shirt late within the recreation and the slippery situations helped arrange the frantic end, however Real weathered the storm.

  • Germany midfielder Toni Kroos criticises World Cup in Qatar

    Germany midfielder Toni Kroos mentioned it was “wrong” that Qatar was awarded subsequent yr’s World Cup and added that it may very well be acceptable to focus on human rights points through the match.
    Kroos’ feedback transcend the criticism from a number of nationwide groups, together with Germany and Norway, which tried to attract consideration to human rights points forward of latest World Cup qualifying matches.
    “For this tournament to be awarded there, I consider that wrong,” Kroos mentioned on a podcast launched Tuesday that he hosts along with his brother.
    Kroos flagged up the working circumstances for migrant employees, saying they have been usually “working without breaks, sometimes in 50-degree (Celsius) heat” with out sufficient ingesting water. He additionally famous anti-gay legal guidelines within the nation and Qatar being “not a soccer country.”
    Kroos, who was on the German crew which gained the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, mentioned a boycott marketing campaign was unlikely to have a lot impact however drawing consideration to human rights points through the match may assist.
    “You have to ask the question: What would a boycott of a tournament like this bring? Is it really the case that something would drastically improve there? Would the working conditions change? I believe not,” Kroos mentioned.
    “Rather, I believe that it is important to draw extreme attention to these problems once again, perhaps also maybe in advance of or during a tournament like this, so that maybe something can be improved because of that.”
    Kroos, who performs for Real Madrid, isn’t at the moment with the German crew due to damage.
    Norway started a motion of human rights demonstrations by sporting shirts studying “HUMAN RIGHTS” and “Respect on and off the pitch” earlier than its recreation in opposition to Gibraltar final Wednesday. Germany adopted up with its personal human rights messages earlier than video games, although its gamers and workers prevented immediately criticizing Qatar, and groups like Belgium and the Netherlands have adopted.

  • Karim Benzema Is The Best French Striker Ever, Says Zidane After Heroics Vs Bilbao

    Defending LaLiga champions continued their fine form when they came up against Athletic Bilbao, racking up their fourth successive victory across all competitions. Karim Benzema again stood out from the rest as he netted twice in the game to suggest he still has enough of football left to lead the Bernabeu outfit. Following the Frenchman’s scintillating display, his compatriot and club manager Zinedine Zidane has heaped enormous praise, describing him as the best striker the country has ever seen.

     After an initial attempt in the fourth minute from his side, Athletic Bilbao star Raul Garcia was booked by the referee for bringing down Toni Kroos. The struggle for the visitors further aggravated when Garcia received a second booking in the 14th minute, for another foul on Kroos, resulting in his sending off. 

    But Real Madrid fired back again with Benzema heading home the second goal for Zidane after a sensational Daniel Carvajal cross. After almost conceding the equaliser, Benzema went on to wind up the game in style, netting his second goal of the game with a scintillating finish in the injury time. 

    The brace meant that the Frenchman has netted 10 goals across all competitions this season. And Zidane could not hold, but shower praise on his striker after the splendid display. When asked by the media in the post-match press conference if Benzema was the best striker France has ever seen, Zidane responded in the affirmative. 

  • Toni Kroos BLASTS Griezmann And Aubameyang For Their ‘nonsense’ Goal Celebrations

    Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has claimed that he isn’t a big fan of footballers who take part in “nonsense” celebrations after scoring goals. The German star specifically called out at Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann. Kroos explained that he prefers when footballers celebrate their goals similar to his childhood hero and Germany icon, Gerd Muller, who was always pumped up and full of “pure joy” after scoringWhile speaking to BILD ahead of Germany’s friendly clash against the Czech Republic on Wednesday night, Toni Kroos took a potshot at those players who seek to thrill with their over-the-top goal celebrations. The 30-year-old said, “I find these goal celebrations very silly, to be honest. Especially if players have some items in their socks or shoes.” Kroos then referred to the times Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrated his goals with masks of different superheroes while playing for Saint-Etienne, Dortmund and Arsenal. “Aubameyang celebrated his goals by wearing masks sometimes. I have to draw the line at that. I don’t even think that behaving that way after scoring a goal is a good role model for youngsters, its complete nonsense.”