Leaders Real Madrid held by Celta Vigo

Real Madrid were held by Celta Vigo as they moved one point above Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Celta took a shock lead when Iago Aspas played in Fedor Smolov to score his first goal in Spanish football.…

La Liga: Madrid come from behind to beat Osasuna 4-1, extend lead

Gareth Bale came back into the team and Real Madrid came back to beat Osasuna on Sunday as a 4-1 victory in Pamplona strengthened their hold on top spot in La Liga. Bale had been left out completely for Madrid’s…

*Man, 22, fingered as ‘Supreme Leader’ of dreaded Lagos cult (DailyTrust) *We use Facebook to recruit members, says ‘cult leader’(Nation)

Man, 22, fingered as ‘Supreme Leader’ of dreaded Lagos cult (DailyTrust) The police in Lagos State have arrested a 22-year-old man identified as supreme leader of Berry Boys cult group. It was gathered that the suspect, simply indentified as Maliki,…

Man City set for clash with Crystal Palace (Guardian)

A series of top-flight games involving elite European teams across various football competitions will be aired live on GOtv during this weekend. The games are scheduled to hold from tomorrow to Sunday, 19th January. A fascinating game lies in prospect…

Chukwueze shines in Villarreal’s comeback win over Sociedad (Nation)

Super Eagles attacker Samuel Chukwueze played a key role in Villarreal’s 2-1 comeback win over Real Sociedad in Sunday’s La Liga outing. The Nigeria international made his 18th appearance in the Spanish top-flight this term and was on parade at…

Betis hat-trick for 38-year-old Joaquin (BBC)

Real Betis’ legendary captain Joaquin is showing no signs of slowing down after netting his first career hat-trick at 38 years and 140 days old. Winger Joaquin opened the scoring in the second minute against an Athletic Bilbao side with…

Chukwueze ends La Liga goal drought in Villarreal defeat (Vanguard)

Samuel Chukwueze ended his six-game goal drought in La Liga with a goal in Villarreal’s 3-1 loss to Celta Vigo. Chukwueze, who last scored a league goal on September 27 against Real Betis, cancelled out Pione Sisto’s opener in the…

Benzema stars as Madrid put five past limp Leganes (Guardian)

Real Madrid registered their biggest win since Zinedine Zidane’s return as coach on Wednesday as they demolished struggling Leganes 5-0 to move up to second in La Liga. Karim Benzema was the star of the show, the Frenchman rounding off…

Match-fixing in football: Spanish police make arrests in top two divisions (BBC)

Police in Spain have made a number of arrests as part of an investigation into match-fixing. Current and former players as well as club executives – reportedly from the country’s top two divisions – have been detained. “The police action follows complaints…

Carvajal laments Madrid’s bad luck as La Liga hopes disappear (Goal)

Following a loss at home to rivals Barcelona for the second time in four days the defender feels that the games has been unfair to his side Dani Carvajal believes football is being “unfair” to Real Madrid as a home…

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