James Rodriguez accused the officials of being too lenient towards Villarreal as they held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.
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Experience scoring against Atlético preferred
Ten current Barça players have found the net against Los Colchoneros in La Liga — with Messi having the most success.
Messi out for three weeks with groin strain
Barcelona have confirmed that Lionel Messi will be sidelined for three weeks with a groin strain.
The 29-year-old was replaced by Arda Turan just before the hour-mark of his side’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Luis Enrique: We´re strong even without Messi
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique believes his team will remain “strong” despite losing Lionel Messi to injury.
Messi came off during the second half of Barca’s 1-1 LaLiga draw with Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Simeone happy with Atletico response
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone praised his team’s second-half performance after earning a 1-1 draw at Barcelona in LaLiga on Wednesday.
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Diego Godin says Wednesday’s trip to Barcelona is the ‘biggest test’ his Atletico Madrid side have faced so far this season.
Atleti are 19/4 to leave Camp Nou with all three points, a win for Barca is 4/7 and a draw can be backed at 3/1.
AC Milan considered De Boer as new coach – Galliani
AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani says his side considered appointing current Inter head coach Frank de Boer ahead of the 2016-17 campaign, before eventually opting for Vincenzo Montella instead.
Zidane confirms Ronaldo and Bale to miss Espanyol trip
Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrid’s trip to Espanyol on Sunday, coach Zinedine Zidane confirmed.
Two-goal Torres has Barcelona in his sight
Fernando Torres believes Atletico Madrid will be facing Barcelona in the best possible shape after Diego Simeone’s men thrashed Sporting Gijon 5-0 in LaLiga on Saturday.
Gary Neville tells he doesn’t want to return to coaching in the next five years
Gary Neville has said he will not return to management in the next five years, and admitted Valencia may turn out to be the last coaching job he takes in football.