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Barcelona's French forward Antoine Griezmann (left) kicks the ball during the Spanish League football match between FC Barcelona and Getafe CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday.

Griezmann shines as Barcelona edge gritty Getafe

A slick Antoine Griezmann strike set Barcelona on their way against Getafe in La Liga on Saturday before they survived a late onslaught from the gritty visitors to win 2-1.The result leaves Barcelona trailing...

Atletico Madrid's Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey (centre) celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league football match against Valencia CF at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Friday.

Atletico held at Valencia as Liverpool loom

Atletico Madrid were twice pegged back in Friday’s 2-2 draw at Valencia to keep Diego Simeone’s side in fourth in La Liga ahead of Liverpool’s visit next week.Atletico host the runaway Premier League leaders...

Frankfurt's David Abraham (left) and Dortmund's Thorgan Hazard challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt at Dortmund in Germany on Friday.

Haaland extends Dortmund tally to nine in six games

AFP, Berlin :Norwegian teen striker Erling Braut Haaland took his tally to nine goals in six games for Borussia Dortmund after netting again in Friday’s 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.Dortmund were impressive ahead of...

Mahmoud Hamdi of Egypt's Zamalek team, in action against Esperance Sportive de Tunis' Ibrahim Ouattar in their CAF Super Cup match at Doha in Qatar on Friday.

Zamalek dominate Esperance in CAF Super Cup

Egypt’s Zamalek outclassed Tunisia’s Esperance 3-1 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Super Cup in Doha on Friday, driven by a duo of inspired goals by Achraf Bencharki.It was Zamalek’s fourth win in...

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo scores their first goal from the penalty spot during the match against AC Milan at Milan in Italy on Thursday.

Ronaldo penalty snatches Juventus first-leg draw at Milan

Agency :Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury-time penalty grabbed Juventus a 1-1 draw at AC Milan in their Italian Cup semi-final, first leg on Thursday as his incredible scoring run continued.The 35-year-old has now scored 12 goals...

Real Sociedad players celebrate after the match against Real Madrid, at Madrid in Spain on Thursday.

Real Sociedad edge closer to all-Basque Spanish Cup final

Agency :Real Sociedad edged second division Mirandes 2-1 in their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg on Thursday, taking a tentative step closer to a potential all-Basque final against Athletic Bilbao.Sociedad had knocked out...