Real Madrid spurned the chance to go back above Barcelona at the top of La Liga as mid-table Levante inflicted their first league loss since October. Barca, who visit Real next Sunday, went two points clear with a 5-0 win over Eibar earlier in the day. But Real responded with a lacklustre display before Wednesday's Champions League game with Manchester City. The visitors missed a host of chances before Jose Luis Morales claimed a late winner with a superb volley. Eden Hazard missed Real's best chance midway through the second half before the Belgian forward hobbled off injured. The Spanish giants were then stunned as Nikola Vukcevic played a speculative ball over their defence and winger Morales raced on to it before unleashing a first-time strike from
Warning off: Frank Lampard escaped sacking after blabbing on the VAR errors
One football legend said it could "ruin football forever", while a second said it made an "unbelievable" decision. It's fair to say Saturday was another controversial day for VAR in the Premier League. Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was first to speak out - saying there was "another huge question mark" about the technology after Tottenham midfielder Giovani lo Celso was not punished for a "leg-breaker" tackle in Saturday's opening match. And there were further incidents involving the video assistant referee in Bournemouth's defeat at Burnley and Manchester City's win at Leicester. "I want it to work and help them and make the game better," said Lampard. "It was so wrong today. "Referees have such a difficult job and VAR was brought in to help
UEFA champions league: Team of the week
The team is made up of the highest-scoring players this week in the official UEFA Champions League Fantasy game, presented by PlayStation. Goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi (Leipzig) – 7 points Defenders Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) – 15 points Konrad Laimer (Leipzig) - 9 points Felipe (Atlético) – 9 points Renan Lodi (Atlético) – 9 points Midfielders Josip Iličić (Atalanta) - 9 points Remo Freuler (Atalanta) – 10 points Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético) - 9 points Mario Pašalić (Atalanta) - 9 points Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) – 7 points Forwards Erling Braut Haaland (Dortmund) – 11 points The following criteria is used to separate players tied on matchweek points: i) fewer minutes played that matchweek; ii) total points; iii) lower value.
Transfer window lifted again: La Liga allows Barca to sign new striker, emergent
Spain's footballing authorities have given Barcelona the green light to make an emergency signing after confirming forward Ousmane Dembele will miss at least the next six months with a hamstring issue. The France international, who joins fellow striker Luis Suarez on the sidelines, underwent surgery in Finland last week. Barca, who allowed youngster Carles Perez to leave for AS Roma in January on loan despite Suarez being ruled out for four months, now have a 15-day period in which they can sign a replacement - despite the European transfer window being closed. Spanish football regulations allow sides to make emergency signings if they can prove they will be left short if a player is ruled out for five months or longer. La Liga's
Confusion raised as Barcelona’s twitter account hijacked by hackers
Barcelona fans were left confused after the club's official Twitter page was hacked The hackers, who referred themselves as "OurMine", made a claim that Barcelona would resign Neyma The hackers later went to hack Olympics's Twitter account after creating unrest scene for Barcelona's over 31 million followers Barcelona's official Twitter account was hacked on Saturday, February 15, by a group of hackers who called themselves 'OurMine', and the situation left everybody confused after various false tweets emerged from the tampered account. As a top club in Europea with a recent history of success in modern football, Barcelona's security was put into test when the hackers took over the club's Twitter page. Over 31 million followers of the club on the micro-blogging platform were thrown into
Reasons for banning one of the EPL giant from Champions League by UEFA
Manchester City have been banned from Champions League for the next two seasons by UEFA The English champions were also slammed with a heavy fine standing on a mouth-watering figure of €30 million City were found of breaking the UEFA's financial fair play rule by inflating their revenue to mislead the governing bod. Premier League giants, Manchester City, have been banned from playing in two consecutive Champions League seasons by the football governing body in Europe UEFA. The English champions were also slammed with a staggering €30 million fine after they were found guilty of breaking financial fair play rules. The Citizens got into the hook of Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) following a discovery that it misled UEFA by increasing its sponsorship revenues when
CORONAVIRUS stops Odion Ighalo from making his first kick in Manchester United
Manchester United's newest signing Odion Ighalo is training away from the first team due to novel coronavirus concerns following his arrival from China. Ighalo joined United on January 31 from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua and although the risk posed is minimal the city is hundreds of kilometers away from Hubei province which is at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak the club has opted to take precautionary measures. United also decided against taking Ighalo on its winter break training camp in Spain due to concerns he may have difficulty re-entering the UK. Current medical guidelines advise people returning to the UK from certain countries, including China, to be quarantined for 14 days.According the United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ighalo will travel with the squad to London for Monday's match against
Why Man City Match against West Ham postponed?
Manchester City have confirmed that their Premier League clash against West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium has been postponed. The defending champions are trailing current table-toppers Liverpool with 22 points and they would hope to bounce back to winning ways after losing 2-0 to Tottenham in their last outing. https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1226473677480431616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1226473677480431616&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legit.ng%2F1300705-manchester-city-west-hams-premier-league-clash-postponed-due-poor-weather.html However, due to extreme and escalating weather conditions, the match has been moved after reaching out to concerned stakeholders including their visitors. The club added that a new date for their matchday 26 encounter would be made available in the next few hours or more. Pep Guardiola's men hammered the Hammers 5-0 in their first meeting in the English topflight earlier this season but they will have to hold on
Man City vs West Ham postponed due to storm
Manchester City's Premier League clash with West Ham was among major sporting events postponed on Sunday as storm Ciara battered the United Kingdom. Howling winds and driving rain have disrupted transport links with travellers advised only to make journeys if absolutely necessary. "Due to extreme and escalating weather conditions and in the interests of supporter and staff safety, today’s match has been postponed," City said in a statement. "This decision has been made by Manchester City’s Safety Officer following consultation with Club stakeholders and officials at West Ham United." The women's Six Nations clash between Scotland and England was also postponed. Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash between Scotland and England's men in Edinburgh had been marred by terrible conditions as England ran out 13-6 winners. The only
Gareth Bale is keen to get Real Madrid back
Gareth Bale could feature for Real Madrid for the first time in five games after he was named in their squad for Sunday's match against Osasuna. The Wales forward, 30, has not played for Los Blancos since he came off with an ankle sprain against Unionistas de Salamanca on 22 January. He has since missed games against Real Valladolid, Real Zaragoza, Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad. Bale had been fit for the last three fixtures but was not selected. Despite his recent absence, Real manager Zinedine Zidane says he has no problems with how Bale has been training. "Gareth is here and I am happy with all the players I have," he said. "I know the answer you're looking for but I have 25 players and