Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 300 goals in LaLiga, the Real Madrid forward hitting the landmark in fewer games than his great rival, Barcelona s Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo continued his sensational run of goalscoring in 2018 by achieving the milestone against Getafe on Saturday.
Madrid were leading 1-0 thanks to Gareth Bale s opener when, in first-half stoppage time, Ronaldo received a pass from Karim Benzema, jinked inside onto his left foot and rifled home into the bottom-left corner.
Ronaldo took 286 appearances to bring up 300 in LaLiga, while Messi needed 334 outings to arrive at the same landmark.
The 33-year-old has hit 33 hat-tricks in the league since joining from Manchester United in 2009.
Ronaldo s most prolific campaign was in the 2…
Pep Guardiola will demand more, more, more from his players after they thumped Burnley 5-0 on the back of Riyad Mahrez s hat-trick.
Benjamin Mendy and Ferran Torres were also on target as Guardiola s side found their scoring form, having struggled in front of goal in the early months of the season.
In his role as chief destroyer, Mahrez took his goals haul to seven in his last four Premier League appearances against Burnley.
His overall total of eight career goals against the Clarets means he has scored more against them in the Premier League than any other side.
The Algerian winger also took his tally of goal involvements in the Premier League to 102 (61 goals, 41 assists), making him the sixth African player to reach triple figures in the competition.…
The Premier League table is taking on a familiar look after matchweek four, with undefeated Liverpool and Manchester City setting the pace following comfortable victories.
But there are some unexpected sides among the chasing pack, with Leicester City and Crystal Palace completing the top four after home wins, while Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham sit outside the top six.
At the other end of the table, promoted Aston Villa and Norwich City are struggling to get going and both suffered away defeats, while the division is propped up by last season s FA Cup finalists Watford, who picked up their first point.
A delve into the Opta data on the weekend s action reveals the milestones being passed and records being set as the 2019-20 season unfolds.
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Jose Mourinho says Brazil icon Ronaldo is the best player he has ever seen.
The Portuguese was assistant coach to Bobby Robson during the striker s stunning 1996-97 season with Barcelona when he scored 47 goals in 49 appearances across all competitions.
Ronaldo went on to enjoy goal-laden spells at Inter and Real Madrid and fired Brazil to a fifth World Cup triumph in 2002 before hanging up his boots in 2011.
Mourinho coached Cristiano Ronaldo for three years at Madrid and has watched Barca forward Lionel Messi throughout his career, with the two players considered to be among the greatest of all time.
But while conceding the pair have sustained their brilliance over longer periods, Mourinho who has been out of a job since his departure from Manchester …
Xavi believes forcing Barcelona to play Real Mallorca on Sunday is crazy due to the Blaugrana s 17 first-team absences.
Barca were hit with a spate of COVID-19 cases during the winter break, with as many as 10 players testing positive for the illness.
One of those – Samuel Umtiti – has since returned a negative test meaning he is technically available for Sunday s trip, though he is not deemed match fit after being unable to train in the past week.
Additionally, Xavi is without five players through injury; Sergio Busquets is suspended; Yusuf Demir is negotiating his departure; and Ferran Torres, who is injured anyway, cannot be registered until Monday at the earliest.
While postponements have become commonplace in other competitions, such as the Prem…
Curtis Jones’ double pushed Leicester to the brink of relegation as Liverpool cruised to a 3-0 win – two years to the day since the Foxes’ FA Cup triumph.
The midfielder’s first-half brace and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s stunner eased the visitors to victory as the hosts capitulated to leave them staring at the drop.
That it came on the anniversary of their first ever FA Cup win underlined the 2016 Premier League champions’ fall from grace.
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Harvey Barnes called it one of the biggest games in the club’s history, but Leicester folded to remain two points from safety with two games left.
The Foxes have sleepwalked into this position. Stricter finances dictated last summer’s quiet transfer w…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has proven to be a godsend for Milan, says Stefano Pioli.
The Milan boss added the Rossoneri squad have already been helped on and off the pitch by the forward s arrival.
Ibrahimovic signed for Milan as a free agent after leaving Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy, returning to the club where he spent two seasons between 2010 and 2012 before leaving for Paris Saint-Germain.
It did not take long for the 38-year-old to make an impact, with Ibrahimovic scoring on his first start in a 2-0 win over Cagliari last time out in Serie A.
Milan, now unbeaten in three matches in all competitions following their 3-0 win over SPAL in the Coppa Italia on Wednesday, sit 10th in Serie A, and Pioli has hailed Ibrahimovic s immediate impact.
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Ederson is full of confidence that Manchester City can go on to win a domestic and European treble this season.
City missed out on their usual EFL Cup triumph this term, a trophy they had lifted four times in a row under Pep Guardiola.
However, they are six points clear at the top of the Premier League, albeit having played a game more than title rivals Liverpool, while they are into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
Southampton stand in the way of a semi-final trip to Wembley in that competition, while City also have one foot into the last eight of the Champions League.
Last year s runners-up thrashed Sporting CP 5-0 in the last-16 first leg last month, meaning the return fixture in Manchester on Wednesday should prove a formality.
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Harry Kane says he would love to play with Kevin De Bruyne amid speculation linking the England captain to Manchester City.
Kane is reportedly keen to end a career-long association with Tottenham at the end of this season, with a desire to add silverware to his impressive individual numbers thought to be a prime motivation.
City are expected to be in the market for a centre-forward, with their all-time record goalscorer Sergio Aguero leaving at the end of his contract next month.
Pep Guardiola has previously expressed his admiration for Kane and, speaking to Gary Neville on The Overlap, the 27-year-old said playing with Belgium star De Bruyne would be a striker s dream
Asked which player in the Premier League would help him score more goals, he replied: …
Atletico Madrid s LaLiga title hopes were dealt a huge blow as Sergio Canales penalty claimed a 1-0 win for Real Betis on Sunday.
With LaLiga leaders Barcelona having drawn on Saturday, Atleti knew that a victory would have taken them to within three points of Ernesto Valverde s side.
But Atleti failed to make Barca pay for their slip up, and having been denied by a spectacular stop from Jan Oblak early on, Betis struck when Canales slotted home from 12 yards out in the 65th minute following Filipe Luis handball.
Diego Simeone will likely point to debutant Alvaro Morata having had what looked to be a clear penalty claim turned down earlier in the second half, while Antoine Griezmann hit the woodwork, but that was the most Atleti could muster as they suffer…