Euro wrap: Benzema misses two penalties but Real march on
Real Madrid moved closer to the La Liga title as they beat Osasuna 3-1, despite Karim Benzema missing two penalties.
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Real Madrid on cusp of title after hard-fought win away at Osasuna despite missing two penalties
Real Madrid inched closer to a record 35th league title with a 3-1 win against Osasuna on Wednesday night. Real arrived at El Sadar 15 points ahead of Barcelona in second and Atletico Madrid in third, with the latter thrashing out a goalless draw with Granada to cut their lead by a point before kick off. With Barca and Atletico having a maximum 21 and 15 points left to play for respectively, Los Blancos knew that victory here would effectively leave them one more win away from being crowned champions while also making it mathematically impossible for Atleti to retain the title they won last season.
Soccer-Keeper Roef shines as Gent win Belgian Cup on penalties
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - KAA Gent goalkeeper Davy Roef saved twice to help his team win the Belgian Cup on Monday, edging Anderlecht 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the final at the King Baudouin Stadium.
Goalkeeper Roef shines as Gent win Belgian Cup on penalties
KAA Gent goalkeeper Davy Roef saved twice to help his team win the Belgian Cup on Monday, edging Anderlecht 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the final at the King Baudouin Stadium. Roef stopped the last two spot-kicks from his former team to earn Gent a fourth cup success and their first since 2010, denying Anderlecht coach Vincent Kompany the first trophy of his managerial career.
Keeper Roef shines as Gent win Belgian Cup on penalties
BRUSSELS : KAA Gent goalkeeper Davy Roef saved twice to help his team win the Belgian Cup on Monday, edging Anderlecht 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the final at the King Baudouin Stadium.
Let's never forget that Sean Dyche took one of the greatest ever penalties in an FA Cup semi-final
Sean Dyche is no longer the manager of Burnley Football Club.
Soccer-Barca claim epic victory despite conceding three penalties
VALENCIA (Reuters) -Barcelona striker Luuk de Jong scored a header in added time to give his side a 3-2 win at struggling Levante after a remarkable, end-to-end game in which his side gave away three penalties.
Barcelona survives 3 penalties, moves back into 2nd place
MADRID: Not even conceding three penalty kicks was enough to stop Barcelona’s impressive run. Barcelona rallied to a 3-2 win against second-to-last Levante in the Spanish league on Sunday, with substitute Luuk de Jong scoring in stoppage time after the Catalan club had conceded three penalties in the second half. The win extended Barcelona’s unbeaten run to 15 matches in all competitions and moved the team back into second place in the league after it was leapfrogged by Sevilla on Saturday.