Costa, Alba excluded from Spain squad
Alvaro Morata scored a brace to help Atletico Madrid deliver a statement performance as they outclassed city rivals Real Madrid.
Spain manager Luis de la Fuente left Barcelona's 17-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi and midfielders Marcos Llorente and Aleix Garcia out of his 26-man squad
Images from the Euro 2024 Group B match between Albania and Spain, at Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany, on Monday.
Spain's 'vertical football' too much for ageing Croatia
Spain and England have experienced very different journeys to Sunday's Euro 2024 final. We look at their path to Berlin below.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Girona reclaimed top spot in LaLiga after beating champions Barcelona 4-2
Chelsea outplay Villa in FA Cup
Ivan Toney, once Brentford's lynchpin in attack, has moved to Al-Ahli for 40 million pounds ($52.50 million).
Brazil lived up to expectations by smashing Bolivia 5-1 at home in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers opener on Friday.
Here is a quick guide to the eight games which get underway on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid secured a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday thanks to an own-goal by Rui Silva and a header by Alvaro Morata as Diego Simeone's side ended a three-game winless run in all competitions.
Lens falter in title race after draw at Nice, Marseille hit six
It was Spain's first competitive win in Portugal since 1934
Germany expects 2.7 million people to attend matches in stadiums across the country and some 12 million in its fan zones for outdoor viewing, including on a long stretch of turf laid out in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Lino scored in each half to give Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win over Lazio on Wednesday that secured them top spot in Champions League Group E, the first time since 2016 that they had reached the knockouts as group winners.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group E match played between Spain and Costa Rica on Wednesday.
Spain secured a place at Euro 2024 after Gavi's second-half goal was enough to beat Norway 1-0 away on Sunday and they will be joined by Group A rivals Scotland and Turkey from Group D following an eventful night in qualifying.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group E match played between Spain and Japan on Thursday.
Goalkeeper Ivan Provedel scored in the dying moments of the Champions League Group E match against Atletico Madrid, heading home the equaliser, to earn Lazio a 1-1 draw at Stadio Olimpico, in Rome, on Tuesday.
Spain showed tremendous character though and prevailed thanks to Morata's superb strike in the 100th minute
A round-up of Sunday's matches in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A
Spain's late substitute Joselu struck two quick-fire goals on his debut to seal a 3-0 win over Norway
Roundup of Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
The 1-1 draw leaves Germany facing a must-win match against Costa Rica.
Saturday's draw left Spain third in Group E with two points and needing a win against Slovakia on Wednesday to guarantee their place in the next round of Euro 2020.
Images from the Nations League matches played on Thursday.
Gavi, 18, and Pedri, who turned 20 during the tournament, showed maturity beyond their years at the heart of the team's midfield, while strikers Ansu Fati and Nico Williams, both 20, looked full of potential when they came off the bench.
Gavi scored Spain's fifth goal in the 74th minute with a sumptuous volley in off the post after a floating cross from Alvaro Morata.
Morata to stay on loan at Juventus for another season
From the 70th minute when striker Niclas Fuellkrug was thrown into the battle, Germany simply looked more German.
Cristiano Ronaldo made an immediate impact on his return from a COVID-19 infection on Sunday, scoring three minutes after coming on as a substitute before converting a penalty to lead Juventus to a 4-1 Serie A win at Spezia.
How England and Italy arrived at the final at Wembley.
Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr. scored in extra time as Real Madrid fought back to beat local rivals Atletico 3-1 and reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
Italy defeated Spain 4-2 on penalties after the teams were locked 1-1 at the end of extra-time to enter the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley on Tuesday.
Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time highest goal-scorer as French champions extend lead
But just over half an hour into the game at the Al Thumama Stadium, the Costa Ricans had already been blown away and were 3-0 down after goals from Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio and a Ferran Torres penalty.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances