BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Sevilla cut into Real Madrid’s lead of the Spanish league after winning at Cádiz 1-0 on Monday, while Oihan Sancet scored a hat trick for Athletic Bilbao. Lucas Ocampos’ second-half goal helped pull Sevilla to within five points of the front-runner.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Real Madrid may have run into its toughest opponent of the season: COVID-19. An outbreak of the virus has infected six Madrid players. The club said Thursday that Gareth Bale, Marco Asensio, Rodrygo, and backup goalkeeper Andriy Lunin were infected, a day after both midfielder Luka Modric and Marcelo tested positive.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) A long-range strike by Thomas Delaney and Athletic Bilbao's chronic troubles finishing its scoring chances helped Sevilla earn a 1-0 win at San Mamés Stadium on Saturday to close the gap with Spanish league leader Real Madrid.
Porto scored at the start of each half to beat Juventus 2-1 in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Mehdi Taremi gave Porto the lead
FC Porto edged Juventus 2-1 in their Champions League last 16, first leg clash with the lackluster Italian giants needing a late goal to grab a lifeli.