While Barca were second best to Atletico for periods of the blockbuster showdown in Madrid, Valverde was happy with his team.
I liked everything. We suffered at the start and we ve got the three points, Valverde said. We don t have to think about the bad things now.
Valverde added: You have to suffer here but we have won and picked up three really important points, which is what is important.
We expected Atletico to start as they did. We had to be strong in the first 20 minutes. They were doing damage on every attack. As the game went on, we got more control and both sides had clear chances. We had the better of the second half.
Valverde also allayed injury concerns over Gerard Pique, who was forced off with seven minutes remaining in the Spanish c…
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Manchester United s Ashley Young could miss up to three Premier League games after being charged with violent conduct by the Football Association following a clash with Dusan Tadic.
Young appeared to elbow the Southampton midfielder in the stomach as they jostled at a corner during the second half of the 0-0 draw at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The England international has until 5pm on Sunday to respond. His potential absence is another headache for United boss Jose Mourinho, who is already without a host of first-team players.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out for a month with a knee injury and Romelu Lukaku is set to miss two games with a head injury sustained against the Saints. Young filled in at right-back on Saturday with Antonio Valencia sidelined with a hamstring …
Jurgen Klopp hailed Divock Origi for an outstanding performance in Liverpool s 5-2 Merseyside derby win over Everton on Wednesday.
Origi made his first Premier League start since October and took his chance at Anfield, scoring a brilliant brace in the derby win as Liverpool extended their unbeaten run in the top-flight to a club-record 32 games.
The Belgium international s second goal saw him superbly bring down a long pass from Dejan Lovren and his performance earned praise from his manager.
Outstanding. What a game he played. It was not only the goals but the goals were exceptional, Klopp told a news conference.
The first one was a great attack in general – winning the ball, Adam [Lallana] passes to Sadio [Mane], Sadio sees the run, sees his movemen…
Roberto Carlos claims that Cristiano Ronaldo should be selected as the Ballon d Or winner ahead of Lionel Messi.
Real Madrid forward Ronaldo won the coveted prize, awarded to the player recognised as the best in the world for the calendar year, in 2013 and is among the three contenders for the honour this time around.
Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer are the Portuguese s challengers for the award, but former Real and Brazil left-back Carlos believes it is the former Manchester United man who is most deserving of the accolade.
I am a big fan of Lionel Messi, but Cristiano Ronaldo has been more impressive, Carlos told Perform. Everything he does goes right. He is a leader.
I am not saying that because he is a Real Madrid player. This is…