As the winter transfer window opens in Europe, two North London football giants, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, are reportedly keen on securing the services of Real Sociedad winger Ander Barrenetxea. According to reports from The Sun, both Premier League clubs have been closely monitoring the 22-year-old player, who recently returned to action after a three-week absence due to an ankle injury. Scouts from Arsenal and Tottenham watched Barrenetxea in action during the Basque Derby against Real Betis, where he played just over an
MADRID: Atletico Madrid held their nerve to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Wednesday (May 12) and move within touching distance of winning La Liga. Yannick Carrasco and Angel Correa made a dominant first half count for Atletico, who retreated in the second and were left hanging on after Igor Zubeldia blasted in for La Real with seven minutes left. When the final whistle blew, Diego Simeone jogged up the tunnel at the Wanda Metropolitano, punching the air as he went, fully aware how
MADRID: Real Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil urged his players on Friday (Apr 2) to make history by beating Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Copa del Rey. La Real will face bitter rivals Bilbao on Saturday in the postponed final from last season, which has been put off as long as possible in the hope that fans could attend. As a result it will be the first of two cup finals in two weeks, with Bilbao then facing Barcelona on April 17
Madrid dominated the first half with Mariano and Raphael Varane heading off the bar in the space of two minutes. Real Sociedad were much improved after the break and Portu scored an excellent header from Nacho Monreal's cross. Zinedine Zidane changed his front three after 61 minutes and one of the replacements - Vinicius - finished from Lucas Vazquez's cross late on.The draw brought to an end Madrid's five-game winning run in all competitions and means they missed out on the chance to