Valencia

Valencia fall to first defeat at 10-man Getafe

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

Valencia blew a huge chance to move within two points of Barcelona at the top of La Liga as they slumped to a first defeat of the season, losing 1-0 at Getafe on Sunday. The visitors' disappointment was also compounded by the fact Getafe played for 65 minutes a man down after Mauro Arambarri was sent off midway through theRead more

Record-breaking Valencia maintain Barca chase

MADRID - Muslimchronicle

Valencia maintained their pursuit of Barcelona to remain four points off the La Liga leaders thanks to second-half goals from Geoffrey Kondogbia and Santi Mina to beat a luckless Espanyol 2-0 on Sunday. A club record eighth straight La Liga win for Valencia moves Marcelino Garcia Toral’s men six points clear of Real Madrid in third and sets up aRead more

Valencia storm to second in nine-goal thriller

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

Valencia withstood a late onslaught from Real Betis to move up to second with an enthralling 6-3 win at the Benito Villamarin on Sunday. The visitors looked to be cruising to a fifth win in eight games this season as Geoffrey Kondogbia, Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo and Santi Mina fired them into a 4-0 lead with just over 10 minutes toRead more

2 dead in 'terrorist' attack on Venezuela military base

Valencia- Muslimchronicle

Venezuela’s military said Sunday it repelled a “terrorist” attack on a base in the city of Valencia and was hunting some of the assailants who made off with pillaged weapons. A group of around 20 “mercenaries” led by an army officer who had deserted battled troops in the base for three hours, ending with two of the attackers being killedRead more

Maduro ally says 'terrorists' attacked a Venezuelan military base

Caracas - Muslimchronicle

A leader of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's ruling party said that "terrorists" had attacked a military base in the northern city of Valencia early Sunday. "In the early morning hours, terrorist attackers entered the Paramacay Fort in Valencia...," Diosdado Cabello, a Socialist Party leader, said on his Twitter account. The situation was under control with "various terrorists detained," he added.Read more

Ronaldo visits Valencia FC owner Lim in Singapore

Singapore - muslimchronicle

Football mega-star Cristiano Ronaldo jetted into Singapore for a flying visit to Valencia owner Peter Lim and his family Friday on his way to a media event in China. Dozens of fans and journalists swarmed the Real Madrid forward but were held back by security as the world footballer of the year dropped by a private hospital to visit Lim'sRead more

Messi's Penalty Give Barcelona Win Over Leganes

Madrid - Arab Today

Lionel Messi's 90th-minute penalty saw off the challenge of gutsy Leganes and spared Barcelona from a second successive embarrassing result. The champions underwhelmed again after Tuesday's 4-0 Champions League defeat at Paris St-Germain and had keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to thank for a string of great saves. Messi gave Barca an early lead, before Unai Lopez fired in the equaliser.Read more

Valencia early show stun Real Madrid

Madrid - Arab Today

Two goals in the opening eight minutes from Simone Zaza and Fabian Orellana blew the La Liga title race wide open as Valencia beat leaders Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday. The defeat leaves Madrid just a single point clear of Barcelona and three points ahead of Sevilla and now enjoy just one game in hand over their title rivals. "WeRead more

Benfica striker Jonas on Beijing Guoan radar

Rio de janeiro - ArabToday

China's Beijing Guoan have made a bid to sign former Brazil international striker Jonas Goncalves Oliveira, according to reports in Brazilian media. The 32-year-old Benfica player has been tempted to accept a salary offer of six million US dollars a year, the Lance news outlet said on Friday. Despite battling a persistent ankle injury, Jonas has scored nine goals inRead more