#David Alaba

#David Alaba

Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga, left, duels for the ball with Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 9, 2023.Jose Breton, AP Kevin De Bruyne's brilliant drive earned Manchester City a 1-1 draw at Real Madrid in a gripping Champions League semi-final first leg battle on Tuesday.

FOOTBALL Real Madrid's players and Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti (C,L) celebrate with the King's Cup trophy at the end of the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) final football match between Real Madrid CF and CA Osasuna at La Cartuja stadium in Seville on May 6, 2023.Javier Soriano, AFP Rodrygo Goes fired Real Madrid to Copa del Rey glory with a clinical double in a 2-1 victory over Osasuna in Seville on Saturday, with Brazilian compatriot Vinicius Junior playing a part in both goals.

Rodrygo's double steered Real Madrid to Copa del Rey glory as they defeated a valiant Osasuna 2-1 in Saturday's final.The Brazil forward netted twice to guide Los Blancos to their second piece of silverware this season in front of a packed Estadio de La Cartuja.For Carlo Ancelotti's side, victory ends a nine-year drought in Spain's most prestigious cup competition, with Madrid having last won in 2014 during the Italian's previous spell in charge.

May 1, 2023 Sociedad face Madrid on Tuesday / Real Sociedad de Futbol / Visionhaus / Contributor Real Madrid need to carry on winning to keep up the pressure on Barcelona in La Liga, although time is more than likely running out for Los Blancos.Carlo Ancelotti's team will hope to build on victory over Almeria last time out when they face Real Sociedad on the road this week.

There are a lot of issues with this Liverpool squad but currently, no one is talking about some of them, which baffles me.Liverpool are in such dire need of players across all positions; it's mind-boggling to me that there are so many players that think Liverpool only need one or two players to get back to the pinnacle of English and European football.

Bayern Munich recently celebrated their 123 rd year of existence on the 27 th of February; Jamal Musiala also celebrated his 20 th birthday the day prior, February 26.Bayern not only smashed title challengers Union Berlin 3-0 at the Allianz Arena, they also surpassed the 300,000 mark for club members-the most of any club in the whole world!

Real Madrid's board were disappointed by coach Carlo Ancelotti's tactics in the side's 1-0 Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg defeat to Barcelona on Thursday, sources have told ESPN.Some senior figures at the club criticised the manager's lack of a plan B, sources said, after a performance in which Madrid dominated possession at the Bernabeu but were unable to muster a single shot on target.

The 2022 Cylers have come to the country of Spain, where amongst the open skies over the Nou Camp, the bright lights of the Santiago Bernabeu and so many more theatres, we have seen many a great player this year.For the uninitiated, the Cylers, short for the 2022 Cyler Awards, are the most prestigious award ceremony in the history of ever, where the only valid opinion is mine, as should be the laws of the world anyway.

Carlo Ancelotti has called for "zero tolerance" for racism after Vinicius Junior was subjected to racist abuse by fans -- but stopped short of criticising LaLiga, after the Real Madrid winger accused them of failing to act on the issue.Videos posted on social media showed Vinicius, 22, being insulted as he walked past fans after being substituted in Madrid's 2-0 win at Real Valladolid on Friday.

Amid the World Cup tension, a little bit of fun.Bayern Munich and Germany star winger Serge Gnabry was asked to select an XI of the top players he's ever played with.The 27-year-old is a full Germany international and has spent time at clubs the likes of Arsenal FC and FC Bayern, so naturally, competitions for places are pretty fierce.