Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday came in from the bench to score a sublime goal as Real Madrid walloped Barcelona 3-1 in the first of the Supercopa de Espana at Camp Nou. Celebrating his goal, the reigning FIFA world best player mimicked Messi by holding up his shirt, displaying his Jersey name and number to the admiration of his teeming fans.
Plateau United on Sunday edged closer to clinching the Nigeria Professional Football League title for the first time since the creation of the team 41 years ago. The Peace Boys have one hand on the league cup as a top-of-the-table clash with MFM in Jos ended in 1-0 victory to open a six-point margin with four matches remaining.
Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday defeated newly promoted Newscastle United 2-0 at the St. James Park. Dele Ali scored the first goal on the hour after Jonjo Shelvey was sent off in the 48th minutes for stomping on the England Midfielder. The first half of the encounter had ended barren.
Real Madrid Manager, Zinedine Zidane has left out Modric, Borja Mayoral and Marcos Llorente from the squad billed to prosecute the Sunday night's Supercopa de Espana tie against Barcelona at the Camp Nou. While Modric is still serving his ban, Mayoral and Llorente were missing in the lsit.
Portuguese international and Real Madrid star, Christiano Ronaldo will tonight, after the first leg of the Supercopa de Espana against Barcelona complete his 374 appearances for the Los Blancos, drawing level with the legendary Alfred Di Stefano. Ronaldo who is the Club's all-time top scorer has 407 goals to his name followed by Raul and Stefano with 323 and 307 respectively. He overtook Raul in 2015 after making 203 appearances for the club.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane confirmed on Saturday he will sign a contract extension in the near future with the club he has guided to back-to-back Champions League titles. “I’m happy because it’s a sign of confidence, that we have done good work,” Zidane told a pre-match press conference ahead of Real’s Spanish Super Cup showdown with Barcelona when quizzed on reports over his future.
