SATURDAYReal Madrid 5-0 Granada (Isco 12 31, Benzema 20, Ronaldo 27, Casemiro 58)Madrid made it 39 games unbeaten in all competitions – equalling Barcelona's Spanish record, set last term – to cement their place at the Liga summit. The Merengues will look to reach 40 undefeated against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Napoli 2-1 Sampdoria (Gabbiadini 77, Tonelli 90+5; Hysaj og 30)Lorenzo Tonelli's last-gasp effort – his first goal in almost a year – earned third-placed Napoli an unlikely win. Though the hosts fell
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Real Madrid match Barça’s unbeaten record
Real Madrid have equalled Barcelona's Spanish record of 39 matches unbeaten in all competitions.Zinédine Zidane's team emulated the feat achieved by their great rivals when they defeated Granada 5-0 in their first Liga fixture of 2017. Coincidentally, it was the Santiago Bernabéu club who ended Barcelona's streak, prevailing 2-1 at the Camp Nou on 2 April 2016 thanks to a late Cristiano Ronaldo goal. Four days later Madrid succumbed 2-0 to Wolfsburg in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie. The Whites have not
Ronaldo treble fires Madrid to Club World Cup glory
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to help Real Madrid cap a near-perfect 2016 as they defeated Kashima Antlers 4-2 after extra time to lift the FIFA Club World Cup in Yokohama, Japan.The topsy-turvy affair was befitting of Madrid's ongoing unbeaten run – now a club-record 37 games – with the Merengues coming from behind to clinch glory after Karim Benzema had registered an early opener. Two expertly taken goals either side of half-time from Gaku Shibasaki fired Kashima into a surprise lead, but Ronaldo scored his first from the penalty spot on the hour to ensure the game went to
Real Madrid v Napoli: reaction, analysis
Dates: 15 February, 7 MarchReaction Emilio Butragueño, Real Madrid director: "We have the first game at home and we have to get a good result because we know the atmosphere that will await us over there. I remember playing Napoli in 1987 when Maradona was there. It was a very difficult game."Key facts
Ronaldo decides Madrid derby, Dortmund beat Bayern
Group AManchester United 1-1 Arsenal (Giroud 89)Olivier Giroud's late header ensured Arsenal remain unbeaten since the opening day of the season, a run of 17 games in all competitions. Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Nantes (Di María 13, Jesé 90pen)Paris are nine games unbeaten in all competitions, winning eight, Ángel Di María opening the scoring with his first Ligue 1 strike of the campaign.Basel 6-0 Vaduz (Doumbia 10 51, Elyounoussi 19, Lang 74, Bjarnason 77, Callà 90)Runaway Swiss Super League leaders Basel are undefeated ... UEFA.com - News
Real Madrid and København among resounding winners
WEDNESDAY Group BNapoli 2-0 Empoli (Mertens 51, Chiricheş 81)Vlad Chiricheş's first goal of the season rubber-stamped the points for third-placed Napoli, who visit Juventus on Saturday. Dynamo Kyiv 5-2 Zorya Luhansk (González 13 97, Tsygankov 65, Júnior Moraes 101pen 119pen; Forster 22pen, Sivakov 89)Two extra-time penalties from Júnior Moraes helped Dynamo seal a berth in the Ukrainian Cup quarter-finals.Group CManchester United 1-0 Manchester City (Mata 54)Jua... UEFA.com - News
Atlético score seven, Real Madrid hit six
Group AArsenal 3-2 Swansea (Walcott 26 33, Özil 57; Sigurdsson 38, Borja González 66)The Gunners, who had Granit Xhaka sent off in the second half, conceded for the first time in over 400 minutes but extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to ten games – since their 4-3 opening-day defeat by Liverpool. Nancy 1-2 Paris (A. Diarra 55; Lucas 13, Cavani 18)Edinson Cavani made it 15 goals in his last 11 appearances for club and country, while Lucas Moura has now found the net in four of his last six Ligue 1 appearances.BaselUEFA.com - News