Barcelona made it a Spanish record 35 games unbeaten in all competitions as they defeated nine-man Rayo Vallecano 5-1 on Thursday, going eight points clear at the top of the Liga in the process.Last weekend Luis Enrique's side matched the undefeated run of Leo Beenhakker's 1989 Real Madrid team and tonight in the Spanish capital they set a new mark of their own. Lionel Messi scored his 30th Barcelona hat-trick – taking his Liga tally for the season to 19 – while Luis Suárez had a penalty saved and Arda Turan opened his Blaugrana account.Barcelona's cause was made easier by the 42nd-minute dismissal of Diego Llorente, by which point they were leading 2-0, for a high chal...
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Wins for Bayern and Paris, Barcelona set record
Valencia 1-1 Barcelona (Negredo 39; Kaptoum 84)Barcelona extended their unbeaten run to a club record 29 matches, bettering the mark set by Josep Guardiola's 2010/11 squad, as they reached the Copa del Rey final for the sixth time in eight seasons. With the holders 7-0 up after the first leg, Luis Enrique fielded a much-changed side that fell behind when Álvaro Negredo chipped Marc-André ter Stegen. Just off the bench, Wilfrid Kaptoum ensured it was a historic night for the Liga leaders with his first goal for the Azulgrana. Bochum 0-3 Bayern (Lewandowski 38 90, Thiago Alcántara 61)Bayern eased i...
Romania’s record against Group A opponents
Qualifying: Group F runners-upTop scorer: Constantin Budescu, Bogdan Stancu, Paul Papp (2 goals)Qualifying record: P10 W5 D5 L0 F11 A2 Pts20EURO best: quarter-finals 2000Last EURO: 2008 (group stage)EURO appearances: 4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008)Romania v France (21.00CET, 10 June, Saint-Denis)EURO P6 W0 D3 L3 F1 A6World Cup P2 W0 D2 L0 F3 A3Friendlies P7 W3 D0 L4 F11 A10France and Romania drew 0-0 at UEFA EURO 2008 in Zurich before being paired together in th...
Olympiacos’s record winning league start ends
The longest winning start to a European league season this millennium has come to an end after Crete outfit Platanias became the first Greek side to take points away from a meeting with Olympiacos in 2015/16.Marco Silva's men secured their 17th successive league victory last weekend, surpassing F91 Dudelange's 2007/08 mark of 16, but could not keep the run going on Monday evening. For the first time in the Greek Super League this season they fell behind, and though Kostas Fortounis equalised the visitors could not find a winner.It is not all doom and gloom for Olympiacos, though. They can take solace from the fact that they are 16 points clear of second-placed AEK Athens, an...
Bayern set new record, Paris hit five, Chelsea lose
Group ASevilla v Real Madrid Sunday, 20.30CETParis 5-0 Toulouse (Di María 6, Ibrahimović 18, 75, Lucas 66, Lavezzi 78)Zlatan Ibrahimović's double took his league tally for the season to nine as Laurent Blanc's side won their seventh straight Ligue 1 game and maintained their cushion at the summit.Olexandriya 2-3 Shakhtar (Zaporozhan 16pen, Ponomar 90+1; Dentinho 14, Gladkiy 43, Alex Teixeira 54)The Ukrainian top flight leaders racked up their eighth straight league victory with the help of Alex Teixeira's 19th goal in just 13 league games this season. However, the Bra...
Tale of Bruins’ Struggles Starting to Sound Like Broken Record After ‘Saturday Snoozer’ Loss to Flyers (Video)
The Bruins moved one game closer to the end of March on Saturday, and that’s all that can really be said about the team’s performance. The sooner the B’s can get past this month, it seems, the better. Boston’s tough schedule seems to still be sapping the team of its potential, as another slow start ultimately doomed the B’s. Philadelphia, on the other hand, showed little difficulty in setting the tone early during this afternoon game, thanks in large part to Mike Knuble‘s early goal. NESN Nation’s Dan Duquette is awarding Knuble our “Saturday Snoozer” player of the game. Who’s yours? Take Our Poll Join NESN Nation: In-game home page | Twitter | Facebook
Kime wins Dusi in record time
Lance Kime was crowned the new Dusi canoe marathon champion after winning the third and final stage in record time from Inanda Dam to Blue Lagoon in Durban on Saturday. The 21-year-old dashed the hopes of both Andrew Birkett, bidding to win a fourth successive crown, and Sbonelo Zondi, who was on track to become the first black paddler to win the race in its 62-year history until he fell out of his boat with 14 kilometres to go. Kime's overall winning time was eight hours and 29 seconds, comfortably inside the previous mark