Real Madrid

2022 - 5 - 21

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Real Madrid look to Liverpool after goalless draw with Real Betis (FRANCE 24)

Real Madrid's last game before the Champions League final against Liverpool ended in a goalless draw against Real Betis on Friday as Marcelo bid farewell to ...

Marcelo, Isco and Joaquin all came on and Joaquin should have scored in the 86th minute. But Sergio Canales picked the wrong pass when Nabil Fekir was free and Real Madrid escaped unscathed. Marcelo accepted applause from his teammates after the final whistle and left, waving to the stands as he went.

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Real Madrid warm up for Champions League final with goalless draw against Real Betis (ESPN)

Real Madrid completed their triumphant LaLiga season and warmed up for next week's Champions League final against Liverpool with a goalless draw with visiting Real Betis at the Bernabeu on Friday. With Madrid already confirmed as champions and ...

"I'm clear who'll play from the start and then we'll see what happens during the game," he said. With Madrid already confirmed as champions and fifth-placed Betis knowing they'll miss out on a Champions League place, there was little to play for for either side. Another player on the way out, Gareth Bale, didn't feature but Ancelotti suggested he could yet make a final appearance for the club in Paris.

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Real Madrid and Real Betis end goalless after double guard of ... (Eurosport.com)

Real Madrid were held to a 0-0 draw by Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu as the La Liga season draws to a close for the champions.

88’ - WHAT A CHANCE TO WIN IT! Joaquin is presented with a great chance in front of goal from close-range, but blasts it over! The Madrid fans want a penalty on that Benzema trip, but it was outside the box anyway. He met Daniel Carvajal’s cross on the volley to steer a drilled effort towards goal, initially parried out by Rui Silva before Rodrygo snatched at the rebound, but saw his effort deflected wide.

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Florentino Perez tells Real Madrid stars Kylian Mbappe deal is off (Football Espana)

Real Madrid club president Florentino Perez has reportedly told the squad Kylian Mbappe is staying at Paris Saint-Germain.

— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague)May 20, 2022 — Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague)May 20, 2022

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Real Madrid go entire season without a red card (Football Espana)

Real Madrid finished out their La Liga campaign against Real Betis on Friday night with a relaxed and good-spirited atmosphere.

The worst disciplinary record in La Liga belongs to Getafe, who have racked up 116 yellow cards and also managed 8 red cards this season. Real Madrid finished out their La Liga campaign against Real Betis on Friday night with a relaxed and good-spirited atmosphere. Real Madrid are also the team to finish with the least yellow cards (76) – only Villarreal can equal that total, although they have a game to play against Barcelona.

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Florentino Perez informs Real Madrid dressing room of Kylian ... (Irish Mirror)

Kylian Mbappe is on the verge of confirming his hotly-debated future and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has reportedly issued an concerning update ...

"With Mbappe, we get on well because we know what the other is going to do. "Now we have found an agreement with both Real Madrid and PSG and the discussions are over because it is Kylian who has to choose now. "We will not have new meetings to discuss Mbappe's future, these meetings are now over," Lamar stated.

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Kylian Mbappe Reveals He's Staying at PSG, Snubbing Real Madrid ... (Sports Illustrated)

The French superstar isn't going anywhere after all, spurning a long-expected move to Real Madrid to stay put.

PSG’s offer was strong enough for Mbappé to spurn a move to the club he has reportedly longed to play for since he was a boy. Mbappé, meanwhile, stays at PSG and continues to team with Lionel Messi and Neymar in the most star-studded attacking trident on the planet. On the club level, he won a Ligue 1 title with Monaco and then four more with PSG, while also capturing seven other domestic trophies. ... This summer my ambition was clear, I wanted to leave and put the club in the best circumstances to bring in my replacement.” The decision is the culmination of a yearlong process that nearly took a drastic turn last summer, when Madrid tried to pry Mbappé from PSG during the transfer window. Mbappé confirmed that he had asked for a transfer despite his contract having a year to run, but he could have signed a pre-contract with Real Madrid as early as Jan. 1 had he wanted to fully commit.

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Kylian Mbappe set to snub Real Madrid in favour of shock PSG stay ... (ESPN)

Kylian Mbappe is set to stay at PSG in a shock U-turn that sees Real Madrid miss out on their No. 1 transfer target, sources told ESPN.

Sources told ESPN on Friday that there was "nervousness and confusion" at Real Madrid around the Mbappe situation, as well as a growing "pessimism" over completing the high-profile signing. This month, Mbappe was voted Ligue 1's player of the year for a third time after scoring 25 goals and 17 assists as PSG won the league title. But after a late change of heart, Mbappe is set to sign a three-year contract with PSG.

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Kylian Mbappe transfer rumors: Star striker choose PSG over Real ... (DraftKings Nation)

Kylian Mbappé will STAY at Paris Saint-Germain. He's definitely not joining Real Madrid this summer, the final decision has been made and communicated to ...

PSG and Real Madrid faced off in the Champions League this season, with Mbappe scoring the first two goals of the tie in what appeared to be his ascent to superstardom and the best player in the world. However, Real Madrid pulled off the stunning comeback to send PSG crashing out of Europe’s top club competition. PSG rejected a bid last summer from Real Madrid for Mbappe, which carried a transfer fee north of €200 million.

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Kylian Mbappé decides to stay at PSG instead of joining Real Madrid (The Guardian)

Kylian Mbappé has rejected the chance to join Real Madrid and chosen to renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. The Spanish champions had been ...

PSG rejected several offers from Madrid for him last summer, the last worth €200m on deadline day, and have tried to persuade him to continue with the club. PSG are expected to announce the agreement in the coming hours. The France forward telephoned Florentino Pérez on Saturday to communicate his decision having opted against a move to La Liga despite holding positive talks with the Spanish champions only last week.

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Kylian Mbappe will sign new contract with PSG despite Real Madrid ... (The Athletic)

Kylian Mbappe will sign a new three-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain.The Athletic reported on Friday that PSG had tabled an offer to Mbappe, ...

The stage is set perfectly Both of those were rejected, despite Mbappe later confirming he had asked to leave PSG. He has now chosen to sign and stay at the Parc des Princes.

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Kylian Mbappé Will Stay at P.S.G., Rejecting Real Madrid (The New York Times)

Paris St.-Germain has convinced Kylian Mbappé to sign a new contract, one of the richest in soccer history, that will keep the French striker at the club ...

But unlike Haaland, whose contract had to be acquired by Manchester City for an eight-figure transfer fee, Mbappé’s expiring contract in Paris made him a free agent, effectively able to choose from among the highest bidders for his prodigious talents. Amid an economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, few teams but the wealthiest elite have been able to make the type of marquee signings that were once a staple of every soccer off-season. Real Madrid’s worst fears were confirmed on Saturday, when Pérez, in Belgrade to follow Real Madrid’s basketball team in a European final, received a message telling him Mbappé had decided to stay at P.S.G. For Mbappé, the deal comes amid major efforts to build his brand away from the field. But Mbappé had made no secret of his desire to move to Real Madrid from P.S.G., and the Spanish powerhouse went all out to recruit him. P.S.G.’s success in persuading Mbappé to stay is the latest sign that the dominance of global soccer that once rested in the hands of legacy clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United has now shifted to a few deep-pocketed, Gulf-backed teams. P.S.G.’s strategy of bringing the most exciting talents, whatever the cost, has had mixed results. Mbappé picked the one that will keep him in Paris. Its offer included a signing bonus of almost $140 million, a net salary of more than $26 million every season and complete control over his image rights. Mbappé informed Real Madrid earlier Saturday that he would not be coming. But P.S.G., the perennial French champion that is bankrolled by gas-rich Qatar, prevented him from leaving as a free agent by offering even better terms. The saga surrounding Mbappé’s future had gripped France, and was considered a matter of such national importance that last month the French president Emmanuel Macron told a news conference he would do whatever he could to keep Mbappé, considered a national treasure, in the country.

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Kylian Mbappé turns down Real Madrid to stay at PSG (The Irish Times)

Kylian Mbappé has rejected the chance to join Real Madrid and chosen to renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. The Spanish champions had been ...

Mbappé joined PSG from Monaco in 2017 in a deal worth up to €180m and had wanted to move to Madrid last summer, only for several offers, the last worth €200m on deadline day, to be rejected. PSG’s sporting director, Leonardo, admitted Mbappé had been keen to leave but said Madrid’s initial bids did not meet their valuation and that they were not willing to do business in the final week of the window. PSG’s sporting director, Leonardo, admitted Mbappé had been keen to leave but said Madrid’s initial bids did not meet their valuation and that they were not willing to do business in the final week of the window.

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