The Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi saga continued this past week with both players getting chances to make statements in the Champions League and the Spanish League.
The first leg of the Champions League is at an end and the second leg will undoubtedly showcase some tremendous drama. But before we get ahead of ourselves and the next set of games, it is time to take a look at the four fixtures from this week and glean over the surprises and shocks of the matchups. Here they are.
Cristiano Ronaldo leads all La Liga players in goals scored this season, but he is also approaching an all-time mark. If Ronaldo continues at this scoring pace, he will become the all-time leading scorer in Real Madrid history.
Real Madrid has not beat Atletico in seven tries this season. But unlike other meetings between the two sides, which ended in disappointment for Los Blancos, the game on Tuesday in the Champions League quarterfinals, this one was a positive result for Carlo Ancelotti's crew.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been on a scoring streak lately. Lionel Messi holds the single season La Liga scoring record, but Ronaldo isn't giving up. Do you think Ronaldo will break Messi's record? Vote in our soccer fan poll here.
Fernando Palomo sat down with our sports team to talk about 2015 UEFA Champions League and who he thinks could win it all in this exclusive interview. Palomo also talks about the soccer superstars of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez's situation remains rather dire in Europe. The Mexican has struggled to find himself as a starter for Real Madrid this season, but more importantly, he is barely playing for the defending European champs.
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his assault on the record books by scoring his 300th goals for Real Madrid this week. Latin Post takes a look at the biggest goals of the soccer superstar's career.
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona won their games, and are still fighting for first place in the Spanish Premier League. Latin Post recaps the amazing week of La Liga and post the standings.
Barcelona and Real Madrid do not meet again for the rest of the year (unless the Champions League has any say in that), but their fates will be inexorably linked for the next nine weeks of Spain's soccer league.
Real Madrid exploded for nine goals on Sunday. That number alone is shocking. But moreover, it represented the first time Los Blancos has put up more than four goals in a game since Jan. 31 against Real Sociedad.
Real Madrid recently signed Danilo from FC Porto to fortify its right wing. With Alvaro Arbeloa no longer a useful asset, the team was looking to give youngster Dani Carvajal a solid backup so that he could get more rest.
With so many soccer leagues around the world, it's difficult to tell just who is the best player on the planet. Latin Post lists the single best soccer play by continent.
Barcelona is in first place in the Spanish Premier League ahead of Real Madrid much in part to their talented South American players. Barcelona has benefited very much from these South Americans in quest of a 23rd league title.
