Daily sports news for 25 February 2019

If it is possible for a victory to leave a bad taste in the mouth, Real Madrid's at Levante was such a case in point, writes AS Editor Alfredo Relaño.

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Kepa insists he wasn't disobeying Sarri in EFL Cup final confusion

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Monday, 25/02/2019

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