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Applause day and night, by Joan Josep Pallàs

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Lopetegui said before the match that Barca are arguably the fittest team in Europe. It will be difficult to contradict him after last night's performance. If at the Bernabeu Xavi's team gave him time to recreate himself in victory, Sevilla, a superb rival, demanded all the tactical sample available, both individual and collective, to achieve the triumph. The Blaugrana starred in a splendid display of strength and football, typical of a team in a state of grace, already second classified, who would say, which will not be enough to take the League because Madrid is still far away and also in that phase so much his to win unintentionally, helped by elements (paranormal and influence) that he always knew how to handle. Barça is so good with itself that at the moments of the matches, accompanied by a stand that lives the beautiful present with exaltation, it goes into a trance. Xavi's team began to string together scoring chances, ready to break ...

Espanyol drowns on the shore in San Sebastian

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Espanyol went to San Sebastian for a victory that would give them those 39 points in which mathematical salvation is usually placed and was very close to getting a draw that fought and defended a lot. However, he ended up drowning on the shore because of a penalty from Calero to Mikel Merino in the 93rd minute. Jaime Latre, much protested throughout the night by both sides, believed the action of the defender excessive and Isak, despite the protests of the visitors, transformed before Oier. So much effort for nothing. Espanyol saw how some tables that had sweated so much vanished and when they already tasted the equalizer. So it hurts more. It was a duel marked by casualties. Espanyol were travelling orphaned by De Tomás and Diego López while Real were at home without Oyarzabal, who was long-term injured, and Januzaj, who was injured. Both injured The referee, who did not like anyone, did not see a double fault of Le Normand to Loren and annulled a goal...

The ridiculousness of the World Cup in Qatar, by John Carlin

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"Being honest is less profitable than being dishonest." Plato. If being crazy is, as Einstein said, doing the same thing over and over again expecting to get different results, I am. I take comfort in the fact that many share my particular dementia, the incurable habit of staying in front of the TV after the games to watch the interviews with the players. We repeat the same thing over and over again waiting for grace, intelligence or light but always the same slug. That I owe everything to my teammates, that the season is long, that we are going to do everything possible to beat Madrid. The point is not to generate news, not to offend anyone. The sponsor markets are of all colors and you don't have to screw up. Nothing worse, nothing, than the possibility of saying something that risks limiting the chances of making even more money. The coaches do not contribute much more but since once in fifty there is one who tu...

Espanyol drowns on the shore in San Sebastian

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Espanyol went to San Sebastian for a victory that would give them those 39 points in which mathematical salvation is usually placed and was very close to getting a draw that fought and defended a lot. However, he ended up drowning on the shore because of a penalty from Calero to Mikel Merino in the 93rd minute. Jaime Latre, much protested throughout the night by both sides, believed the action of the defender excessive and Isak, despite the protests of the visitors, transformed before Oier. So much effort for nothing. Espanyol saw how some tables that had sweated so much vanished and when they already tasted the equalizer. So it hurts more. It was a duel marked by casualties. Espanyol were travelling orphaned by De Tomás and Diego López while Real were at home without Oyarzabal, who was long-term injured, and Januzaj, who was injured. Both injured The referee, who did not like anyone, did not see a double fault of Le Normand to Loren and annulled a goal...

City - Atletico | At what time, where to watch on TV and possible lineups of the Champions League match

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After successfully solving their last visit to England, Atlético de Madrid returns to British territory this Tuesday, April 5 to play the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Colchoneros and cityzens star in the most attractive tie of this round. Schedule and where to watch City – Atlético de la Champions The match between Spaniards and English will begin at 9 pm and will be seen on the Movistar Champions League channel, in addition to being able to follow the minute by minute through the website of La Vanguardia . The team of Cholo Simeone is going through the best moment of the season after chaining six victories in the League, the last one last weekend against the colista Alavés (4-1) thanks to the doubles of João Félix and Luis Suárez. However, he does not start as a favorite in the duel against Pep Guardiola's team, leader of the Premier League.   Atletico qualified for the ...

Ancelotti continues to test positive and does not travel to London

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Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach infected by coronavirus since last Wednesday, tested positive again in the test he underwent on Tuesday and will not be part of the Madrid expedition that will travel in the next few hours to London to play at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The Italian could join the team at the last moment if he tests negative in the next PCR, according to sources consulted by EFE . It was expected in the white club that, after not being able to prepare the league match against Celta, nor finally travel to Vigo last Saturday, at the beginning of the week Ancelotti already gave negative in a test to be able to lead the team normally. The Italian coach could travel on Wednesday if he tests negative Despite the fact that the coach no longer has symptoms, he continues to test positive and by real Madrid medical regulations, he remains confined to his home. Ancelotti will not lea...

Barcelona sells out in a few hours the 50,000 tickets reserved for members for Wolfsburg

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The success of attendance at the Camp Nou for the match against Real Madrid, with a world record audience (91,553 spectators), is on its way to being no exception. In just a few hours barça's members have withdrawn the 50,000 tickets they had reserved for the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Wolfsburg. The Barcelona entity had reserved the first day of sale for each member to withdraw up to a maximum of four tickets for free and the response has been massive, in the same way as for the quarterfinals match against the white team, when in just a few days the sold out poster was hung. The demand has been so high that the Barça club has advanced to the nine hours of this Tuesday (before it was at 13h) the opening of ticket sales to the general public. Far from slowing down the pace of sales, the club's virtual platform for buying tickets has queues of about 15,000 people in the last hours. The price of tickets for the general pub...

"Xavi can give joy to the fans"

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It has been almost 14 years since Ronaldinho left Barcelona but the former footballer continues to create an extraordinary expectation every time he steps on the city that was his home between 2003 and 2008. The Brazilian, with his smile and his football, lifted the Blaugrana club. Now he sees parallels with that time with the recovery that Barça is experiencing with Xavi, his former teammate, on the bench. "It looks a bit like it because in my time we also started a little badly and went back. Hopefully they can do the same thing now," the crack wished. Ronaldinho closely follows the work of the Egarense coach and wishes him success with Barcelona. "I'm happy for Xavi, because he's doing well. Hopefully I can give a lot of joy in the fans." New image of Metasoccer, a football video game in the metaverse that can give profits in cryptocurrencies, the Brazilian has high hopes in Pedri's game. "It has a lot of quality....

Manchester City - Atlético de Madrid: Schedule and where to watch the champions league quarters on TV

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The first leg of the tie will take place this Tuesday, April 5 at the Etihad Stadium After winning the second leg in their last visit to England, Atletico Madrid returns to British territory on Tuesday, April 5 to play the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The team of Cholo Simeone comes to the meeting with confidence after chaining six victories in the League. Luis Suárez celebrates Atletico's second goal against Alavés Ballesteros / EFE For its part, Pep Guardiola's team is leader of the Premier League after the victory at home over Burnley (0-2). The rojiblancos will not be able to count on José María Giménez, who is on leave. Neither Rúben Dias nor Kyle Walker of Manchester City will be able to play the match due to injury and sanction, respectively. Schedule and where to watch City on TV – Atlético de la Champions The match between Manchester ...

Barça and Araújo approach positions to seal their renewal

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Ronald Araújo wants to stay at Barça. And so he has transferred it to his agents and the club. To unblock the operation, Barça's director of football, Mateu Alemany, who landed from Morocco on Tuesday at noon after meeting with Moussa Sissoko, agent of Ousmane Dembélé, went to the Sushi 99 restaurant in Barcelona to meet with Edmundo Kabchi, representative of the Uruguayan footballer. "There is a good predisposition for him to renew," Alemany said as he left the restaurant. "We are fine, there are no big differences, we need to shore up details. There is a good atmosphere, the meeting went well. I ask for your peace of mind. The player's priority is to stay. The club does its part, so do we. We hope in the coming days and hours to have a total agreement of the two parties," added Edmundo Kabchi, representative of the Charrúa player. We hope in the coming days and hours to have a full agreement from both sides." ...

The ten Olympic classes fill the bay of Palma with sails

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The bay of Palma provided on Tuesday ideal conditions for the participants of the 51st Princesa Sofía Mallorca Olympic sailing. The sun shone in many moments and that raised the temperature and the wind descended from noon to a range of intensity slightly kinder than on Monday and at the beginning of this second day, when it still exceeded 20 knots, which allowed to fulfill the competition program and confirm the excellent reputation of the Mallorcan scene for the sport of sailing. For the first time since March 2019, the ten Olympic classes were called, adding to those that competed yesterday (ILCA 6, ILCA 7, 470 Mixed, iQFOiL Men and iQFOiL Women) the 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17, Formula Kite Men and Formula Kite Women, and more than a thousand sailors deployed their sails in the eight regatta areas distributed throughout the bay of Palma. The nacra 17 class fleet, which has adopted foils to reach higher speed, sails this Tuesday in the bay of Palma ...

Manchester City - Atlético de Madrid, live

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Football is back!!! Simeone's team puts the ball in play, at the moment without apparent changes in the XI. We're going to the locker room!!! Goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium at the end of the first 45 minutes. The match starts at the Etihad Stadium!!! First possession for Pep Guardiola's team. We remind you that now at 9:00 p.m., the other meeting of the day will begin. Benfica, a revelation team in this group stage, will face a whole Liverpool at the Estadio da Luz, in Portugal, in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League. – Manchester City substitutes: Steffen, Carson; Mbete-Tatu, Riley, Zinchenko; Fernandinho, Foden; Grealish, Gabriel Jesus – Substitutes Atlético: Lecomte, Christian Gómez; Mario Hermoso, Ibra Camara; Javi Serrano, Wass, Lemar, De Paul; Matheus Cunha, Correa, Luis Suarez BY: Ederson DEF: Cancelo, Stones, Laporte, Ake MED: De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan FROM: Mahrez, Sterling, Bernardo Silva BY: Oblak DEF: Vrsal...

Liverpool, live online: Champions League

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Enter Milner and Joe Gomez Alexander-Arnold and Keita leave Enter Joao Mário Sale Ramos Enter Yaremchuk Everton Leaves Enter Meïté Sale Taraabt Enter Henderson, Jota and Firmino Thiago, Mané and Salah leave Benfica: Helton Leite, Almeida, Valentino, Morato, Tomás Araújo, Everton, Gil Dias, Diogo Gonçalves, Meïte, João Mário, Nemanja, Bernardo, Seferovic and Yaremchuk. Liverpool: Kelleher, Milner, Firmino, Joe Gomez, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Jota, Tsimikas, Matip and Elliott. The most decisive so far, the central Konate, who has opened the can and has completely annulled the best player of Benfica, Darwin Núñez. Benfica wanted to get out of the cave but Klopp's team were still better planted on the pitch, and a long ball from Arnold ended with the second of the 'net', the work of Sadio Mané. The Estádio da Luz, filled to the brim, sports a beautiful white and red mosaic created with flags that fans wave. Liverpool, w...

Liverpool: goals, summary and result of the Champions League match

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Enter Milner and Joe Gomez Alexander-Arnold and Keita leave Enter Joao Mário Sale Ramos Enter Yaremchuk Everton Leaves Enter Meïté Sale Taraabt Enter Henderson, Jota and Firmino Thiago, Mané and Salah leave Benfica: Helton Leite, Almeida, Valentino, Morato, Tomás Araújo, Everton, Gil Dias, Diogo Gonçalves, Meïte, João Mário, Nemanja, Bernardo, Seferovic and Yaremchuk. Liverpool: Kelleher, Milner, Firmino, Joe Gomez, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Jota, Tsimikas, Matip and Elliott. The most decisive so far, the central Konate, who has opened the can and has completely annulled the best player of Benfica, Darwin Núñez. Benfica wanted to get out of the cave but Klopp's team were still better planted on the pitch, and a long ball from Arnold ended with the second of the 'net', the work of Sadio Mané. ...