La Liga
Xavi: ‘We will miss Pique, the most difficult opponent United could face’
Gerard Pique’s decision to hang up his boots is a defeat for Barcelona, according to Xavi, with the Spanish boss also citing his side’s Europa League draw with Manchester United as a challenge.
Barcelona meets Osasuna on Tuesday evening (8 November, 10:30 p.m., Novasports Prime, LIVE from Sportish) on match day 14 of the La Liga and wants to win against Real at any price in the fight for the title. However, Xavi is not only thinking about the game against the Pamplona team.
As of Monday (07/11), Manchester United is on his mind and will be with the coach of “Barca” for the next few months, with which the Blaugrana were drawn against the background of the “16” of the Europa League will be on the Red Devils approached and admits the lottery made things difficult for his team.
“Once again we will meet the toughest opponents in the draw and we will have to put up a good fight. Manchester United are a great side and have improved a lot since Ten Hague arrived.
You have a lot of individual talent and potential. My players will be motivated to face it”, he stressed at Monday’s press conference, adding: “If I think Cristiano Ronaldo’s level has dropped?
He’s a great player, he’s one of the top players and he can definitely make a difference for them.”
Asked if Pique will miss Barcelona after his decision to say goodbye and if his last game was against Almeria at the Camp Nou, he said: “Pique will be available for the game against Osasuna on Tuesday.
Everyone has a leadership role in the team. We’ll miss Pique, but I don’t see a problem. When a leader leaves, the roles within the group are rearranged.”
Source: sport 24
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Marcos Llorente scored the only goal in Atletico’s injury-time win over Sevilla, lifting them to third place in La Liga, ahead of Barcelona.
Atletico defeated Sevilla with 1:0 in their procrastination game 4th matchday and overtook Barcelona for 3rd place in the La Liga standings.
The Rojiblancos were superior for most of the game, but in the first half the visitors managed to keep a clean sheet. However, at the start of the second period, Marcos Llorente, one of Diego Simeone’s two half-time substitutes, scored the first goal.
Another change almost made the difference when Caglar Seyunjiu came on in the 66th minute and was sent off four minutes later with a straight red card.
Quique Sanchez Flores’ men failed to threaten against ten opponents and Atlético picked up an important win before half-time.
The program for the 19th matchday
- 01.02. 6:00 p.m Getafe – Rayo Vallecano
- 01.02. 8:15 p.m Real Sociedad – Alaves
- 01.02. 10:30 p.m Valencia – Villarreal
- 01.03. 6:00 p.m Granada – Cadiz
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Real – Mallorca
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Celta-Betis
- 01.03. 10:30 p.m Girona – Atletico
- 01.04. 6:00 p.m Osasuna – Almeria
- 01.04. 8:15 p.m Seville – Sporty
- 01.04. 10:30 p.m Las Palmas – Barcelona
Source: sport 24
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Real Madrid have suffered a major blow to their central defense due to injuries and one of the things they have on their list ahead of January is the loan of 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan from Zenit.
After the serious injuries to David Alaba and Ender Militao, Real Madrid have entered the transfer market to sign a central defender.
One of the cases that the Merengues are considering, according to AS, is 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan, who plays for Zenit St. Petersburg. Madrid initially wants to bring him in with a loan and a purchase option for next summer.
The young footballer is exactly the right person to strengthen the Merengues as he is left-footed and can develop into a very good footballer. This particular formula would also satisfy Zenit, but there is a non-football problem.
Groups linked to the Russian state continue to face sanctions from the European Union (and the US) over the military invasion of Ukraine. Specifically, teams cannot receive an amount over 108,000 euros.
Zenit is owned by Gazprom, one of the most famous oil companies (in the world) controlled by the Russian state.
Source: sport 24
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According to the German newspaper “Die Welt”, Barcelona is threatened with exclusion from the new Champions League due to violations of Financial Fair Play. However, the Catalans are not aware of the specific risk.
A few hours after the legal recognition before the Court of Justice of the European Union of the European Super League, a project that Barcelona and Real Madrid have “operated” from the beginning until today, the Blaugrana are in adventure.
A publication by German newspaper Die Welt reports that the Catalans are at risk of being banned from the new Champions League (for up to three years) due to Financial Fair Play violations. Barcelona announced gigantic profits (a whopping 304 million euros), but according to the report, UEFA will audit the finances as the income must only come from “football activities”.
Barcelona reported on its balance sheet revenue from “Barca Studios”, the project that manages the team’s audiovisual material, such as the team’s official channel (Barca TV).
Sources in Barcelona management told Mundo Deportivo that they were unaware of the scenario in question.
Source: sport 24
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