La Liga
The rebirth of Isco by Betis and the open door of the Spanish national team
He was vilified by many, labeled as a veteran and incapable of returning to the top level. His move to leave Real after nine years and move to Sevilla was described as a “flight pain”. The reason for Isco, the player who appears reborn in the Betis jersey this year and wants to regain a place in the Spanish national team.
The Spanish call it remontada, the surprise and surprise comeback before defeat seems imminent. A term used, among other things, during Barcelona’s surprise against Paris Saint-Germain, when Paris’ 4-0 defeat in the Champions League round of 16 in March 2017 was converted into a 6-1 defeat at the Camp Nou a few days later, which gave them Qualification brought us to the La Liga team when the away goals rule still applied.
The Spaniards also use this term to describe the return to the highest level that he is striving for Iscoafter the 31-year-old terminated his contract with Sevilla in December 2022, before a deal between the former Real Madrid player and Union Berlin fell through at the last minute in January 2023, leaving the midfielder without a club until their summer transfer window.
At that time, Betis took advantage of this special situation and Isco signed for his former club’s arch-enemy. The Spanish international seized the opportunity he was looking for and appeared on the pitch like a new man. He has already scored three goals and two assists in 14 appearances for “b”.erdiblanco”.
His performance in the game on Sunday (October 29) against Osasuna, in which he decided the game with a goal in the 94th minute (where he also provided the assist for Betis’ first goal), brought him the seventh win this year MVP award a game for his team in La Liga. The only one with more is Jude Bellingham with eight.
But what makes him unique is his creative abilities and at the same time his defensive contribution, especially in the tackles, with Isco belonging to a closed club as he is – for now – one of the four midfielders in the top 5 leagues in Europe, which exceeds 10 Have shots on goal, more than 10 chances, more than 10 tackles and more than 10 successful dribbles (Bellingham, James Maddison and Abdoulaye Doucoure are the other three).
Isco has not played for Spain since June 2019 and started in two Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Sweden. Despite taking part in the qualification, he was left out of the squad for the 2021 tournament due to a lack of playing time and pace at Real.
Now, with his performances, the eye of the federation’s coach, Luis de la Fuente, is on him, and Isco recently told reporters about the possibility of his return to the “furious rocha”: “I hope that I can return to the national team, it is the greatest success for a footballer. I’m happy with my work, but the national team depends on what I do on the pitch. When this reward comes one day, I will be happy“.
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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