Tag: La Liga
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Guardiola confirms Aguero close to joining La Liga club
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits striker Sergio Aguero is close to signing for Barcelona. The Argentine is out of contract in the summer, and had already announced his departure from City at the end of this season. The 32-year-old scored a total of 260 goals in 389 games for the club over the past…
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Messi to miss Barca’s final match of La Liga season
Lionel Messi will sit out FC Barcelona’s final match of the 2020/2021 La Liga season against Eibar on Saturday. The club confirmed on Friday their captain has been granted permission to start his holidays early before he begins preparations for the Copa America with Argentina. Midfielder Pedri will also skip the game at Ipurua after…
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Barca president Laporta secures €500M loan
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has secured the club a loan worth €500m, all from investment bank, Goldman Sachs. Barcelona have been facing financial Armageddon after the Josep Maria Bartomeu era, and there have been concerns over whether the club would be able to both pay their players and recruitment new ones in the summer. L’Esportiu…
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La Liga title now in our hands – Suarez
Atletico Madrid ace Luis Suarez was proud to prove the matchwinner for victory over Osasuna on Sunday. The veteran striker scored perhaps the most important goal of Atletico’s campaign so far to complete the comeback against Osasuna on Sunday. Los Rojiblancos had fallen behind in the encounter, with Real Madrid going above them in the…
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La Liga: Zidane denies telling squad of exit plans
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has denied telling his players he would be leaving after victory over Athletic Bilbao. With one point separating his side and Atletico Madrid and just one match to spare, Zidane is keen for a positive result at home to Villarreal on Sunday. “We are going to play our match and…
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La Liga: I feel unfairly treated – Barca coach
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman admits he’s been unhappy with his treatment by the media over the past fortnight. Koeman says he feels badly treated over the past few weeks as Barcelona’s title bid collapsed. “I feel a little bit (mistreated) in the last two weeks,” said the coach in a news conference on Saturday. “If…
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Zidane tells Real Madrid players he’s leaving
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has told his players he will leave at the end of the season. Zidane has already told the Real Madrid first-team squad that he will leave the club at the end of the 2020/21 season, says Marca. He won’t stay on as coach for next year. Last Saturday, after the…
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La Liga still planning to take matches to U.S. – Official
Plans by La Liga, the football league organisers in Spain, to stage a game in the U.S. are alive and kicking, its president Javier Tebas said on Friday. Tebas however all but ruled out taking the showpiece “El Clasico” match out of Spain. La Liga has twice failed to take a regular season match Stateside…
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Real Madrid can win La Liga – Rodrygo
Rodrygo Goes was delighted to score in Real Madrid’s 4-1 win at Granada. The result sees Real Madrid move within two points of leaders Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo said, “I’m really pleased because this is a hugely important win for the team. For my goal, Marvin won the ball back out wide and I was alert,…
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Barca blow chance to go top after home loss to Granada
FC Barcelona missed the chance to go top of La Liga with just five games left when they were stunned 2-1 by Granada at Camp Nou on Thursday night. Although Barca controlled most of the ball and had the majority of the chances, two defensive lapses did them in. They allowed Darwin Machis and Jorge…