Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo apologized for his "unfortunate gesture" in Sunday's 2-2 LaLiga draw away at city rivals Espanyol, saying the "tension" of the match led to the incident.
Araújo appeared to be taking aim at Espanyol midfielder Nico Melamed while he was leaving the field towards the end of the match, which saw both teams have a player sent off.
Every league has that one team that isn't really all that good but just seems to hang around for far longer than they should. They don't spend much, they don't play entertaining football, and they never really win any big games. Yet when the season ends, they are always mid-table.
In the 2010s, that team in England was Wigan Athletic, as Roberto Martínez's brand of "Guerilla Soccer" kept an underfunded Latics side in the Premier League for eight years.
Manchester United returned to the top of the table on Monday but not the one they were hoping for as they were named the club with the biggest transfer losses in the last decade, splashing out more than $1.14 billion on players.
A study published by Switzerland-based independent research group CIES Football Observatory revealed United had a net spend of $1.23 billion since 2012, spending $1.77 billion on transfers while making $538 million back in player sales.
Barcelona and Atlético Madrid played out an instant classic at the Camp Nou on Sunday with the hosts, despite being a man down for over 20 minutes, winning 4-2 to reenter the LaLiga top four for the first time since matchweek three.
Luis Suárez kept Atléti in it, but Adama Traoré was electric in his first game since arriving on loan from Wolves, and the 38-year-old Dani Alves stole the headlines with a goal, assist and straight red card during his 69 minutes on the pitch.
Barcelona have signed speedy Spain winger Adama Traoré on loan from Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers until the end of the season, the LaLiga club announced on Saturday.
The agreement includes an option to make the transfer permanent, Barcelona said in a statement.
No hay doble lectura. La temporada 2021-22 de Diego Lainez en el Betis ha sido espantosa. Tanto que la idea de un cambio de aires da más vueltas que nunca.
A la hora de los rumores, la lista de posibles pretendientes para el extremo mexicano ha sido bastante larga durante el mercado de invierno, pero en los últimos días un equipo de primera división de Madrid parece haber tomado la delantera: no es el Real ni el Atlético, sino que el Rayo Vallecano.
The Yunus Musah goal vs Atlético Madrid on Saturday was the 19-year-old’s first LaLiga goal of the season and the second of his career. Musah was given the start against the Spanish giants and silenced the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano when he opened the scoring in the 25th minute.
Yunus Musah gives Valencia the lead over Atletico!
That's his first LaLiga goal since November 2020. pic.twitter.com/Dyi2LhSPFB
Jesús Corona usó los taquetes con magia en su debut como titular en el Sevilla. Tecatito hizo túneles, mareó a un par de rivales con sus desbordes y hasta se anotó con una asistencia en el aguerrido 2-2 ante el Celta de Vigo.
El mexicano llegó al club andaluz hace 10 días y ya había jugado un par de partidos -ante Betis y Valencia- aunque saliendo desde el banco de suplentes. Frente a los gallegos, sin embargo, Julen Lopetegui le dio la confianza para ir desde el inicio.
Y Jesús no decepcionó.
Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembélé must leave the club before the January transfer window closes for both his sake as well as the Catalan club to ensure they get a fee as his contract ends in June, club director Mateu Alemany has said.
Dembélé, who joined Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund in 2017, has failed to deliver on his potential that made the Spanish club pay $119.11 million for his services, scoring only 31 goals in 129 appearances.