Además de anunciar el traslado de la final de la Champions League de San Petersburgo a París, como castigo a la invasión rusa a Ucrania, la UEFA dio a conocer hoy las llaves de octavos de final de sus otras dos competencias: la Europa y la Conference League.
En la primera competencia, la de mayor tradición y linaje, el sorteo definió la suerte de tres futbolistas mexicanos.
El Clásico might be the most storied rivalry in all of soccer. It dates back to 1902, and since then there have been 244 competitive meetings between Real Madrid and Barcelona, with each team claiming 96 wins.
In recent years, the rivalry has expanded to other continents with the first El Clásico played on American soil taking place in Miami in 2017 during the International Champions Cup exhibition competition.
Con Héctor Herrera jugando los 90 minutos, Atlético de Madrid acabó con un amargo 1-1 ante Manchester United en Champions League.
Luego de un gran partido ante Osasuna, el fin de semana pasado, Diego Simeone volvió a darle un lugar como titular a HH. Y el mexicano no decepcionó. Fiero en el mediocampo y hasta con una incidental participación en el gol colchonero, el mediocampista tuvo un gran desempeño. Sin embargo, cuando el partido se iba y sin merecerlo mucho, el equipo inglés logró la igualdad.
Manchester United fans closely following this current campaign are well aware of young Anthony Elanga. The rest of Europe is now taking notice after the teenager salvaged a 1-1 draw against Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 on Wednesday.
United struggled for long portions of the match at the Wanda Metropolitano; Cristiano Ronaldo often had to drop deep into his own half just to get a touch of the ball. After an early goal from João Félix, it looked like a classic Diego Simeone victory over a British side.
Enter Anthony Elanga.
Last weekend, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bagged his first goals in Barcelona's jersey. The Gabonese international scored a glittering hat trick over Valencia and brought to the culé universe his signature somersault celebration.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores his first goal for Barcelona! pic.twitter.com/BBun4C6NjP
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Juventus is an odd club at the moment. The Old Lady, owner of a record 36 Scudettos, isn’t the same side that won nine straight Serie A crowns from 2011-2020. Talent is there, but not everywhere.
El minutaje de Héctor Herrera en el Atlético de Madrid no ha sido muy alto esta temporada. HH apenas acumula 563 minutos a través de todas las competencias y su futuro como colchonero es una incógnita.
Barcelona's Jekyll and Hyde season continued Sunday with a clinical 4-1 victory over free-falling Valencia at the Mestalla. The visitors took six shots, landed them all on target and put four past Giorgi Mamardashvili, including a brace for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, a classy team move that ended on the foot of Frenkie de Jong and a howitzer from young Pedri.
Can anyone explain what happened to the Ferran Torres shirt during Barcelona’s Europa League clash with Napoli on Thursday? It appears that whoever oversaw Barça’s kits didn’t do a great job on Torres’ as he started the game with a Barcelona crest and Nike logo but lost the two at some point during the game.
Where did Ferran's badge go? pic.twitter.com/7AvPmonKKM
El Real Betis rescató un botín fantástico en su visita al Zenit de San Petersburgo. Los verdiblancos ganaron 2-3 en la ida de los playoffs que dan boleto a los octavos de final de la Europa League y tuvieron en Andrés Guardado a su figura consular: el Principito fue capitán del equipo e incluso se dio el lujo de anotar el gol que significó la victoria.