Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann combined for a super sexy give-and-go goal that deserved its own writeup on Thursday. But like a phone call from your mother as you’re trying to be romantic with your partner, Granada poured cold water on Barcelona with an impressive 2-1 win at an empty Camp Nou on Thursday.
Early against Real Madrid, Christian Pulisic put the ball on a platter for Timo Werner to score, but his German teammate hit it too close to Thibaut Courtois, whose lanky legs denied Chelsea an early goal. Not long later, Pulisic learned his lesson and opted not to pass, and in doing so put his team in front in the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday in Madrid. The Pulisic goal vs Real Madrid was the opener in a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the UCL semifinals.
If you could be anywhere in the world right now (Maradona willing), where would you go? Let me tell you why Zadar, Croatia, is the right choice.
First off, look at this obscenely beautiful city on the Adriatic Sea.
Antoine Griezmann está orgulloso de participar en la lucha por el título de LaLiga con el Barcelona, aunque tenga que seguir jugando fuera de su posición. El internacional francés marcó dos goles para que el Barça remontara un 2-1 en el campo del Villarreal, después de que Samuel Chukwueze abriera el marcador en el Estadio de la Cerámica.
Pep Guardiola is in pure form. The Manchester City boss was in full flow in the press room ahead of the Champions League semifinals. His team faces Neymar and Kylian Mbappé's PSG on Wednesday, but far from being intimidated by the scenario, the man from Santpedor enjoyed it.
"I've rarely been happier than I am now to travel with this team to Paris and try to do my best in the Champions League," he said at a press conference that left a bunch of headlines.
Atlético Madrid tuvo un amargo viaje a San Mamés. El equipo de Diego Simeone cayó 2-1 ante el Athletic Club y en el despilfarro de puntos le puso una sobredosis de suspenso a la definición de LaLiga.
Si bien el empate 0-0 del Real Madrid ante Betis les había dado un respiro, el triunfo 1-2 de Barcelona sobre Villarreal metió una tonelada de ansiedad a los jugadores colchoneros. Y eso se notó en el encuentro.
En la desconexión, el Athletic usó la cabeza y castigó.
After a six-month spell at the top of LaLiga, Atlético Madrid has ceded control of the division to Barcelona with only five matches remaining (although the two clubs meet on May 8).
On Sunday, Atlético slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Athletic Club at the San Mamés following Iñigo Martínez’s dramatic 86th-minute winner. After an early stretch of 15 wins in 16 games that made Atlético’s title look almost certain, Los Colchoneros have won only five of their last 12 to allow Barça (15 wins in 17) the chance to go top on Thursday against Granada.
Campeona con el Espanyol, el Barcelona y el Atlético Madrid. La carrera de Kenti Robles es excepcional. Tanto que tiene más títulos en España que el mismísimo Hugo Sánchez. El exceso de victorias, sin embargo, no amaina su espíritu ganador. Y si bien el título no es posible esta temporada, hoy consiguió un nuevo logro en su carrera: se convirtió en la primera jugadora mexicana en convertir un gol con la camiseta del Real Madrid.
Sevilla kept itself in the LaLiga title race by defeating Granada 2-1 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on Sunday, although Spain’s fourth-place side had to withstand late pressure following Roberto Soldado’s penalty and hold out for not one, but two full-time whistles.
Ivan Rakitić gave Sevilla a 1-0 lead from the spot in the 16th minute, and Lucas Ocampos made it 2-0 in the 53rd off a feed from Papu Gómez. However, in the 90th minute, the VAR spotted a Marcos Acuña handball and Soldado said game on with four minutes of stoppage time to play.
El libro de anécdotas del fútbol añadió esta tarde una nueva historia al capítulo de lo surrealista y lo desopilante. Todo gracias a Burgos Bengoetxea, árbitro del Sevilla vs Granada, en la jornada 33 de LaLiga 2021.