MADRID — Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Vinicius Jr have tested positive for Covid-19, the club said in a statement on Wednesday.
LaLiga has been on a short winter break since Real's last match on Dec. 22 and the pacesetters are back in action on Jan. 2 when they travel to Getafe in LaLiga.
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The emergence of 17-year-old Pablo Páez Gavi for both Barcelona and Spain during the 2021-22 season has been criminally under-appreciated in the English-speaking world. It's a serious offense because just putting the La Masia product through the 90-minute eye test is enough to reveal a footballer of supreme talent, which is exceptionally rare when considering all the nuance and subtlety that comes with the midfield position.
After Sevilla dropped points in a 1-1 draw with Barcelona on Tuesday, Real Madrid took advantage Wednesday with a 2-1 win over Athletic Club that included the best opening 10 minutes of the 2021-22 season.
Atlético de Madrid es hoy un campo de miserias. Lesiones, fricciones al interior del vestuario y una terrible serie de resultados -que hoy les hizo sumar su cuarta derrota consecutiva en LaLiga- son parte del sufrimiento que viven los colchoneros.
Y de la malaria no se salva el mexicano Héctor Herrera.
Over the last five seasons in LaLiga, Sevilla has finished fourth three times — including last campaign with a club-record total of 77 points — without ever looking like a genuine title challenger.
Heading into Tuesday's clash with struggling Barcelona at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville — where a win would cut Real Madrid's lead at the top to just three points — the club still refused to consider the possibility of a first LaLiga title since 1946.
Después de caer ante Sevilla y sumar su tercera derrota consecutiva en LaLiga, el ambiente empieza a ponerse un poco tóxico al interior del vestuario del Atlético de Madrid.
O esto al menos es lo que transpira, luego de la aparición de un video en que Luis Suárez no se ve muy contento al momento de ser sustituido durante el juego ante los andaluces, estallando en contra de su entrenador, Diego Simeone.
De acuerdo a expertos lectores de labios, apenas vio que sería reemplazado, el uruguayo musitó: "Pelotudo de mierda. Siempre lo mismo".
A Lucas Ocampos strike in the final minutes of the match gave second-placed Sevilla a 2-1 win over Atlético Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday.
In a feisty match between two sides that are trying to stay in contention with league leaders Real Madrid, Sevilla came out on top.
Sevilla now have 37 points, putting them five behind Real, while Atleti fall to fifth place on 29 points, leapfrogged by surprise outfit Rayo Vallecano, who beat Alaves 2-0 earlier in the day and remain unbeaten at home this season.
MADRID — Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard will start at home to Cadiz in LaLiga on Sunday, manager Carlo Ancelotti has said.
It will be the first time the Belgium midfielder has been in the starting lineup since Real's 2-1 home loss to Sheriff Tiraspol in the Champions League on Sept. 28.
Ancelotti said Hazard's selection has nothing to do with Real missing six players due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the club.
Justo cuando Andrés Guardado venía haciendo una gran campaña junto al Real Betis, el Covid-19 viene y le hace una zancadilla.
De acuerdo al programa Partidazo de COPE, el experimentado mediocampista mexicano dio positivo en una de las rondas de pruebas que hacen los clubes de LaLiga y tendrá que hacer cuarentena al menos por los próximos 10 días, perdiéndose así el duelo de su equipo ante Athletic Club.
Barcelona and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero broke down in tears as he announced his retirement from football on Wednesday due to a heart condition, bringing the curtain down on an 18-year career during which he scored more than 400 goals.
— Sergio Kun Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) December 15, 2021