Matchday 37 of Europe’s best title race arrived on Sunday with the added spice of simultaneous kickoffs across Spain. At the Wanda in Madrid, leader Atlético welcomed 11th-place Osasuna. In Bilbao, second-place Real Madrid accepted the challenge of ninth-place Athletic Club. At the Camp Nou, Barcelona said hello to eighth-place Celta Vigo.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has told his players he will leave the LaLiga club at the end of the season, Spanish media reported late on Saturday.
Radio station Onda Cero said Zidane informed the players about his decision before last weekend's 2-2 LaLiga draw at home with Sevilla where Real missed the chance to top the table.
Newspaper Marca said he addressed the team on May 8, a day before that game.
El Atlético de Madrid superó esta tarde a la Real Sociedad, en un partido que más o menos resume su agónica carrera al título de LaLiga. Ventaja rápida, tempranera y a paso demoledor para luego acabar lleno de dudas, pidiendo la hora y con una tonelada de sufrimiento en las venas.
Muy a lo Simeone.
En el Wanda Metropolitano, su casa, el Atlético comenzó con velas desatadas. Luis Suárez y Marcos Llorente liberaban la infantería, pero algo faltaba para que su superioridad se expresara en goles. De todos modos, no hubo que esperar mucho.
It’s still happening. It looked entirely impossible after a 12-game stretch between February and April that yielded only five wins, but Atlético Madrid has bravely said damn the statistics, damn the xG, damn Florentino Pérez and let Barcelona damn itself.
Por un momento parecía que la vida del Barcelona se ponía color de rosa, tal como la camiseta que usó para enfrentar al Levante. Ganaba 2-0 y se instalaba temporalmente al tope de LaLiga. Sin embargo, el equipo granota no quería ser el puerco del festín y en el complemento se transformó en una pesadilla para el equipo culé. Feroz e implacable, al punto que el 3-3 final prácticamente guillotina las opciones del Barça de conseguir el título.
Barcelona threw away a 2-0 lead, a 3-2 lead and the chance to go momentarily top of LaLiga with a ridiculous 3-3 draw against Levante at the Ciutat de València on Tuesday night.
The match kicked off at 10:00 p.m. local time and quickly entered the magical realm that all “after dark” sporting events inhabit. After Pedri wasted a couple good opportunities with poor shooting, Lionel Messi showed the 18-year-old how it’s done in the 26th minute with a world-class side volley.
TOKYO - Former Barcelona midfielder Andrés Iniesta said on Tuesday he has extended his contract with Vissel Kobe by another two years and wants to keep working towards making the Japanese side the best in Asia.
Spanish World Cup winner Iniesta, who also celebrated his 37th birthday on Tuesday, signed a three-year contract with Kobe in 2018 after leaving Barcelona, where he won nine LaLiga and four Champions Leagues titles.
Un gran día! ❤️⚽️
Fue un partido estrambótico y que se cerró con un gol de carambola. Real Madrid recibió al Sevilla con la posibilidad de asaltar el liderato de LaLiga, pero acabó salvando un empate in extremis y que mantiene al Atlético, su rival de ciudad, en la pole position por el título.
Sevilla, por su parte, también tenía una chance de meterse en la discusión.
Handed the opportunity to return to the LaLiga summit for the first time since the conclusion of Matchday 4, Real Madrid stumbled to a 2-2 draw at home against Sevilla to hand control back to Atlético with only three games remaining.
On Saturday, Real Madrid issued a medical report on captain Sergio Ramos after the center back missed training ahead of Sunday’s key LaLiga clash against Sevilla. According to the club, Ramos is suffering from tendinitis in his left hamstring and won’t be available against his former team.