La Liga: Giuliano Simeone suffers double leg fracture in friendly game
Giuliano Simeone, the son of Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, will miss the entire season after suffering a double fracture in his left leg during a friendly game.
Giuliano Simeone, the son of Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, will miss the entire season after suffering a double fracture in his left leg during a friendly game.
La Liga leaders FC Barcelona suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Rayo Vallecano after another lackluster display from Xavi Hernandez's team.
Sevilla dropped to fourth after a 0-0 draw at home to Mallorca, leaving Sevilla (who visit Atletico on Sunday) with work to do to ensure a top-four finish, while Mallorca remains in the bottom three and in deep relegation trouble.
Real Madrid made seven changes to the team that defeated Manchester City on Wednesday night, and it showed, particularly in a disjointed first-half performance.
Last Saturday saw Carlo Ancelotti's men crowned La Liga champions with four games left to play, while Wednesday saw them produce yet another miracle comeback in the Champions League with two goals in the last two minutes to book their place in the tournament final.
Oblak is currently part of the Atletico Madrid squad and is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world in modern-day football.
In the 38 matches that Courtois has played at Real Madrid, he has only managed not conceding a goal in 10 matches.
Simeone has dismissed any talk of winning La Liga title after his side preserved their 100 per cent win record with a superb comeback win against Eibar.
With star players like Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez not available for the match owing to injuries, Griezmann was the key player for Barcelona and when it mattered the most he did not disappoint.
Morata, the Spanish striker who moved to Atletico Madrid on loan from Chelsea of the Premier League, netted the ball with a perfect header, owing to a corner pass.