LaLiga: Atletico close to top-four, Betis go sixth, Cadiz struggling
Atletico Madrid are one win away from assuring a place in next season's Champions League after beating Celta Vigo 1-0 at home.
Atletico Madrid are one win away from assuring a place in next season's Champions League after beating Celta Vigo 1-0 at home.
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.
A 1-0 defeat at home to Barcelona this month crushed Atletico's chances of rejoining La Liga's title race before a draw away at Villarreal on Friday might have made it impossible for another year.
Under 49-year-old Argentine Diego Simone Atletico Madrid have reached the final of UEFA Champions League twice in last six years.
If reports emerging from Spain are to be believed, Messi looks set to add another Ballon d’Or to his cabinet ahead of Dutch star Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The star goalie made this claim in a tweet where he was talking about Barcelona's 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid.
Felix was part of the Primeira Liga winning side and then went on to partner the veterans Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva in Portugal’s first-ever Nations League title win earlier this year.