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Barcelona snatch late win over Cadiz in new home, Atletico Madrid draw at Real Betis | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] BARCELONA : Pedri and Ferran Torres's late strikes earned La Liga champions Barcelona a 2-0 win over Cadiz in their first competitive home game away from Camp Nou on Sunday.Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 at Real Betis in a dour clash. Playing at the Olympic Stadium on the city's Montjuic hill while their stadium is rebuilt and upgraded over the next year-and-a-half, Barcelona were nearly thwarted by visitors Cadiz. After Getafe held them to a frustrating goalless draw on the opening weekend, Cadiz almost managed the same feat until Ilkay Gundogan cleverly released Pedri to score. Substitute Torres drove through the middle and tucked home in stoppage time to put gloss on what was another unconvincing performance. "I'm happy, quite satisfied with the team's work and their positional play...
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Barcelona thrash Real Betis to get closer to La Liga title, Real Madrid beat Almeria with Benzema hat-trick | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] BARCELONA: Barcelona thrashed 10-man Real Betis 4-0 on Saturday to move a step closer to winning La Liga for the first time since 2019. Real Madrid beat Almeria 4-2 to cut the gap to eight points earlier, on but Barcelona triumphed to restore their 11 point advantage.Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha struck for Barca at Camp Nou with Guido Rodriguez netting a late own goal to round off the rout.Edgar Gonzalez's early dismissal made it an easy night for Xavi Hernandez's side to protect their lead with six games remaining.With his side comfortably winning, Xavi brought on 15-year-old forward Lamine Yamal to become the club's youngest ever player to debut in La Liga.Betis also brought on veteran Joaquin Sanchez, 41, for his final appearance at Camp Nou before he re...
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Late Angel Correa goal earns Atletico Madrid win to extend unbeaten run | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] MADRID: A late goal from Angel Correa earned Atletico Madrid a fourth straight win as they beat Real Betis 1-0 on Sunday, extending their unbeaten streak in La Liga to 11 games.Diego Simeone's side are third on 54 points, six ahead of Real Sociedad and five behind Real Madrid, close to securing Champions League football next season.Betis are fifth on 45 points.Correa came off the bench and scored the winner five minutes from the end with a brilliant run, leaving several defenders in his wake, to shoot from the middle of the box into the bottom left corner for his sixth league goal of the season.Atletico face Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, while Betis host relegation-threatened Cadiz.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {}; const { TimesApps }...
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Man United draw Real Betis in Europa League, Arsenal face Sporting

[ad_1] Manchester United’s reward for getting the better of LaLiga leaders Barcelona in the Europa League playoffs is a last-16 clash with another Spanish side Real Betis, while Premier League table-toppers Arsenal will face Portuguese outfit Sporting. United edged a thrilling playoff with Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate thanks to a 2-1 win at Old Trafford in Thursday’s second leg and remain in the hunt for four trophies this season as they continue to improve under coach Erik ten Hag. The English side are looking to secure their first trophy since their 2017 Europa League triumph under Jose Mourinho, with the Portuguese’s current side AS Roma pitted against Real Socieded in this season’s last 16. Round of 16 🤩 Most exciting tie?#UELdraw pic.twitter.com/YJLGm1er6J — UEFA Europa League (@Euro...