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Thursday's Week 25 Results And Updated Standings

... cranial and cervical CT. There are no alterations nor traumatic injuries. 3/2/2017, 10:58:49 PM. Thankfully, the worst seems to have been averted after a frightening scene. Atletico's title hopes aren't doing so well, however, as the perennial contenders now find themselves 11 points behind Barca, likely an insurmountable deficit. At this point, Atletico can likely forget about automatically qualifying for next year's Champions League as well, as a top-three finish seems potentially beyond reach as well given the nine points they would have to make up on Sevilla (they could also qualify automatically by winning this year's Champions League). And Real Sociedad are just a point behind Atletico for fourth, leaving the Madrid side with a fight on their hands down the stretch. Drawing with Deportivo, a club ...

Scores And Updated Table After Saturday's Week 24 Matches

... Table After Saturday's Week 24 Matches. Aitor Alcalde Colomer/Getty Images. James Dudko. Featured Columnist February 25, 2017. Vicente Iborra's late goal helped Sevilla go second in La Liga and level on points with leaders Real Madrid. Iborra struck 14 minutes from time to beat Real Betis 2-1 in the Seville derby at the Estadio Benito Villamarin on Saturday. The result meant Sevilla leapfrogged Barcelona into second, with the latter set to play fourth-placed Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Sunday—part of a huge weekend in La Liga's title race. Sevilla's win also added weight to the club's status as credible title challengers. It means Sevilla have now won as many matches as leaders Real, who have two games in hand, including Sunday's trip to El Madrigal to face a tough Villarreal side. Los Blancos were beaten by Valencia in midweek, but Los Che couldn't build on the result after stumbling in Alaves. Meanwhile, Leganes scored a huge victory over Deportivo La Coruna ...

5 Reasons The La Liga Club Is Great To Control In Career Mode

... Stars. Source:  Lucas de Leon/AP. If you're going to fully enjoy a career mode experience, it helps to grow your club from a noncontender to a threat. Young stars do this; Las Palmas has them. Center Back Mauricio Lemos is just 21 years old and already rated an 80 overall. Equally rated is the 24-year-old left wing, Jesé Rodríguez. Locking down those two for the future or using them to acquire valuable pieces on the transfer market could solidify or jumpstart your efforts. FIFA 17 UD Las Palmas career mode team: Depth. Guys like Lemos, Jesé, Javi Varas and Jonathan Viera lead the way, but Las Palmas has solid depth for a rebuilding club. The group has seven midfielders rated at 79 or above , and none of them are as old as 30. In fact, Alen Halilovi? is rated a 79 and he's just 20 years old. FIFA 17 UD Las Palmas career mode team: Sprinkle of Veterans. You don't want ...

Atletico Madrid Falters In Game Marked By Fernando Torres’ Injury Scare

... of support. It was just a scare. I hope to be back very soon.” Atletico said initial tests showed “no alterations” or “traumatic injuries” to the player’s head or spine. “He is stable and conscious,” the club tweeted. “He’ll spend the night in hospital and undergo more tests tomorrow (Friday).”. Florin Andone put Deportivo ahead early at Riazor Stadium, and Antoine Griezmann equalized for Atletico with a remarkable long-range shot in the second half. “In the end the result doesn’t mean anything,” Griezmann said. “We just want to know how Fernando is doing and we hope that he will be with us again soon.” The game was nearing its end when the former Spain international was hit from behind by Deportivo midfielder Alex Bergantinos just outside the penalty area in Atletico’s own field. Torres had substituted in ...

Barcelona V Sporting Gijón

... do anything with the rebound. 39 min: “It’s odd about Busquets,” says Charles Antaki. “He’s looked well off his feed recently - the other day he misplaced three passes in succession - and you’d say he was just getting old. But he’s what, 28, 29? Barcelona can hardly afford him not come back to the boil, given the patchiness of Rafinha and Rakitic (leaving aside Andre Gomes’s entertainingly spectacular badness).”. 30 min: Possession update: Barcelona 71-29 Sporting Gijon. GOAL! Barcelona 3-1 Sporting Gijon (Luis Suarez, 27 min). If there was doubt over Luis Suarez’s first goal, there’s none over this one A poor clearing header from Babin drops to Suarez, who watches the ball from the air and sets himself perfectly before larrumping a vicious volley past the helpless Cuellar. Wow. Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring Barça’s third goal. Photograph: David ...

Alexis Sanchez Tipped For La Liga Return In The Summer

... move on regardless of whether the Frenchman stays at Arsenal, according to Woods: "It is understood Sanchez does not want another season with the Gunners even if boss Arsene Wenger commits to a new contract.". Instead, Sanchez favours a return to La Liga, where a Sevilla side coached by his former national-team boss, Jorge Sampaoli, are keen, along with Diego Simeone's Atletico. Sanchez returning to Spain would likely be more palatable to Gunners fans than seeing him joining a domestic rival. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is reportedly keeping tabs on the forward's contract situation, per Darren Lewis of the Daily Mirror. Ironically, Sanchez could see his old manager sooner than he thinks if he returns to Spain. Wenger is under intense pressure from disgruntled Arsenal supporters, despite being offered a new two-year deal by the Gunners board. Sanchez is said to want to work with Sevilla boss Sampaoli again. CLAUDIO REYES/Getty Images. However, the Frenchman ...

Final Scores And Updated Table After Wednesday

... Bernabeu. Jonathan Viera's penalty and Kevin-Prince Boateng's cool finish made it 3-1. Las Palmas were good for their lead as Real suffered without Bale, but the hosts left it late as they scored twice in the final four minutes. Ronaldo grabbed both goals—a penalty and a header—as manager Zinedine Zidane appeared relieved in the technical area. In the night's other matches, Villarreal thrashed Osasuna 4-1, as goals from Roberto Soriano,  Roberto Soldado and a quick-fire brace from Rafael Santos Borre made the result a formality. Celta Vigo and Espanyol couldn't be separated after all four goals were scored in the first half. Octavio Passos/Getty Images. Iago Aspas gave the hosts the lead after 21 minutes, but Gerard Moreno equalised seven minutes later. Celta immediately replied to reclaim the lead through Daniel Wass, but it was 2-2 just two minutes later as Pablo Piatti scored. Andreu Fontas saw a second yellow on the stroke of half-time, and the teams could not produce another goal after the interval. Granada won a vital game against Alaves, ...

Sevilla Keep Pressure On La Liga Top-two

... earlier. They were handed a glorious chance to open the scoring when Xabier Etxeitia conceded a penalty for a foul on Luciano Vietto in the 13 th minute. QUOTES | @Iborra_Vicente : "We're happy with the win but not with how we played" #Sevilla FCAthletic __link__/Vj MEpms KBc. — Sevilla FC (@Sevilla FC_ENG) March 2, 2017. Stevan Jovetic's spot-kick was saved by Gorka Iraizoz, but Iborra reacted quickest to slot home on the rebound and spare the Montenegro striker's blushes. Jovetic was denied again by Iraizoz on 24 minutes as he connected with Sergio Escudero's cross, but was unable to beat the visiting keeper with his header. The woodwork then came to the hosts’ rescue as Raul Garcia steered his header against the right post from Inigo Lekue's cross two minutes later. Enric Saborit then threatened again for Los Leones with a shot from close range ...

Schedule, Live Stream And Week 24 Predictions

... Sevilla will count on Atleti doubling the value of a win by beating title rivals Barca. It's something Diego Simeone's men can accomplish thanks to their knack for frustrating the big boys. Simeone has frustrated Barcelona many times in the past. TF-Images/Getty Images. Atletico know how to deny the space Barcelona need to make their passing game click. They also know how to press with intelligence to attack the players less comfortable on the ball. Yet it isn't just Atletico's defensive chops a struggling Barca team should be worried about—the Camp Nou club ought to fear Madrid's prowess up front. Pace and movement are the cornerstones of how Atleti attack defences. French forwards Antoine Griezmann and Kevin Gameiro unleash those qualities whenever Simeone starts the pair together. He did against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League recently, and they both scored and combined seamlessly in the final third, as ...