Barcelona escapes from the entice of Celta Vigo – Muricas News

Barcelona regained the lead with a slim victory over its visitor Celta Vigo 1-0 on the “Spotify Camp Nou” stadium in Barcelona within the eighth stage of the Spanish Soccer Championship.

The Catalan membership owes its seventh successive victory to its worldwide midfielder Pedri, who scored the one purpose within the seventeenth minute, whereas the absent current was its Polish prime scorer Robert Lewandowski, who didn't threaten the guests’ purpose all through the match.

Barcelona was the most effective get together within the first half, however with out a nice hazard to the purpose of its friends, who rose up within the second half and have been near scoring on a couple of event, had it not been for the brilliance of German worldwide goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who saved a couple of likelihood and secured three factors. treasured to his staff.

Barcelona regained the highest of the League with 22 factors and a purpose distinction towards its arch-rivals Actual Madrid, the defending champion, earlier than the Clasico between them subsequent Sunday on the “Santiago Bernabeu” in Madrid, on the prime of the ninth stage.

“We struggled on the finish of the sport, however we achieved a very powerful factor by getting the three factors,” Barcelona defender Marcos Alonso mentioned. We've to enhance so as to not give the opponent possibilities to attain.”

“Now we now have to relaxation and put together for the match towards Inter, by which we're betting every part so as to proceed the journey within the Champions League,” he added.

Then again, mentioned Celta captain Iago Aspas, “We deserved greater than a draw. We performed a fantastic second half and received six possibilities and while you don’t benefit from them at Camp Nou the place you face a fantastic staff, you pay dearly.”

Italia

The anticipated confrontation between Udinese and its visitor Atalanta in favor of Napoli ended with a 2-2 draw within the ninth stage of the Italian Soccer League, which allowed the southern staff to be within the lead by defeating its host Cremonese 4-1.

In Cremona, Napoli continued its nice season by attaining, for the primary time in its historical past, eight consecutive victories in all competitions, together with three within the Champions League, the final of which was in the course of the week away from residence, with a sweeping end result over Ajax 6-1, by beating the wounded Cremonese 4-1.

Argentine Paulo Dybala continued his brilliance together with his new staff, Roma, by scoring his fifth purpose within the capital membership’s shirt, contributing to compensate for his fall Thursday at residence within the “Europe League” towards Actual Betis 1-2, by successful it 2-1, however the pleasure was not full as a result of he left injured.

After opening the scoring early, by means of the English Chris Smalling (6), Roma discovered himself on the identical distance from his visitor after the Brazilian Gabriel Streviza equalized (39) regardless of the numerical scarcity in his staff on account of the expulsion of the Danish Morten Hjolmand (23).

However Dybala introduced Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho’s staff again to the fore at the start of the second half (48), earlier than he got here out injured after taking the penalty kick.

France

Lens didn't benefit from Marseille’s loss to advance on it and change into third, and fell for the primary time this season within the North Derby towards its host Lille with a purpose scored by Canadian Jonathan David within the forty fourth minute from a penalty kick within the tenth stage of the French Soccer League., elevating the stability of the season earlier than final To 16 factors in seventh place.

Germany

Union Berlin took full benefit of the service rendered by its neighbor Hertha by forcing Freiburg to accept a 2-2 draw, and took the lead within the German Soccer League after beating its host Stuttgart 1-0 within the ninth stage.

Union Berlin performed the match, a degree behind Freiburg, after the latter saved a degree from his match within the capital with Hertha.

Nevertheless, Swiss coach Urs Fischer’s staff got here out of this stage alone within the lead after a tough victory over Stuttgart, defending champion Paul Jekyll, who scored the one purpose with a header after a nook kick within the 76th minute.

What facilitated Union Berlin’s process on the finish of the match was that Stuttgart accomplished it with ten males after the Guinean striker Serho Guerassi was despatched off within the 82nd minute with a second warning, which contributed to Stuttgart’s fourth defeat with none victory (5 factors from 5 attracts).

Griezmann joins Atletico completely

Atletico Madrid has lastly signed French worldwide striker Antoine Griezmann for 20 million euros, after returning to its ranks from his compatriot Barcelona. “Griezmann has signed a contract linking him to our membership till June 30, 2026,” the capital membership mentioned in an announcement.

Griezmann was among the many most important plans of his Argentine coach Diego Simeone final season, however he switched to the bench this season, in an try by Atletico to keep away from paying the necessary 40 million euros, if he was concerned in additional than a specified variety of matches.

And a clause stipulating that 40 million euros should be paid if he performed greater than 45 minutes in 50% of Atlético’s matches between July 2021 and June 2023.

With the World Cup approaching in Qatar and Griezmann’s want for added participation, Atletico and Barcelona negotiated a brand new contract estimated at twenty million euros, and Barcelona President Joan Laporta confirmed this quantity on the membership’s basic meeting.