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Spanish FA Screw Getafe Over Proposed Champions League Places

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Getafe are said to be outraged at plans from the Spanish FA that would see them miss out on a Champions League spot.

There is growing consensus that the 2019/20 campaign will not be completed due to the indefinite suspension of football in Spain caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

As outlined by Marca and Cadena Cope, the Spanish FA say that the four Champions League places would go to the current top four in La Liga – Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Real Sociedad and Getafe and Atletico de Madrid would go into the Europa League  Read more... (285 words, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)

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Spanish FA Make Controversial Champions League Decisions

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The Spanish FA has confirmed its proposal on how to award European places in case the current La Liga season cannot be finished.

There are growing fears that the 2019/20 campaign will not be completed due to the indefinite suspension of football in Spain caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

As outlined by Marca and Cadena Cope, the Spanish FA say that the four Champions League places would go to the current top four in La Liga – Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Real Sociedad.  Read more... (227 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)

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La Liga, Real Madrid

Bilbao Star To Get Europa League Tattoo

Athletic Bilbao’s run in the Europa League has been nothing less than phenomenal. The Basque based club knocked out the likes of Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon to book themselves a May 9th final date with giants Barcelona.

Iker Muniain has promised to get a tattoo should his side beat Barcelona in the final. The young Spanish striker has been in scintillating form for Bilbao scoring 5 times in 15 appearances for Bilbao.

Speaking to sports daily AS, Muniain was quoted as saying that he would tattoo the Europa League cup on his body.  Read more... (336 words, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)

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Real Madrid Confirmed La Liga Title After Trashing Bilbao at San Mames

After three years of wait, Real Madrid eventually bring the La Liga title back to the capital city after confirming their season effort at San Mames stadium this midweek by trashing Athletic Bilbao 3-0.

Although there’s still two more games left to play, Madrid’s victory kept their seven points gap with Barcelona intact, so considering there’s only six more possible points that Barca could earn, Jose Mourinho’s side are mathematically un-catchable by the Blaurgrana.  Read more... (426 words, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

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Bilbao Advanced to Europa League Final After Dramatic Win Over Sporting

Athletic Bilbao managed to fulfill their ambition in reaching the Europa League final this season after successfully turning their 2-1 deficit in the first leg with a 3-1 victory over Portuguese representatives, Sporting Lisbon, at San Mames stadium.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side should be thanking their main striker, Fernando Llorente, for the success as the Spanish international was the one who netted in the decisive goal only two minutes from time.  Read more... (309 words, estimated 1:14 mins reading time)

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Philip Mboya
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Its Bilbao v Atletico In Europa League Final

Spanish duo Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid will face off in the Europa League final slated for May 9th after defeating Sporting Lisbon and Valencia respectively in last night’s semi finals.

Bilbao were 4-3 winners over Sporting while Atletico had a 5-2 aggregate win over Valencia. At the San Mames stadium, fans were treated to a very entertaining fixture between two sides that did not fail to entertain.

The game seemed to be heading for extra time until Fernando Llorente struck in the 88th minute to make it 3-1 on the night (4-3 on aggregate) and break the hearts of the traveling fans.  Read more... (383 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

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La Liga

Bilbao Continue to Roar in Europa League

Athletic Bilbao’s poor form didn’t continue in Europe as they managed to pick up a massive 4-2 victory over Bundesliga representative, Schalke 04 on Thursday, in a very intense match from the kick off until final whistle.

Fernando Llorente was once again the important actor for Bilbao with his brace, while wonder kid Iker Muniain along with Oscar de Marcos added the goals for the Basque based outfit to cancel two Raul Gonzales’ strikes.  Read more... (412 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

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Malaga Grab Fourth Place Spot, Atletico and Bilbao Disappoints Again

Malaga move themselves back into fourth place after picking up an important 2-1 win over home team ,Espanyol, on Sunday, with goals from Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Martin Dimichelis.

It wasn’t an easy ride though for Manuel Pellegrini’s side as they were forced to make a comeback after trailing a goal down in the first half from Philippe Coutinho.  Read more... (371 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

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Bilbao Secured Europa League Passage After Another Victory Over Man United

Athletic Bilbao finished what they’ve started as Marcelo Bielsa’s team spectacularly eliminated Manchester United from the Europa League with another inspiring victory in the second leg.

Marcelo Bielsa’s team once again showed their quality and defeated Man United 2-1 on the night, extending the total aggregate to 5-3 in favor of the Basque outfit.  Read more... (419 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

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Spanish Glory Continues in Europa League

Barcelona and Lionel Messi’s spectacular showing in the Champions League on Wednesday apparently inspired fellow La Liga sides on their Europa League adventure as once again, all of them picked up important victories against their opponents.

Atletico Madrid, Athetic Bilbao and Valencia showed their credibility along with focus in the competition, earning all a well deserved result which could a valuable asset for their upcoming second leg fixtures.  Read more... (507 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

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