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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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Champions League Knockout Draw Preview

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Chelsea could well find themselves on a collision course with Barcelona in the last-16 of the Champions League with that the most likely outcome from Monday’s draw.

A calculation of the probabilities of each pairing shows that Liverpool and Manchester City are most likely to face a trip to Madrid to play either Real or Atletico.

Tottenham, meanwhile, will be thrilled if they avoid the likes of Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain and pull out their most likely tie against Valencia.

The Twitter account LaLigaenDirecto, run by mathematics graduate Fran Martinez, has calculated the percentage chances of each club being drawn together in the last-16.  Read more... (378 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

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La Liga Preview- The Title Contenders

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La Liga has made a lot of headlines this summer, and many for the wrong reason. The main talking points have been Atletico Madrid and Barcelona’s legal dispute over Antoine Griezmann’s transfer, Eden Hazard’s eventual move to Real Madrid, Nabil Fekir’s shock decision to join Real Betis and Valencia managing to keep hold of their boss Marcelino Garcia Toral after a turbulent summer.

Despite the transfer window remaining open, the focus now switches back to the football and it promises to be one of the most intriguing seasons in recent years.  Read more... (1746 words, estimated 6:59 mins reading time)

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Valencia Celebrate Copa del Rey Win With Bus Parade

The Valencia squad took to the streets on a bus parade on Sunday to celebrate their win over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.

Less than 24 hours after beating Barca 2-1 in Seville, Marcelino Garcia Toral’s victorious team showed off their trophy in front of fans in Valencia.

Thousands of supporters lined the streets to catch a glimpse of their heroes, before the bus arrived at the Mestalla, where a stage had been erected on the pitch.

Manager Marcelino was in tears on the stage while delivering a speech and his players jumped up and down as confetti rained from above.  Read more... (347 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

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Barcelona Run Riots Against Vallecano as Malaga Stunned Valencia

Barcelona gets themselves back on winning ways with a massive 7-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano in the weekend and temporarily held Real Madrid’s title celebration at least for the next few matches. Lionel Messi and Pedro bagged a brace for the Catalan while the other goals were scored by Thiago, Seydou Keita along with an own goal from Rober.

The victory was obviously a sweet result for the Blaurgrana after such a frustrating time they had recently, from getting beaten by Madrid, crashed out in the Champions League and Pep Guardiola’s departure for next season.  Read more... (376 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

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Another Injury Misery for Canales as His Out for Six Months

Just when things are starting to look well for Valencia’s young playmaker, Sergio Canales, another bad luck haunts him as the youngster is set to rest from the playing field for a long time again after picking up an injury against Atletico Madrid on Thursday.

Canales who was stretchered out early in the second half on that Europa League apparently had a new ligament injury on his right knee and according to the club’s doctor, Jordi Candel.  Read more... (286 words, estimated 1:09 mins reading time)

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Valencia Turned Focus on La Liga After Europa League Failure

Valencia’s tactician, Unay Emerey was obviously disappointed with his team’s elimination from the Europa League by Atletico Madrid, but the Spaniard manly admitted that Diego Simeone’s squad were the better team in their two meetings.

Emery admitted that not being able to reach the final left a bitter taste for El Che but he urged his players to forget about Europa League and continue their focus in maintaining the third place spot at La Liga.  Read more... (383 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

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Atletico Stunned Valencia Again to Grab a Place In Europa League Final

Despite being in a lower league position than their opponent, Atletico Madrid, managed to show their superiority against Valencia in the Semifinal of Europa League as Diego Simeone’s side eliminated Unay Emery’s boys with two victories.

Having already taking a 4-2 lead in the first leg, Atletico picked up another victory at Mestalla thanks to a lovely striker from their young striker, Adrian Lopez, which simply ended the home team’s effort.  Read more... (355 words, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)

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Comeback Canales Believes In Europa League Success

Valencia’s young attacking midfielder, Sergio Canales, share out his believes over his side’s chance to advance into Europa league final despite having a 4-2 deficit against Atletico Madrid in the first leg.

Canales, who has just returned into action after a long spell on injury, stated that El Che possessed the talent along with quality to overcome the two goals deficit especially if the supporters at Mestalla gives their strong support.  Read more... (340 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)

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