Playing in its first UEFA Women’s Champions League Final, Chelsea was embarrassed by Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Sunday evening, 4-0.
Barcelona had advanced to the 2019 final before getting crushed by four first-half goals from Lyon, but the Blaugrana accomplished the same feat against the Blues to capture the club’s first-ever UCL title on the women’s side.
Pura emoción en la jornada 37 de LaLiga, la penúltima de la temporada. Con todos los partidos a la misma hora, el Atlético de Madrid consiguió una épica remontada ante el Osasuna para mantener el liderato y soñar con un título que no consigue desde la campaña 2013-14.
Real Madrid, que venció al Athletic Club, es el otro candidato. Los merengues, eso sí, necesitan un desliz colchonero para tener una chance. ¿Barcelona? Cayó ante Celta de Vigo y quedó completamente out.
¿Cómo sucedió todo? Más o menos así:
Matchday 37 of Europe’s best title race arrived on Sunday with the added spice of simultaneous kickoffs across Spain. At the Wanda in Madrid, leader Atlético welcomed 11th-place Osasuna. In Bilbao, second-place Real Madrid accepted the challenge of ninth-place Athletic Club. At the Camp Nou, Barcelona said hello to eighth-place Celta Vigo.
El Atlético de Madrid superó esta tarde a la Real Sociedad, en un partido que más o menos resume su agónica carrera al título de LaLiga. Ventaja rápida, tempranera y a paso demoledor para luego acabar lleno de dudas, pidiendo la hora y con una tonelada de sufrimiento en las venas.
Muy a lo Simeone.
En el Wanda Metropolitano, su casa, el Atlético comenzó con velas desatadas. Luis Suárez y Marcos Llorente liberaban la infantería, pero algo faltaba para que su superioridad se expresara en goles. De todos modos, no hubo que esperar mucho.
Por un momento parecía que la vida del Barcelona se ponía color de rosa, tal como la camiseta que usó para enfrentar al Levante. Ganaba 2-0 y se instalaba temporalmente al tope de LaLiga. Sin embargo, el equipo granota no quería ser el puerco del festín y en el complemento se transformó en una pesadilla para el equipo culé. Feroz e implacable, al punto que el 3-3 final prácticamente guillotina las opciones del Barça de conseguir el título.
Barcelona threw away a 2-0 lead, a 3-2 lead and the chance to go momentarily top of LaLiga with a ridiculous 3-3 draw against Levante at the Ciutat de València on Tuesday night.
The match kicked off at 10:00 p.m. local time and quickly entered the magical realm that all “after dark” sporting events inhabit. After Pedri wasted a couple good opportunities with poor shooting, Lionel Messi showed the 18-year-old how it’s done in the 26th minute with a world-class side volley.
Another remarkable weekend in LaLiga saw Atlético Madrid regain title control with three matches remaining despite drawing 0-0 with Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Saturday.
Barcelona and Atlético handed LaLiga control to Real Madrid after an entertaining scoreless draw at the Camp Nou on Saturday afternoon. Spain’s two highest scoring teams had their chances, but Jan Oblak produced seven saves — including a miracle on Lionel Messi — and Marc-André ter Stegen had six of his own, including three on Luis Suárez.
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