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Betis beat Girona to keep Champions League hopes alive

22Apr

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LALIGA

Betis beat Girona to keep Champions League hopes alive

GIRONA, SPAIN - APRIL 21: Isco of Real Betis is challenged by Arthur Melo of Girona FC during the LaLiga match between Girona FC and Real Betis Balompie at Montilivi Stadium on April 21, 2025 in Girona, Spain. Real Betis have scored three goals in a first-half blitz to beat Girona 3-1 in Spain's La Liga to keep alive their hopes of playing European football next season. Monday night's win took sixth-placed Betis to within one point of Villarreal. The top five qualify for the Champions League, while the team in sixth will play in the Europa League. "We still have our Champions League dreams," Isco, who scored his seventh goal of the season on his 33rd birthday, told broadcaster DAZN. "We know it is difficult, it's not in our hands, but we will fight until the end." Manuel Pellegrini's B...

Lewandowski hits two as Barcelona move three points clear of champions Madrid

31Mar

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LALIGA

Lewandowski hits two as Barcelona move three points clear of champions Madrid

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 30: Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the LaLiga EA Sports match between FC Barcelona and Girona FC at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on March 30, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona re-established a three-point lead at the top of La Liga with a comfortable victory over Girona at the Olympic Stadium. Ladislav Krejci’s own goal had given the hosts a deserved first-half lead against their Catalan rivals, who threatened to cause a shock when Arnaut Danjuma levelled against the run of play early in the second half. However, Poland forward Lewandowski put Hansi Flick’s side back ahead just after the hour mark with an improvised finish, and he then scored his 25th league goal of...

Milan’s Loftus-Cheek to miss Girona clash due to hamstring injury

10Jan

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Milan’s Loftus-Cheek to miss Girona clash due to hamstring injury

Ruben Loftus-Cheek central midfield of AC Milan and England prior the EA Sports FC Supercup 24/25 semifinal match between AC Milan and Juventus at Kingdom Arena on January 3, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) In a statement, Milan said that Loftus-Cheek "will be re-assessed in about a week due to the recurrence of a hamstring problem in his right thigh". England international midfielder Loftus-Cheek, 28, has only made a substitute appearance in Milan's thrilling Super Cup final win over Inter Milan in the last month. Milan host Como on Saturday before travelling to Cagliari on Tuesday, the latter fixture one of the two games that Sergio Conceicao's new team have in hand. Loftus-Cheek is also at risk of missing Milan's clash with r...

Girona problems pile up as injury list reaches double figures

28Oct

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Girona problems pile up as injury list reaches double figures

Alejandro Frances of Girona FC during the UEFA Champions League match, date 3 between Girona FC and SK Slovan Bratislava played at Montilivi Stadium on October 22, 2024 in Girona, Spain. Girona’s start to the season has been challenging, to say the least. Saturday’s defeat at Las Palmas was a second loss in a row for the Catalans, who are currently languishing in 13th place in the La Liga standings – what’s more, they are also in the midst of a seriously worrying injury crisis. Daley Blind returned against Las Palmas after four weeks out, but fellow defender Alejandro Frances sustained an injury during the first half in Gran Canaria – as per Diario AS, he joins Oriol Romeu, Yaser Asprilla, Christian Portu, Abel Ruiz, Ivan Martín, Viktor Tsygankov, Jhon Solís, Bryan Gil and Pau Lopez on t...

Ferran Torres sends message to Barca fans after being sent off

16Sep

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LALIGA

Ferran Torres sends message to Barca fans after being sent off

Ferran Torres has sent out a message to Barcelona fans after being sent off in Sunday’s 4-1 La Liga win over Girona. The Shark came on in the second half but lasted just 17 minutes after being hit with a red card after an ugly challenge on Yaser Asprilla. Torres took to social media after the win to apologise for his sending off. He wrote on Instagram: “We won, which is the most important thing, but I want to take this opportunity to apologize to the team, the fans and the rival player. The desire has played a hard game on me. Thursday starts a new challenge.” The referee’s report noted that Torres was handed his marching orders “for making a tackle using excessive force on an opponent in the dispute for the ball.” Torres will now miss Barcelona’s next La Liga game against Villarreal on S...