MADRID (REUTERS) - Atletico Madrid reduced the gap behind runaway La Liga leaders Barcelona to nine points by seeing off Celta Vigo 2-0 on Saturday (April 13) with goals from strikers Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata either side of halftime.
Barca beat Atletico in last week's top-of-the-table clash to close in on another La Liga title but the Catalans offered the merest chink of light to their pursuers when a largely second-string side drew 0-0 at bottom club Huesca earlier on Saturday.
Celta, hovering above the relegation zone and without top scorer and talisman Iago Aspas, also made things difficult for Diego Simeone's Atletico and forced goalkeeper Jan Oblak to make three impressive saves in the first half.
Atletico took the lead against the run of play in the 42nd minute thanks to an unstoppable free kick from Griezmann, who smashed the ball into the top corner past Celta keeper Ruben Blanco.
The France forward turned provider in the second half, playing an incisive pass up to strike partner Morata, who coolly rounded Blanco before hammering into an empty net in the 74th minute.
Barca lead the standings on 74 points while Atletico have 65 with six games remaining.
Pep Guardiola's bid to win the Champions League for the first time since 2011 will come under threat from his old friend Mauricio Pochettino when Manc Pochettino plans to ruin old pal
Pochettino plans to ruin old pal Guardiola's Champions League bid
Singaporean Akbar Nawas has been named the I-League's best coach after leading Chennai City to their first title earlier this month. The Indian team swept seven out of 10 categories at the I
Singapore's Akbar is best coach in I-League | Sports Love Me
sportsloveme.com/soccer/singapores-akbar-is-best-coach-in-i-league/
Singapore's Akbar is best coach in I-League 03/25/2019 AKBA , AWARDS AND PRIZES , India Singaporean Akbar Nawas has been named the I-League's best coach after leading Chennai City to their first title earlier this month.
Singapore's Akbar is best coach in I-League - theworldnews.net
The Europa League's top scorer Olivier Giroud took his tally to 10 with his strike against Slavia Prague. Manager Maurizio Sarri says Chelsea's slow starts to the second half of matches are becoming a "big problem", after they were forced to withstand a Slavia Prague fightback before reaching the Europa League semi-finals.
Football: Chelsea beat Slavia Prague to reach Europa League
Football News: Atletico Madrid fell to their heaviest league defeat of the season as they were crushed 3-0 by Espanyol on Saturday, missing the chance to mathematica
Atletico slump to biggest defeat of season against ruthless
Jesse Lingard says Manchester United intend to continue their entertaining brand of football under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer when they travel to Tottenham on Sunday. United have been reinvigorated since Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho last month, winning all five of the Norwegian's matches in league and cup, scoring 16 goals in the process.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to go all out attack against Paris Saint
Manchester City retain Premier League title in come from behind win over Brighton half City looked like throwing away a fourth title in eight seasons. but English football. City has won
Manchester City win back-to-back Premier League titles after
LONDON: Mauricio Pochettino took his share of the blame for 'sloppy' Tottenham's 1-0 Champions League semi-final first leg defeat against Ajax after admitting he used the wrong tactics. Pochettino's side made a dismal start as Donny van de Beek put Ajax ahead after just 15 minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday.
'I made a mistake': Pochettino takes blame but slams 'sloppy
Watford squeeze past QPR into FA Cup last eight Soccer Football - FA Cup Fifth Round - Queens Park Rangers v Watford - Loftus Road, London, Britain - February 15, 2019 Watfords Heurelho Gomes in action REUTERS/David Klein BERLIN (Reuters) - Premier Leagues Watford were made to sweat to beat lowly
Watford squeeze past QPR into FA Cup last eight - msn.com
Having missed Tottenham's dramatic semi-final victory over Ajax due to injury, a fit-again Harry Kane will be determined to make an impact when he returns to the side in Saturday's Champions
Football: Tottenham to make late call on Kane for Champions
Jun 04, 2019 · The U.S.-China trade war and the threat that Chinese firms could be cut off from American technology is boosting China's push for its own semiconductor industry. Still, experts say it would take
Football in China - Wikipedia
Davinson Sanchez is confident Tottenham's squad is strong enough to mount a Premier League title challenge despite injuries to Harry Kane and Dele Alli. Three successive wins have lifted Spurs to within five points of leader Liverpool after 25 matches, putting it firmly in the title picture alongside Manchester City.
Sanchez: Spurs squad can cope in absence of Kane and Alli
Jose Mourinho rules himself out of Benfica job | Sports News
Mar 22, 2019 · Birmingham City have been hit with a nine-point penalty by the Football League for breaching profitability and sustainability rules after being docked nine points for a breach of the Football
Forward Sandro Wagner has left Bayern Munich to join Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda, the Bundesliga club have announced. The 31-year-old joined Bayern from Hoffenheim in a €13m (£11m
Bayern Munich striker Sandro Wagner leaves for China's
The latest Tweets from Crime & Regulatory (@MackrellCrime). A dedicated team experienced in handling all types of criminal & regulatory investigations and prosecutions - complex crime, business crime and serious fraud.
Pickleball Shoes | Best Men's & Women's Shoes for 2019
0 comments:
Post a Comment