Diego Simeone’s side survived a late penalty kick, missed by Fidel Chaves, as they battle for their first league title since 2014.
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The Nigeria international will compete with Barcelona captain Lionel Messi, Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois, and Atletico Madrid’s Angel Correa for the individual accolade.
The Premier League’s Big Six clubs: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, all confirmed their intentions to sign up on Sunday before withdrawing on Tuesday evening.
In spite of missing top goalscorer Luis Suarez and record signing Joao Felix, Atletico Madrid dealt bottom-of-the-table Eibar a heavy drubbing.
The 18-year-old Nigerian is being watched by Leicester City, Atlético Madrid, Valencia, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax.
Supersport is giving viewers live football action from the 2020/21 La Liga and Serie A seasons, with matches scheduled for April 17 and 18, 2021.
Ramos has been nursing a calf injury since April 1, which led him to miss his side’s 3-1 defeat of Liverpool in their Champions League quarter-final first leg and Saturday’s 2-1 victory over rivals Barcelona in La Liga.
Los Blancos are currently third in Spain’s top flight, two points behind second-placed Barca, who now trail leaders Atletico Madrid by just a single point with nine games left.
Coutinho, 28, started the game on the bench and came on in the second half but limped off the pitch during stoppage time as Barcelona finished the game with 10 men having made all their substitutions.
The Blues entered the international break off the back of a 2-0 win over Sheffield United in the FA Cup, while West Brom, who remain rooted inside the relegation zone, suffered a 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace in the league last time out.,
Worrying video footage of the French international collapsing during a portion of training open to the press has circulated on social media.
Morocco forward Ziyech grabbed his first goal since October to put the hosts ahead in the first half at Stamford Bridge.
Diego Simeone’s side still hold a five point lead over their closest rivals, and a three-point lead over Barcelona, at the top of the table, but the difference would have been eight points had it not been for Benzema’s late goal.
Atletico are currently top of the table, five points clear of third-placed Real Madrid, while Diego Simeone’s side still have a game in hand over both Los Blancos and second-placed Barcelona.
Barca were on the front foot from the first whistle, dominating early play with quick touches and the lion’s share of possession.
They were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Cadiz – a result which severely dents their slim Spanish La Liga title hopes.
The Portuguese star returned to the club’s training facilities on Tuesday, but did not train with his teammates.
The evergreen Uruguayan scored a goal in each half to reach a league-leading 14 goals this season, marking his best-ever league start in Spain, even better than when he was firing them in for Barcelona.
They are now seven points clear of second-placed Real Madrid, having played one less game
Dembele, 24, joins an Atletico side that is leading La Liga with three games in hand.