Messi helped set up Philippe Coutinho, back from his loan at Bayern Munich, for the first goal after 21 minutes.
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Red-hot Nigerian midfielder, Samuel Chukwueze, grabbed the lone goal in Villarreal away win over Girona in a Laliga tie on Sunday.
Sevilla have sacked coach Pablo Machin, the La Liga side said on Friday, a day after the team were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League by Slavia Prague.
Real Madrid’s resurgent La Liga run skidded to a halt as they fell to a shock 1-2 defeat at home by struggling Girona on Sunday.
FC Barcelona coach, Ernesto Valverde, has a big problem on his hands for now, and he needs to find a solution fast.
Copa del Rey holders FC Barcelona were paired with Sevilla in Friday’s quarter-final draw, setting up a re-run of last year’s final match, while Real Madrid will face Girona.
Girona sneaked through to the quarter-finals on away goals after the tie finished 4-4 on aggregate.
According to Barcelona-based newspaper Sport, which dedicated its front cover to Barca’s pursuit of Stuani, the 32-year-old Uruguayan has a release clause of 15 million euros.
Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis looks set to be out of action for around three weeks after the club confirmed he has suffered a hamstring strain.
La Liga’s plans to stage a match in the US next month have been derailed after Barcelona, who were scheduled to play Girona in Miami, withdrew their support for the game on Monday following a board meeting.
The decision to play the South American Copa Libertadores final match between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Madrid should not signal the start of a new trend.
The intention is to garner mass support for its troubled project.
Real Madrid have written to Spain’s football federation outlining their opposition to La Liga’s plans to stage a match between Girona and Barcelona in Miami, United States of America, delivering another blow to league hopes of playing one game a season in the United States.
The league’s ambition to stage January 26’s Girona verses Barcelona fixture in Miami have been met with resistance from the Spanish soccer federation, which last week refused to back the idea until they received more information.
The league asked on Tuesday for permission from Spain’s football federation to hold Girona’s fixture against champions Barcelona in Miami on January 26.
“Barcelona, Girona and La Liga have requested the authorisation of the Spanish Football Federation to play Girona against Barcelona.
He revealed the league will earn 200 million euros ($232.80 million) for playing games in North America.
Machin has worked wonders in charge of Girona with the minnows securing a 10th-placed finish in their first ever campaign in La Liga and it has resulted in the 43-year-old being given one of the top jobs in Spanish football.
With the Europa League semi-final first leg match at Arsenal on Thursday in mind, Simeone rotated key players and Betis tried to take advantage
On the back of a superb 2016-17 campaign at Swiss outfit, Austria Wien, Kayode signed a four-year contract with City, but was immediately shipped out on loan to Spanish La Liga side Girona