Barça provokes Real Madrid
Lamine Yamal makes the front page of Sport. “ Laminate another time “. The Spaniard, again a scorer, shone to guide his team to a 2-1 success on the Albacete pitch. But as we recall Mundo Deportivoa qualification obtained through suffering. Barça could have been taken to overtime without a miraculous save from Gerard Martin on the line in the final minutes of the match. The Catalan media took the opportunity to make fun of Real Madrid by recalling that Barça won where Madrid was ridiculous, obviously referring to the surprise elimination of the Madrilenians against Albacete on the occasion of Alvaro Arbeloa’s premiere, a few weeks ago. And precisely the president of Barça took the opportunity to pay Real Madrid and the arbitration after a new case in added time against Rayo Vallecano. “ I understand that these are things that can happen, what we don’t want is for it to always happen on one side and for it to be corrected. There are very obvious situations. I made the diving joke, but I just watched the game and, aside from the fact that I don’t know where those nine minutes of overtime in the game came from, I’ve seen a lot of plays in which the players are already getting used to diving, to make it look like they’re getting hit. » Real Madrid will appreciate it.
Xabi Alonso singled out
The Madrid media looks back on the Brazilian international’s thunderous debut under the colors of Olympique Lyonnais. Arriving only a few weeks ago in the Rhône, the striker quickly adapted to his new championship and seems to have found color in France. But beyond his contribution on the field, Endrick also generates a considerable media impact. A.S. also points out that OL matches are now followed by more than 600,000 viewers in Brazil, compared to around 250,000 for Paris Saint-Germain. A figure which says a lot about the influence of the Brazilian prodigy and the attention he is already arousing, well beyond French borders. If the Brazilian enjoys far from Madrid, the fault for his failure at Real is Xabi Alonso. For A.S.the Spanish coach did not know what to do with his player to whom he gave less than 100 minutes of play with Casa Blanca this season. The media goes further and specifies that among the many criticisms made against Xabi Alonso, the management of the Endrick case could be the most damaging if the Gone continues to perform.
Pep Guardiola teases
Arsenal will try to win their first Carabao Cup since 1993, on March 22, against Manchester City or Newcastle, who face each other this evening. For the moment, advantage to the Citizens, winners 2 goals to 0 in the first leg. On the eve of this meeting, Pep Guardiola appeared relaxed, even teasing. As reported by Manchester Evening Newsthe Spanish technician quipped after a question about Manchester City’s spending this winter, following the arrivals of Marc Guéhi and Antoine Semenyo. “ I’m a little sad, because over the last five years, our net spend only places us seventh in the league. I want to be first… “, he said, in response to his detractors. The media specifies that with 460 million euros spent over five years, City ranks behind Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle and Liverpool, according to figures from Transfermarkt. In the meantime, Manchester City will be keen to validate their ticket to Wembley and play a fifth Carabao Cup final in ten years, as the Spanish technician recalled.
