Shaka Hislop makes his picks on the penultimate week on the La Liga season and discusses whether Barcelona can lift the spirit of the club after midweek’s disaster.
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Leganes dented Sevilla’s bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League with an emphatic 3-0 away win on Friday in La Liga.
Victory at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan ensured the visitors are safe from relegation while helping Getafe, fourth, and Valencia, sixth, in their bid to finish in the top four ahead of fifth-place Sevilla.
Leganes broke the deadlock after eight minutes when Youssef En-Nesyri scooped an effort into the top corner from just inside the box.
Denmark international Martin Braithwaite…
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April 28 (Reuters) – Girona snapped a six-game losing streak by beating Sevilla 1-0 at home on Sunday to climb out of the La Liga relegation zone and ease pressure on coach Eusebio Sacristan while harming Sevilla’s chances of finishing in the top four.Cristian Portu, who was on the verge of joining Sevilla last August, broke the deadlock just after the hour mark, stroking the ball into an empty net to finish off a composed team counterattack.The Catalans had not won at home since beating Rayo Vallecano…
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Joaquin Caparros said he wanted to keep doing his work at Sevilla.
Sevilla coach Joaquin Caparros said after his side’s 2-0 win at Real Valladolid on Sunday that he had been diagnosed with leukaemia, but vowed to continue in his job.
“Everyone knows I have Sevilla in my blood but there has been a problem with my white and red blood cells and I have been told that I have chronic leukaemia,” Caparros, 63, told a news conference.
“It does not impede me from doing my job and I’m carrying out a normal life day to day. I am not receiving any treatment so everyone should…
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April 4 (Reuters) – Sevilla improved their chances of qualifying for the Champions League by beating fellow top-four chasers Alaves 2-0 at home on Thursday with goals from Roque Mesa and Pablo Sarabia to move within one point of fourth-placed Getafe.Sevilla last week lost a crucial game 1-0 at home to Valencia, who are fifth, but fared better this time as Mesa gave them the lead with an exquisite first-time finish into the far top corner in the 41st minute.Joaquin Caparros’ side were not content…
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March 31 (Reuters) – Valencia withstood a second-half onslaught to beat Sevilla 1-0 away in La Liga on Sunday, striking a crucial blow in their bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League, while harming Sevilla’s chances of securing a top-four place.Valencia captain Dani Parejo gave his side the lead against the run of play from the penalty spot right at the end of the first half after a clumsy foul from former Valencia midfielder Ever Banega.Although Valencia forward Kevin Gameiro struck the…
ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno and Ross Dyer make their cases for the potential results in the weekend’s big La Liga fixtures.
Alexis Nunes and Shaka Hislop try their hand at predicting the Europa League’s fixtures, headlined by Arsenal’s clash with Napoli.
Paul Mariner and the FC panel agree that Arsenal kept their momentum going from their weekend win over Man United against a lacklustre Rennes side.
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains what Arsenal will have to get right if they want to mount a comeback in their Europa League second leg against Rennes.
Monchi turned down an offer from Arsenal in order to return to Sevilla, he said on Monday, adding that he had not been approached by Real Madrid.
After leaving Roma earlier this month, Monchi had been linked with a move to the Gunners as a replacement for departed head of recruitment Sven Mislintat.
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But Sevilla announced his return as their sporting director at the weekend and, speaking at a news conference on Monday, he said: “I thank Arsenal for their interest.
“It has been the club that has…