Alejandro Moreno feels Barcelona should have decided to move on from coach Ernesto Valverde even before their lacklustre defeat in the Copa del Rey.
Valencia denied Lionel Messi and Barcelona a fifth straight Copa del Rey victory with a thrilling 2-1 win in Seville.
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Spanish Copa del Rey: Rodrigo (33′) Barcelona 0-2 Valencia
Spanish Copa del Rey: Kevin Gameiro (21′) Barcelona 0-1 Valencia
Barcelona’s hopes of a domestic double were extinguished on Saturday after a 2-1 defeat to Valencia in the Copa del Rey final.
The Blaugrana, who locked up the league title back in April, were looking for a second straight sweep of Spanish titles at the Benito Villamarín in Seville. But first-half goals from Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo put them under deep pressure heading into the break and Lionel Messi’s strike with 17 minutes remaining wasn’t enough as Valencia held on for their eighth…
Spanish Copa del Rey: Lionel Messi (73′) Barcelona 1-2 Valencia
Spanish Copa del Rey: Lionel Messi (73′) Barcelona 1-2 Valencia
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Rodrigo helped Valencia clinch Champions League football.
Valencia secured Champions League football for the second year in a row by winning 2-0 at Real Valladolid on Saturday, clinching fourth place in La Liga at the expense of Getafe who drew 2-2 at home to Villarreal.
Marcelino’s side had to win to guarantee finishing fourth and after surviving the home side hitting the post they took the lead in the 36th minute when Carlos Soler calmly tucked the ball into the net to finish off a clinical counter-attack.
Spain international Rodrigo, who had played…
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Carlos Soler scored Valencia’s equaliser.
Valencia took control of the battle for the final Champions League qualifying place in La Liga by beating visitors Alaves 3-1 to climb above Getafe into fourth place on Sunday.
Getafe’s 2-0 defeat at Barcelona means Valencia are level with them on 58 points and one game to go but have a better head-to-head record against the Madrid side.
Marcelino’s side, who endured a painful Europa League semifinal defeat by Arsenal on Thursday, made a slow start in front of a nervous Mestalla crowd and fell…
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.
The ESPN FC panel explain why Arsenal are capable of making it to the Europa League final while showing such abysmal form in the Premier League this season.
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Arsenal players celebrate after scoring a goal against Valencia in the Europa League semifinals.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat trick as Arsenal beat Valencia 4-2 on Thursday and 7-3 on aggregate in their Europa League semifinal to book a spot in the final.
Trailing 3-1 from the first leg in London, Valencia scored first in the 11th minute when Rodrigo’s cross deflected off Nacho Monreal toward Kevin Gameiro, who poked the ball past Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech.
The Gunners pulled it even six minutes later when Aubameyang finished off a lovely half-volley from Alexandre Lacazette’s…