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La Liga Leader Barcelona Lose At Rayo Vallecano
27 Apr

La Liga Leader Barcelona Lose At Rayo Vallecano

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Leaders Barcelona suffered only their third La Liga defeat of the season as Rayo Vallecano secured a memorable win. Goals by Alvaro Garcia and Fran Garcia put the mid-table hosts in a commanding position before Robert Lewandowski scored a late consolation. Barca remain on course to win a first La Liga title since 2018-19, 11 points clear of nearest rivals Real Madrid with eight matches left. Barcelona need four wins from seven games to win La Liga They host fifth-placed Real Betis on Saturday (kick-off 20:00 BST). Garcia put Vallecano ahead after firing across Marc-Andre ter Stegen before Garcia doubled…
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Inaki Williams Scores In Back-To-Back Games As Athletic Bilbao Beat Espanyol
08 Apr

Inaki Williams Scores In Back-To-Back Games As Athletic Bilbao Beat Espanyol

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After ending his goal drought against Osasuna in midweek, Inaki Williams was back on the scoresheet again as Athletic Bilbao defeated Espanyol in the Spanish La Liga. The forward had struggled in front of goal for both club and country since his last competitive goal in October 2022. However, this week has been a breakthrough for him as netted in the Copa del Rey game against Osasuna while also in the league game against Espanyol on Saturday, April 8. The forward raced towards a long ball and shook off the defender before firing it into the far post to give…
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Barca President Joan Laporta Will Not Resign Over Disputed Payments To Referees’ Chief
22 Feb

Barca President Joan Laporta Will Not Resign Over Disputed Payments To Referees’ Chief

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Barcelona’s Joan Laporta says he will not give La Liga chief executive Javier Tebas “what he’d like by stepping down” as president of the club. On Monday, Tebas said Laporta should resign if he was unable to explain payments Barcelona made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former vice-president of Spain’s referees’ committee. “That is for the club’s members to decide,” said Laporta on Tuesday, who was elected by a large majority of club members in March 2021. “Anyone who tries to tarnish the history and image of Barcelona will receive a strong response.” Laporta also claimed Tebas was “obsessed”…
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