Barcelona and Atlético handed LaLiga control to Real Madrid after an entertaining scoreless draw at the Camp Nou on Saturday afternoon. Spain’s two highest scoring teams had their chances, but Jan Oblak produced seven saves — including a miracle on Lionel Messi — and Marc-André ter Stegen had six of his own, including three on Luis Suárez.
Antes de llegar al Atlético de Madrid, proveniente del Barcelona, Luis Suárez estuvo a punto de fichar por la Juventus, en septiembre de 2020. Sin embargo, en la búsqueda de la nacionalidad italiana, lo cual facilitaría su llegada el gigante de Turín, se supo que el Pistolero había engañado en el examen de idioma necesario para obtener el pasaporte.
Ocho meses después del evento, varios medios locales -entre ellos La Repubblica TV- se encontraron con un video de Suárez en pleno fraude.
The rise of social media has been incredible for sports fans for a variety reasons, most notably the ability to stir up memories of obscure players randomly making exceptional plays.
This network of nostalgia is great for the soul, but the consequence is that players with a catalog that includes a couple of great goals suddenly become hyped beyond belief — which in turn often causes us to forget truly how great the top players were.
Atlético Madrid tuvo un amargo viaje a San Mamés. El equipo de Diego Simeone cayó 2-1 ante el Athletic Club y en el despilfarro de puntos le puso una sobredosis de suspenso a la definición de LaLiga.
Si bien el empate 0-0 del Real Madrid ante Betis les había dado un respiro, el triunfo 1-2 de Barcelona sobre Villarreal metió una tonelada de ansiedad a los jugadores colchoneros. Y eso se notó en el encuentro.
En la desconexión, el Athletic usó la cabeza y castigó.
La historia del Atlético de Madrid esta temporada se parece cada vez más a la de un grupo de jóvenes cuyas vacaciones en una casa frente al lago se transforman en una película de terror. Al principio, todo bien, alegría y un camino al título que iba a destinado a convertirse en la experiencia de sus vidas. Sin embargo, a medio camino las cosas comenzaron a torcerse. La ventaja de la que alguna vez gozaron se evaporó y hoy los monstruos, Barcelona y Real Madrid, le respiran en la nuca.
After stumbling into the international break on the back of Champions League elimination and a nine-game league run that had yielded only four wins, four draws and one defeat, all eyes were on LaLiga leader Atlético Madrid on Sunday as the club navigated a difficult away trip to fourth-place Sevilla.
After seeing its lead at the top of the table reduced because of a goalless draw with Getafe and following that up with a Champions League elimination at the hands of Chelsea, Atlético Madrid entered Sunday’s LaLiga match against Alavés in a precarious position.
Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 3-1 on Saturday to momentarily close the gap at the top to just three points, while Barcelona could apply even more pressure later on Sunday against Real Sociedad by recording its fifth straight league win.
Up until the 88th minute, it looked as though Luis Suárez’s elegant opening goal in the 15th minute would decide Sunday’s massive Madrid derby. Atlético had established its LaLiga title credentials by playing some mesmerizing football in the first half, but Real Madrid made Diego Simeone’s side revert to its defensive-minded approach in the second before Karim Benzema captured a dramatic equalizer at the Wanda Metropolitano with minutes remaining.
Colchoneros, catalanes, merengues y nervionenses tendrán que dar el todo por el todo en la cancha si pretenden conquistar el ansiado título de la Liga Santander 2020-2021. Temporada tan particular como atípica. Estadios vacíos, pandemia incontrolable, crisis económica mundial y ahora el “Barçagate” percuten en demasía el ritmo de la competencia en España.
Luis Suárez is LaLiga's top scorer with 16 goals (one more than his friend Lionel Messi), his form seems at an all-time high and his appetite for goals, which has never been in question, is more voracious than ever.
And it's all at the service of an Atlético Madrid that bet on him when FC Barcelona gave him an unpleasant exit. It is a deserved reward.