The Catalan derby is in the air
In the early morning of Monday Beijing time, Espanyol and Barcelona staged a bloody derby in Catalonia, and the two sides drew 2-2 at the RCD Stadium. Pedri and Luuk de Jong scored for Barca in the 1st and 96th minutes respectively, while Sergi Darder and Raúl de Tomás contributed to the Parrots around half-time. The two sides presented the fans with a wonderful goal battle.
Once again, wanda metropolitans have witnessed a major reversal
In their last home match, Atletico Madrid scored three goals in a row to beat Valencia 3-2. In the early hours of Sunday Beijing time, Atletico once again staged a thrilling comeback at home, beating their Madrid neighbour Getafe 4-3. The match featured all the dramatic elements, including three penalties, a red card and a kill by Mario Hermoso. Diego Simeone's team will never get you bored!
Alaves won for the first time in three months
Alaves beat Valencia 2-1 in a match on Sunday, Beijing time, their first victory in La Liga since the beginning of November. The long-lost victory thrilled the fans at the Mendizolossa stadium and was the first victory since José Luis Mendilibar took charge of the Basque team.
Sevilla narrowed the points gap
Sevilla managed to close the points gap with leaders Real Madrid this weekend. The Andalusian team won 2-0 over Elche in the early hours of Saturday morning Beijing time thanks to a low shot by Papu Gómez and a header from Rafa Mir. With Real Madrid drawing 0-0 with Villarreal on Saturday night, Sevilla's gap to the top of the table was narrowed to four points.
Correa won Player of the Month of The Month
The player of the year of January 2022 belongs to Ngel Correa, the Atletico striker who scored four goals in three league games in January. He deserved to have beaten Sergio Canales, I igo Martínez, Jorge Cuenca, Santi Mina, Peri Milla and Gerard Piqué in this selection.
Acuña renews its contract with Sevilla
Sevilla had good news last week when left-back Marcos Acua agreed to renew his contract with the club until 2025. The Argentine joined the team in 2020 and has now played 65 games for the club.
Simeone Jr. renewed his contract with Atletico
Another player who completed his contract extension last week is Giuliano Simeone, whose contract with Atletico Madrid will be extended until 2025. The 19-year-old striker, who has yet to appear on the team his father has coached, has been named to the squads for all competitions. He is also one of the most talented players in Atletico's academy and the future is promising.
Benzema and Mendy are close to a comeback
La Liga leaders Real Madrid will face Paris Saint-Germain away in the Champions League in the early hours of Wednesday's Beijing time, with injured Karim Benzema and Ferland Mendy recovering well and very hopefully entering the squad for the match. Both Frenchmen are hoping to make their debut in their home country's capital after missing a few games in early February.
The Copa del Rey will reveal suspense in the second leg
The first leg of the 2021/22 Copa del Rey semi-final took place last week as scheduled, the qualifying situation is unclear and the suspense will not be revealed until the end of the second leg. Real Betis had a slight promotion advantage over Vallecano, who won 2-1 in the first leg, while Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1 with Valencia in the first leg.
Three Spanish teams reached the round of 16 in the UEFA Youth League
Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla's U19 echelon have all managed to reach the round of 16 of the UEFA Youth League in 2021/22, meaning Spain has more teams than any other country to continue to participate in the tournament. In addition, the youth teams of Villarreal and Deportivo Deportivo were also close to qualifying, but unfortunately they both lost to their opponents in last week's penalty shootout.
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