Sentences with phrase «liga winning side»
The Brazilian center back was a key contributor for both club and country, and played a vital role in Atletico Madrid's 2014 La Liga winning side — the only time since 2004 a club not named Barcelona or Real Madrid won the Spanish title.
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The win stretches Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga to ten points with Atletico Madrid the closest side to Barca.
Valencia manager Garcia Toral confirmed after the La Liga side's win against Las Palmas this weekend that Cancelo is set to move to the San Siro as written by the Sun, meaning Chelsea will have missed out on another transfer target.
Indeed, Guardiola can overtake two of his old sides in the history books if City win their next five league matches, with his Barcelona side of 2010/11 winning 16 in a row in La Liga, and his Bayern Munich side of 2013/14 winning 19 consecutive Bundesliga games.
The French forward has been enhancing his profile since joining the Atleti from Real Sociedad in 2014, scoring 22 goals in each of the last two La Liga seasons, before firing his France side to the final of the European Championships with a Golden Boot winning tally of six goals.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are in a fine run of form having won 14 and drawn three of their last 17 fixtures and the Italian boss will be keen to keep that run going as they battle Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in what has become a hard fought La Liga title chase.
Yes that Madrid side had ageing zidane, Beckham etc, but when last had they won the CL or LA liga?
Since the player's arrival in 2013, Zidane's side have managed to win three Champions League titles, one La Liga title, one Spanish Super Cup and one Copa Del Rey, as well as three UEFA Super Cups and three Club World Cups.
The Frenchman won the trophy last year and the year before, but his side have massively under - performed in La Liga this term and managers don't usually get too long to turn things around at the Bernabeu.
The Uruguayan captained his side to a moments La Liga title win ahead of some stern competition in the shape of Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Koke played a pivotal role in Diego Simeone's La Liga title winning side last term but having seen Atletico Madrid fail to adequately defend that title it is possible the Spanish international would be open to a high - profile move.
The Barca legend has been with the club for over two decades, making 662 appearances for the senior side and winning countless trophies, including eight La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies.
The player also helped Barca win a good amount of silverware, as since his arrival, the La Liga side claimed a total of nine trophies, which includes the historic treble Barca managed to secure in the 2014/15 season.
Lionel Messi scored the 500th goal of his Barcelona career on Sunday night to send his side top of La Liga thanks to a last - gasp 3 - 2 win over rivals Real Madrid.
It remains to be seen whether or not Valverde will agree with Messi's reported suggestions, while he's got a La Liga meeting with Malaga to think about first on Saturday night to ensure that his side go into that Chelsea full of confidence with another win under their belts.
During his time with Diego Simeone's side, Turan managed to help his side win one La Liga title and one Copa Del Rey, a decent return seeing as Atletico had to compete against both Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Compared with Barcelona and Spain legend Xavi, Koke played a major role in Diego Simeone's side's immense success last season as they won La Liga and reached the Champions League final against all the odds.
Coutinho would not have been involved any way if Ernesto Valverde's side had won the Champions League, while his impact on the La Liga title race has also been minimal as they were well clear at the top when he arrived anyway.
Having won La Liga last season, Diego Simeone has so far seen a number of his side's star players leave for moves to bigger clubs, with Diego Costa and Filipe Luis both joining Chelsea, while Thibaut Courtois has also returned to Stamford Bridge after spending three seasons on loan at the Vicente Calderon.
The Catalan giants are closing in on a La Liga title and Copa del Rey double this season, as although Ernesto Valverde has been criticised at times for the style of play of his side, he has found a successful balance and a winning formula.
His title - winning season in Spain back in 2011 - 12 saw his Real Madrid side score a record - breaking 121 goals in La Liga, finishing with a goal difference of +89.
Turan has impressed in La Liga since joining Atletico from Galatasaray back in 2011, and helped guide the club to a La Liga title win in the 2013/14 season, as well as on a run to the Champions League final, where Diego Simeone's side were eventually beaten by city rivals Real Madrid in Lisbon.
Having won La Liga and reached the Champions League final in 2013/14 many Atleti players were hot property for rich sides across the continent and indeed Chelsea made a swoop on the Vicente Calderon Stadium.
He was signed by the Pensioners for # 15.8 million 12 months ago [BBC Sport], but despite winning the Liga BBVA title with Atletico Madrid and helping Diego Simeone's side to the Champions League final, he was unable to establish himself in the Premier League.
Clearly this no - nonsense La Liga man will helpfully beef up Arsene Wenger's back - line but is Paulista of good enough quality for a side looking to win major honours?
The former Tottenham man has enjoyed a glittering spell in the Spanish capital when it comes to silverware having won multiple Champions League trophies and a La Liga title amongst many others, but his standing in the current side is coming under threat.
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He scored four goals in his side's 5 - 0 first leg win over Queretaro in the Liga MX final.
During his time on loan at Spanish side Atletico Madrid, the Belgian was more than impressive, as he was able to keep a total of 76 clean sheets in 154 appearances, something that helped Atleti win the 2013/14 La Liga title.
Carlo Ancelotti's misfiring Real Madrid side will hope to make peace with their furious fans by claiming a win against Valencia based side Levante tonight in La Liga, a game which is being billed as an El Clasico trial run, in order to stay in touch with Barcelona.
Keisuke Honda scored the all important goal in this Champions League tie as he put Russian side CSKA Moscow into an overall lead with his free kick early in the second half to secure an impressive win over La Liga side Sevilla.
The Spanish midfielder, who joined from the La Liga side in the summer, says he uses both forename and surname in order to maintain the performances that won him a move to the 20 times champions of England:
Zinedine Zidane's side now look under enormous pressure to win the Champions League after falling well behind rivals Barcelona in La Liga and it seems clear major surgery is needed.
Ronaldinho goes into tonight's Liga MX semi final against Pachuca hoping to maintain his stunning record which has seen him win a trophy at every side he has played for.
The side needed a win in their last match to stay in La Liga and subsequently beat their opponents 2 - 1.
he had excess talent whilst at Madrid and was still unable to win the CL and only had one liga title and Copa del Ray to show for having a squad worth quarter of a billion.Pep took charge of a flailing and out of sort Barca, straight from managing a b side and turned them to one of the best club ever seen and you sit on your fat ass and pontificate about challenges... i doubt if you even know the definition of challenge
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To be fair to Zinedine Zidane, he does not need his Real Madrid side to win today's El Clasico clash away to Barcelona, as Los Blancos already have a six point league over our rivals in Spain's La Liga table.
The scandals died down once his playing days were over, but he went on to prove himself as a manager, twice winning La Liga with Atlético Madrid and later managing the Spanish national side.
Diego Simeone is not worried about any perceived negativity in Atletico Madrid's 1 - 0 La Liga win at Eibar on Saturday, insisting that his side chose to sit back and defend.
The experienced shot stopper, who helped his side to win five La Liga titles, and the Champions League on three occasions - is thought to be keen to move to the Emirates Stadium this summer.
That side won everything, and, a year later, the team wasn't as good, but they still won La Liga and the Copa Del Rey.
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Luis Suarez scored twice for Barcelona to end his drought in front of goal and maintain his side's lead at the top of La Liga with a 2 - 0 win over Leganes...
Dani Alves will go down as one of the greatest attacking full backs of all times having played for a very successful Barcelona side winning 3 Champions League titles, 7 La Liga and 4 Copa Del Rey.
Madrid are on top form at the moment, two 5 - 0 wins in La Liga either side of the international break mean they are closing in on Barca who are in top spot.
Los Rojillos lost 7 - 0 the last time they faced Barcelona and have only won once this season, even dropping to the foot of La Liga after a 3 - 1 defeat to a Sporting Gijon side which hadn't won in ten matches last weekend.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique won the world coach of the year award after leading his side to five of the six trophies on offer in 2015, including the Champions League, La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
The 35 - year - old maestro has spent his entire career at the Nou Camp and played a key role in a side which has dominated European football over the last decade, winning eight La Liga titles, and three Champions League trophies.
A brace from Cristiano Ronaldo fired Real Madrid to a 3 - 2 win over Real Betis in a fantastic Liga match in Seville, although Jose Mourinho's side escaped two penalty appeals when their players appeared to handball...