Williams — who is eligible for both Ghana and Spain — has scored four goals in six
Spanish league outings for the Basque side so far this season.
Not exact matches
England international Kieran Gibbs was given a well earned rest, but that lasted just 20 minutes as our
Spanish defender Nacho Monreal picked up a knee problem that looks certain to keep him
out of the Premier
League clash with Southampton.
The
Spanish full - back was one of our stand -
out performers of our last two seasons, even earning a place in the Premier
League Team of the Year, but has just been ruled
out for the next four weeks.
Mustafi has become one of the first names on the Valencia team sheet since moving to Spain's La Liga two summers back but the
Spanish club need money after missing
out on the Champions
League qualifying spots last season.
Indeed, the Red Devils were dumped
out of this year's competition in the group stage, and van Gaal, showing few of the qualities that won him two
Spanish titles at Barcelona, the Champions
League at Ajax, and the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, appears unable to help the side re-qualify for the competition this season.
CaughtOffside understands that Blues boss Mourinho is ready to sell Juan Mata after running
out of patience with the
Spanish international and will look to garner at least # 25m from the 25 year old's sale but will not consider offers from Premier
League rivals.
According to the Mirror, City boss Pep Guardiola will leave Hart
out of the starting line - up once again even as the
Spanish tactician rotates squad for Champions
League return tomorrow.
The Portuguese manager has fallen
out with a number of Real Madrid stars and perhaps his best hope of keeping his job was clinching the Champions
League title and the chances of that occurring have been dealt a massive blow with the
Spanish club's 4 - 1 defeat at Borussia Dortmund.
As seen on the front page of
Spanish newspaper Sport on Monday below, it's claimed that United are ready to splash
out a sensational fee of $ 200m to meet Neymar's release clause in his current contract, while they will also offer him $ 25m - a-year to make him the highest earner in the Premier
League.
Heading into the game, the
Spanish custodian has managed 99 shut
outs in the
league in just 196 games — and will reach the 100 mark faster than any other «keeper in the Reds history should he keep another blank at White Hart Lane.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace for Real Madrid, including an absolutely ridiculous bicycle kick goal in the second half, and the
Spanish giants ran
out 3 - 0 winners over Juventus at the Allianz Stadium in Turin to take complete control of their Champions
League quarterfinal tie.
Nevertheless, the
Spanish giants will be strong favourites to advance, but Zidane will hope to see an improved display next time
out as he looks to take his side deep into the latter stages of the Champions
League.
Madrid, however, have been dominant in the Champions
League in recent seasons, winning three
out of the last four, and Sanchez would certainly boost his own chances of tasting European glory were he to move to the
Spanish capital.
Maybe all those concerned with the success of Arsenal in the Premier
League in the coming months will have something to worry about if the reports about this transfer deal turn
out to be true and the
Spanish international striker Pedro Rodriguez does join our rivals Chelsea from Barcelona this summer.
According to the
Spanish sports website Sport there are already good offers on the table from Italy's Serie A club Roma and others but the report claims that the 30 - year old is holding
out for a return to the Premier
League, with West Ham said to be interested.
The
Spanish tactician hasn't helped himself by making a staggering 50 changes to his starting line - up already this season, the most of any manager in the Premier
League, but he needs his players to step up and cut
out the mistakes.
Just two
league goals from open play this term mean Soldado is likely to be miss
out on the a place in the talented
Spanish squad.
The Italian international has been quoted as saying he would like to bow
out at Juve with a win in the Champions
League final, with his side edging Real Madrid 2 - 1 in the first leg of their semi-final against the
Spanish giants.
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However, their spending habits may have landed them in hot water, with the club in danger of being thrown
out of the Champions
League due to a breach in Financial Fair Play regulations, according to
Spanish outlet El Pais.
The
Spanish forward has already been involved in eight Premier
League goals for Chelsea this season (scoring six and assisting two) and will be another devastating blow for the club if he is
out for a prolonged period.
The
out - of - favour Mexican international is one of a number of Premier
League - based targets for Atletico this summer, and his eye for goal could be of great benefit for the
Spanish champions as they look to replace the influence of their leading scorer from last term.
It was not just the new Arsenal signing Granit Xhaka's place on the subs bench for the first game of the Premier
League campaign that was a surprise to many Arsenal fans and other football watchers, because our
Spanish midfield maestro Santi Cazorla was also left
out of the starting line - up, despite having played the full 90 minutes of a pre-season game the weekend before.
Our defeat at the weekend has left us seven points outside the top - four with only 11 matches remaining, but
Spanish right - back Hector Bellerin believes we are still well within a shout of making the Champions
League, although he insists that Wenger must figure
out how to manage Ozil and Mkhitaryan.
However, as well as being bundled
out of the Champions
League, the Catalan giants have taken just one point from their last three matches in the
Spanish top flight.
Suarez made 22 appearances for the
Spanish giants on their way to the La Liga title and an appearance in the Champions
League final, but has apparently fallen
out of favour under Diego Simeone this season.
Spanish news outlet Don Balon, which was re-reported by the Daily Star, state that Arsene Wenger views the Frenchman, who has managed 123
league goals during his time in the
Spanish capital, as an ideal replacement for Alexis Sanchez, whose Gunners contract runs
out next summer.
Real have missed
out on silverware altogether after Barcelona beat them to the
Spanish league title, while Juventus knocked them out of the Champions League semi-f
league title, while Juventus knocked them
out of the Champions
League semi-f
League semi-finals.
THere was some great news for Arsenal fans this week on the fitness of Hector Bellerin, after the young
Spanish international defender had to miss
out on the first Premier
League game of the season with a thigh problem.
This is hardly surprising as the
Spanish club are sure to know that Arsenal are desperate and are running
out of time, especially after the loss of our first Premier
League game of the season with four goals conceded.
I don't watch enough
Spanish, French, Italian or German
leagues to know what talent they have though so I won't say they're not
out there — I just hope Wenger can find them.
According to
Spanish website Don Balon, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has decided to sack Antonio Conte once the Blues are knocked
out of the Champions
League.
The expected progression of five Premier
League sides to the knock -
out stages will raise hopes of ending the
Spanish dominance of Champions
League finals in recent years.
Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus and Real Madrid continue to answer questions about that fateful day in which the
Spanish giants dumped the Old Lady
out of the Champions
League
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The Basque side are well off of the pace in
Spanish La Liga and tumbled
out of the Europa
League on Thursday despite not travelling to a war troubled Israel for their game.
Clubs that enjoy going through an impressive season winning several titles do not go undetected or under the radar and this is the case with Athletic Madrid as they won the
Spanish League and were on the verge of securing the Champions
League as well and some of their more established players such as: David Villa and Diego Costa are seeing their way
out of the club.
Speculation at a Messi exit has been rife this week, his falling
out with Luis Enrique, following Chelsea and City on Instagram and
Spanish radio report claiming the two Premier
League clubs have lodged an interest have all been well documented.
Saturday Pep sat
out 5 or 6 first teamers in preparation for the Gunner game and still won easy that's how big of an advantage they have, all Munich have to play for each year is the CL, the German is a farce just like the
Spanish and French
leagues
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Spanish league boss Javier Tebas says he will continue to speak
out until the likes of Paris St Germain and Manchester City are properly held to account by UEFA for what he terms «financial doping.»
Arsenal will have to play
out of their skins against the mighty
Spanish outfit to keep their Champions
League hopes alive, after they dropped crucial points in the league a few days
League hopes alive, after they dropped crucial points in the
league a few days
league a few days back.
Real Madrid made it six wins
out of six in the Champions
League Group B against Ludogorets and set a
Spanish record for consecutive victories.
Check
out the complete fixture list for the first leg of the UEFA Champions
League last - 16 ties, including Paris Saint - Germain's clash with
Spanish giants FC Barcelona at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night:
Whether his game is not suited to the English
league or it is Antonio Conte's tactics that have prevented him from performing to the best of his ability is unknown, but the
Spanish centre - forward could be on his way
out of Stamford Bridge in the summer.
Spanish football expert Graham Hunter shares his thoughts after the Red Devils lose
out on two big name stars to direct Premier
League rivals
Former Barca boss Guardiola, who is now in charge of Premier
League leaders Manchester City, also called on
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to answer questions after violent scenes broke
out during Catalonia's unofficial independence referendum.
The chances of him coming
out for a cross in our much more physical
league is nil and he doesn't even like coming for crosses in the gentile
Spanish league.
Manchester United's recent run of excellent result comes to an end this midweek as they were not only beaten by
Spanish side Sevilla, but also crashed
out from UEFA Champions
League due to that result.
It doesn't come as a surprise to find
out that Aguero is regularly being targeted by top clubs and managers that want to secure the services of the Argentinean player who appears to be able to perform at an extremely high level despite being in either the
Spanish League with Athletic Madrid or in the English
League, the Premier
League with his current club Manchester City.
Hos shot accuracy is better than some forwards
out there with 63 % being on target, which could suggest he will help his team to pick the
Spanish team apart, which would be long overdue and well received at this stage of the season with Champions
league football looking a distant prospect — with United still in with two chances of achieving their ambition, preferably with another trophy bagged in Sweden.