BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – La Liga will hold a minute’s silence in memory of the victims before this weekend’s match. 2 train accidents in the country in the past week.
at least 43 people died Last Sunday, a high-speed train ran onto the tracks in southern Spain, derailing a second train passing on the other side. Then, on Tuesday, another accident occurred when a commuter train collided with a retaining wall and collapsed on the outskirts of Barcelona. kill one person.
The Madrid-based club Getafe announced that among the victims of the first incident was the father of Getafe player David Cordon. Getafe will play Girona on Monday. Cordon was absent due to injury.
The incident shocked the nation Leading Europe in high-speed rail travel And millions of workers rely on commuter service every day.
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Despite recent turmoil and a change of manager, Real Madrid visit Villarreal on Saturday in an important match with a chance to regain the lead.
A win for second-placed Madrid against third-placed Villarreal would see them jump ahead of Barcelona and regain the lead, allowing them to face top rivals Real Oviedo on Sunday.
Villarreal, who have played one less game, are trailing Madrid by seven points. The home match is therefore likely the last chance to sustain an outside challenge for the title.
Facing bottom-of-the-table Oviedo, Barcelona will be looking to erase last weekend’s loss to Real Sociedad, which ended Hansi Flick’s side’s winning streak at 11.
Meanwhile, Sociedad will face Celta Vigo at home on Sunday. Under new American manager Pellegrino Matarazzo, they remained unbeaten in four games in La Liga and Copa del Rey, moving them up to ninth place.
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Vinicius Junior scored one goal and assisted three goals in the match, helping to placate angry Madrid fans. Monaco lost 6-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
he has ever be targeted by hecklers Madrid fans criticized the team’s poor performance and reportedly lack of support for former manager Xabi Alonso, who was sacked last week and replaced by Alvaro Arbeloa.
Brahim Dias, who helped Morocco reach the final of the African Cup of Nations, is expected to return to training in Madrid on Thursday. lost to Senegal 1-0. Dias missed a chance to win by firing a penalty kick into the goalkeeper’s arm in stoppage time, right in front of Senegal’s goal.
Barcelona midfielder Fermin López, who was close to joining Chelsea in the summer, is crying. He has scored 10 goals in all competitions, including two in the 4-2 win over Slavia Prague.
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Pedri González, the driving force behind Barcelona’s passing game, injured his right hamstring in Prague and was substituted early in the second half. The club has not yet disclosed the extent of the injury or how long he will be out.
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