Sporting Gijon - Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid will face this today (16.00 / Canal + Liga) Sporting Gijon at El Molinon in a match in which Diego Pablo Simeone will try to put pressure on Barcelona forgetting wear Champions League, with extension and penalties to PSV Eindhoven, against an opponent who is slumping and in full fight to avoid relegation. Asturian face encounter with many emergencies by almost imperative need three points.

The match of the Champions League against PSV, according to the Argentine coach of Atletico, can feel this afternoon. "It is clear that the 120 minutes are going to feel, and hopefully choose the best way and imagine the same parts for the same party so we can compete for 90 minutes and take it wherever we want. For that I need 18, a tension and a preparation for minutes to play, "he declared Friday at the press conference after the match.

Atletico, four days after the tremendous wear against the Dutch (he ran 158.736 kilometers) in a match in which he lost Godin, their defensive leader with a thigh injury, returns to the league in a very demanding match and which does not have margin of error if you want to continue putting pressure on Barcelona.

Without Carrasco, sanctioned by five yellow, nor Tiago, Godin and injured Savic, French Lucas Hernández will be the main novelty in the eleven Simeone. The other two, in principle, be the presence of Ghanaian midfielder Thomas, on the right, and Fernando Torres, which will be in attack with French Griezmann.

Sporting Gijon, meanwhile, has the main floor of one of its most talented young players, the Croatian Halilovic, sanctioned, but Abelardo recovered for the defense Vranjes. The Spaniard set facing this duel at the worst time of the season as they do not win the last 9 days when he won in the field of Valencia and also has not scored a goal in the last three games.

probable lineups

Sporting Gijon: Cuellar; Vranjes, Luis Hernandez, Jorge Meré, Canella, Sergio Alvarez, Pablo Perez, Omar Mascarell, Nacho Cases, Jony and Sanabria.

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran, Gimenez, Lucas, Filipe;Thomas, Koke, Gabi or Augusto Saul; Griezmann and Fernando Torres.

Referee: Gil Manzano (Extremeño C.).

Stadium: El Molinon (4:00 p.m., C + Liga)

Historical fine for Neymar

Neymar has been convicted by the Brazilian Justice of the crime of tax evasion and sentenced to a fine of historical 188.8 million reais, about 45.7 million euros.

According to the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo , the Brazilian striker would have concealed a series of Treasury revenues Santos of Barcelona and Nike, one of its main sponsors. Neymar would have used several companies to hide those revenues, which amount to some 56 million euros charged by the player between 2012 and 2014.

Neymar will face such payment plus penalty and interest in a sentence before which the Brazilian can still avail.

According to the Administrative Court of the Federal Agency of Rio , Neymar would have simulated contracts in order to transfer earnings from image rights to several companies owned and not have to pay on your tax return.

Alonso - Total Optimism for Austalian GP

There was a time when chaos classification Albert Park seemed to have receded over time. The time sheets offered this picture, Hamilton, first, and within walking distance, Alonso second. The two best drivers in Formula 1 in the natural way that proclaims his talent.

It was only a mirage because the consolidated Mercedes is still far from McLaren evolving, but the image is a lure of what can happen in the future. "I'm super happy , " said Fernando Alonso, immersed in a total optimism with his twelfth place on the grid of the Grand Prix of Australia, starting point of the World.

No doubt about it . The McLaren-Honda is another car. More reliable and faster. Alonso completed a frantic classification, installed in an apparent stress that forced him to do his best lap in the first few minutes of every round. "It's been a strange, different method that favours large equipment for tire management," he said.

Alonso went unspotted by Q1, where the weakest cars fell, and was eliminated in Q2. But not a world away from the court, but near the top eight cars. "The car has been very competitive", he said. When we were all equal, we were at 1.2 second Mercedes. It has been a very great surprise our performance."

The pessimism of 2015 is now hope for Alonso. "We will again be a big team. We will improve a few tenths and we can get. The car is fast. The race will be interesting and will have to be careful degradation supersoft tires. If we recover alida enls positions, we can be with the best. "

Duel between Barca and Atletico fratricide. Wolfsburg, easy for Real Madrid

Nerves in the room draw in Nyon, UEFA headquarters. The story is repeated every year, but the tension is unavoidable. Ramon Calderon, manager of Real Madrid history, knew what it was. Raimundo Saporta I lived in basketball. Yes, history repeats itself since 1955, when he began the most wonderful invention by L'Equipe, a French journalist visionary, and Santiago Bernabeu, who said yes as he was offered the idea of creating a European Cup . In its staff were Gento and Di Stefano. He saw the future. That now relived in every draw. The today is tricky.

Great as Real Madrid and Manchester City this season are played. Bayern and PSG also need to show off in Europe, because they dominate their leagues regularly. Barcelona feels the pressure of being the favorite. Atletico plays the quarterfinals without more pressure than Simeone imposes his men. It is his philosophy to free the staff of external pressure. Wolfsburg and Benfica feel the illusion of those who have nothing to lose.

Infantino was lacking, now president of FIFA.There was bald to take out the balls . Pedro Pinto, director of communication UEFA made ​​presentations in Nyon before the eight ball provoke ecstasy, anger, joy, everything was going through neighborhoods, from Madrid to Barcelona via Lisbon, Munich, Manchester and Paris .

"Start the show," Pinto said to make way for Giorgio Marchetti, head of UEFA competition. Gianluca Zambrotta, historic former player of the Champions League , went on to become the first guilty of hype. The Italian took the ball Wolfsburg and seven others wanted to be his rival. He touched the Real Madrid, with the luck of playing the second leg at home.Games will be held on April 6 at the home of Wolfsburg and 12 at the Bernabeu.

The next round was the Bayern-Benfica, which will also be played on 6 and 12 April.

Following the Barcelona-Atletico Madrid emerged. The story of suspicion was repeated.Another duel between Spaniards, as happened in the previous two years when there were three Spaniards at stake in the quarterfinals. The match between Barca and Atletico occurred already in 2014, when Madrid eliminated them and reached the final. And last year, hot or cold balls joined Real Madrid and Atletico. Doubt has again become reality. Barca and Atletico will be measured on 5 (Camp Nou) and April 13 (Calderon).

The fourth round, PSG and Manchester City, was obscured before the bombing of the Spanish duel. But French and English seeking their first historic qualification for the semifinals. It also played on 5 and 13 April.

Real Madrid was pleased by the result of hype. With respect to the German enemy, was a favourite . The challenge was to avoid large, especially Barcelona, ​​Atletico and Bayern, and that happened.

Nothing pleased were the Barcelona and Atletico. Spanish did not want a confrontation and came into the contest. The confrontation of two seasons ago is repeated when the Catalans overcame Athletic. " For three consecutive years in the quarterfinals and luck has said that we have to fight to Barcelona and enter semifinals" , Clemente, Athletic spokesman said from Nyon.

Bayern was also happy. After being removed 89 minutes of the second round played, until Muller forced overtime, now it will be the Benfica desired another opponent by seven teams. The PSG-City put a new semifinalist for the first time in history.

The toughest opponent for Barcelona

You have been hit the hardest and most difficult team, our perfect nemesis, the coach who best knows us weaknesses and knows a more accurate way to abuse them.

Barcelona is the favorite to win the tie and a friend of mine, who attended training this morning Atletico , told me that on the news, among the players has been silence.

But if a team can embarrass the genius of Messi and machinery Luis Enrique, that's Atletico Madrid , with its pressure and how they fall back, his mental and physical strength, with their hard work in all areas of the field, how hard it is to stick a goal and with how little you need to marcarte one.

I did not want to Madrid or painting, or think Pep is finished ahead of Bayern. But Cholo Simeone suffer against more than against anyone, and this tie can not be taken for sentenced until the last minute is not depleted.

Barca have talent and resources to reach the last four, but will have to refine the millimeter and can afford very few mistakes. It would be appreciated, not only for the interests of Barcelona, ​​but in general football , referees appoint UEFA for two games apply carefully the regulations in order to prevent the very tough game and often violent Atletico Madrid injures the great geniuses of this magnificent sport.

Unglued kicks, can and must be able to play football. But without geniuses, football, like everything in life , becomes vulgar and without any importance.

Arsenal fans also deride a beggar with disabilities in Barcelona

Hundreds of English fans who were present in the Barcelona-Arsenal match misted, like days before the PSV fans, the image of football. The image of the day has again demonstrated the rudeness of many of these "hooligans" .

As was seen in Madrid for Dutch fans of PSV Eindhoven taunting of a Romanian indigents in the Plaza Mayor, yesterday fujeron fans "gunners" who followed with what appears to be an embarrassing "fashion" among radical supporters of some European clubs. Several of these "hooligans" drunk, they have returned to humiliate a beggar with physical disabilities who was asking on the terraces where they "warmed engines" based beers.

For his part, director of PSV Eindhoven, Toon Gerbrands , disassociated Wednesday "totally" the club of "unpleasant" incidents that starred in Madrid Dutch fans when they taunted and humiliated a group of Romanian destitute women, and said it will take appropriate measures.

In a brief statement posted on the website of PSV, Gerbrands stressed that the attitude of these fans "do not correspond with the values" that promotes the Dutch club .

The manager said that the PSV "make every effort" to identify these people and when you find them , "will have a big problem." "PSV will take appropriate measures", among which may include 'the prohibition of access "to the stadium" or tougher sanctions , "he stressed. "I would like to state that we want nothing to do with these people. Not belong to our club as home, "Gerbrands said.