marți, 19 aprilie 2016

The Burns Leagues, Juve flies, and Leicester ties "in extremis"

The home defeat of Barcelona against Valencia has put the League "red hot" in a European weekend which saw Juve flies in the Calcio, the Leicester save " in extremis "a point in the Premier League, Bayern Munich and increasingly close alirón in the Bundesliga .

The day in the Old Continent also had names of scorers: Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain), Poland 's Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), and Argentine Sergio "Kun" Aguero ( Manchester City ) and Leo Messi ( Barcelona).

League, no doubt , is luxury, burns. Barcelona now seen as the Atletico Madrid will equal in the standings, although the Barcelona team is leading by "particularly between the two , " and as the Real Madrid is one point.

Something unthinkable only a month ago, when the Barcelona dominated widely, with up to 9 points ahead of Atletico and Real Madrid 13 over.

But Barcelona is dangerous "downhill". A spectacular fall in the league (a point in the last four games) has joined this week the elimination of Champions League Europe feet of Atletico Madrid. And the concern at the top.

Valencia dedicates victory in the Camp Nou to Cheryshev

Valencia has surprised this SundayBarcelona winning at the Camp Nou 1-2 thanks to goals from Rakitic in own door and Santi Mina in a duel that seals almost mathematically permanence and complicating the League to the Blaugrana.

In addition, the result has been some flavor to revenge for the city of Turia, as they have managed to avenge the painful 7-0 that fit last February in the first leg of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.

In that match Denis Cheryshev , absent in the league match this weekend, received some taunts of the Catalans fans after months prior provoke the elimination of Real Madrid in the knockout tournament and Valencia wanted to dedicate the victory.

"We love Cheryshev" wrote the official account on twitter Valencia and his companions landed in the locker room with his shirt in a similar photograph that made Madrid in the Nou Camp dressing room when he won there two weeks ago.

Manuel Pellegrini - Through the front door?

Manuel Pellegrini is determined to leave through the front door of Manchester City.

His team's victory on Tuesday against PSG in Champions League , has left a clear signal that Europe Citizens are taking the tournament seriously.

Relegated to fourth place in the league table, 15 points behind the leader, led by the Chilean DT and resigned any hope lightweight title.



However, the League Cup in his pocket after agonizing penalty shootout victory against Liverpool on 28 February, at least farewell Pellegrini not be blank.

And despite knowing that after May 15 will no longer coach the team, the engineer Pellegrini Man City still continues to fight in the tournament's most important clubs in the world.

And that has merit. It must be very difficult to convince a group of players that play the whole for you, knowing that next season will be implemented which orders another. When, with every reason in the world, we thought players could enter a period of relaxation after the news that Pellegrini would be replaced by Guardiola , the Chilean coach managed to keep the ship afloat and today is three games to win the most important title of his career and the club.

"We are always with him. Always we take care of your back. His daily work is extraordinary , "said Jesus Navas after Tuesday's victory. "He is a coach who always demand the best of us. Try to get the better our in every situation. It is an outstanding coach and deserves the best. "

Whatever happens from here on, Pellegrini has already made history in the City, giving the club a league title and two League Cups. And with the victory against PSG, he has led the team to its first semifinal in history.

This is not the first time that Pellegrini wins in Champions.

In 2006, with the modest Villarreal , was a step to bring the Yellow Submarine at the end of the tournament (the day of the penal famous erred by Riquelme), leaving the way to the majestic Arsenal Wenger, where he still played Thierry Henry .

And in 2013, a huge arbitral award deprived of reach semifinals after crossing against Borussia Dortmund, which ultimately would be the runner-up tournament.

"I came to City because I had good performance in Europe, so leave the club without having led to a new seat would have been a bad thing for me," said the Chilean after Tuesday's victory. "It's very important for me to be in the semifinals, because that's my job."

Discreet, reserved, almost taciturn, and with a trail of chivalry welling in his gestures on the sidelines, Pellegrini has been a technical high in a league high. Therefore, it would be wrong than any other team in the league put their eyes on him to lead a new project.

Titles in Chile , Ecuador , Argentina , Spain and England, in all countries where he directed, speak of a winning coach, but especially from a manager who is able to adapt to the environment than life, football to be more precise, his path.

On his future, not yet give clues where he will go.

"I'm not thinking about it. I do not want to link anything happened to this victory [against PSG], with my future and other work that gets me, "he said.

Although the team is in semifinals of Champions, you still have not secured their participation in the tournament next season.

Their situation in the league is now entering via the repechage, unless in six games remaining, two points discounting achieve that Arsenal will have lead in the third.

To continue sliding in the Premiership (since February has lost four games and drawn one, enough to have left out of the fight for the title), his position could see threatened by Manchester United, which is only four points below.

The other way to reach the Champions League next season without relying on any local result is winning the tournament. The most difficult path of all.

But Pellegrini is still affordable. At least his words so indicate.

"Playing the way we did here, we have many chances against anybody."

Raul Gonzalez wants a Real Madrid - Atletico in Champions League final

This season finale will make the total Spanish soccer star, so the tight end La Liga looming , with Barcelona , Atletico and Real Madrid separated by just a point - and semifinals of Champions League where two Madrid sets are present.

Raul Gonzalez , legend of Real Madrid , wants the European final two seasons ago repeat itself . "I see the Spanish teams in the final because it is best for the Liga Bayern Munich and Manchester City are two good teams but my desire is that in Milan the final of Lisbon repeat , "says an act of the Laureus Foundation.

Raul does not want to compare the comeback of 2007 Real Madrid Fabio Capello with which could come this season: "This league is very different from 2007 and can not be compared because there are three teams fighting for the title I expect a great final. to the best league in the world , "he concludes.

Djokovic wins for the third time Laureus Award for best athlete of the year

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, world number one and winner of eleven Grand Slam titles, including six Open Australia and three Wimbledon, won for the third time Laureus Sports Award, he picked up in person at the gala held on Monday in Berlin.

Djokovic, 28, who won also two US Opens (2012 and 2015), won his third statuette to be the most voted from a selection of athletes which also included the Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi , of Barcelona , and Lewis Hamilton, triple world champion formula one.

Among the nominees for Best Athlete of the Year American basketball player Stephen Curry, leader of the Golden State Warriors were also; Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt , best sprinter of all time; and golfer Jordan Spieth, the award 'Newcomer of the Year' was.

Serena Williams wins for the third time Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

The American tennis player Serena Williams, world number one and winner of 21 Grand Slam titles, including six Wimbledon, six Open of Australia and as many of the US , won the award for the third time Laureus Sport which was granted on Monday in Berlin.

Serena, 34, who won Roland Garros three times and four times-a single Olympic champion and three in doubles with her sister Venus, who also won the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2003 and in 2010, won his third statuette to be the most voted from a selection of athletes which also included the Ethiopian athlete Genzebe Dibaba, who won last year, and the Austrian skier Anna Fenninger.

The younger of the Williams sisters, who won the Laureus Best Return in 2007, also exceeded the vote to the Jamaican athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and two other Americans, swimmer Katie Ledecky footballer and Carli Lloyd .