If you're not clear on it, just watch Luis Suarez's late winner for Atletico Madrid against Alaves. He ghosts away from the central defenders at just the right moment - not through quickness or strength but simply from reading the situation - and tucks in Joao Felix's cross. Copa del Rey LIVE: Cornella vs. Atletico Madrid, 1/6, 12 p.m. Club Atletico Independiente. 2,957 likes 1 talking about this. Informacion,partidos,torneos,jugadores y mas. Ronald Koeman could use the Supercopa de Espana to win his first title as Barcelona coach, and will at least contest his first final in the competition after his team edged past Real Sociedad in Cordoba this evening in the first semi-final. The Blaugrana opened the scoring in the first half before conceding in the second, but. Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American sports club based in Oakland, California who began play as a men's professional soccer team. The club was formed in 2018 by a group of Oakland natives and began play in the National Independent Soccer Association in the fall of 2019. In 2021, the club will move to the second division USL Championship. La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid, have had their home fixture against Athletic Bilbao postponed due to Storm Filomena, which has left the Spanish capital.
Ronald Koeman could use the Supercopa de Espana to win his first title as Barcelona coach, and will at least contest his first final in the competition after his team edged past Real Sociedad in Cordoba this evening in the first semi-final.
The Blaugrana opened the scoring in the first half before conceding in the second, but managed to win their first penalty shoot-out since 1998 after extra-time kept them at 1-1.
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Barcelona took the lead in the 39th minute, and it was one of the young players who’s really stepped up in recent weeks, Frenkie de Jong, who pulled the trigger. Antoine Griezmann squared for the Dutch midfielder, whose header arced past La Real’s goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
De Jong turned from hero to villain, however, shortly after the second half got underway. He handled the ball in the box to concede a penalty that La Real’s captain and talisman Mikel Oyarzabal was never going to miss.
Neither team could find a winner as the 90 minutes reached its end and then throughout extra-time, although Marc-Andre ter Stegen was on hand to pull of a number of truly outstanding saves to keep Barcelona in the game.
The German goalkeeper was the hero in the penalty shoot-out, too, as the Blaugrana won 3-2. Mikel Merino and Adnan Januzaj scored for La Real, but Jon Bautista, Oyarzabal and Willian Jose all failed to score.
De Jong and Griezmann missed for Barcelona but Ousmane Dembele, Miralem Pjanic and Riqui Puig all converted to send Barcelona through to Sunday’s final against either Real Madrid or Athletic Club Bilbao, who play tomorrow night.
Speaking post-match, Puig, who scored Barcelona’s winning penalty, was unsurprisingly delighted, and the youngster had a surprising revelation in store in comments carried by Marca.
“There were four names and a blank space,” Puig said post-game in relation to who was going to take the penalties. “I was the first to say that I wanted to take it. I had it very clear, with a lot of desire to shoot and be able to score a goal with the first team.”
Puig has had a difficult season, with Koeman repeatedly saying that the Catalan doesn’t fit into his plans at the moment and should go on loan to gain first-team experience.
“I’ve never lost my smile,” Puig said. “I’m a pretty happy kid, that even though I don’t play things are going very well for me. I have family, health and I can’t complain at all.
“If Ronald gives me minutes I will be grateful and take advantage of it. If not, I’ll continue working. I’ll never throw in the towel, not after so many years at the club, knowing how much it has cost me to get to the first team. Now that I’m here I’m not going to throw it away.”
As they continue to fight on multiple fronts at the business end of the European season, we will likely hear Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp or Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola complaining about the fixtures piling up. If they do, spare a thought for Deportivo Lara coach Leonardo Gonzalez.
The Venezuelan club he leads played two official games less than six hours apart on Wednesday -- including one in the Copa Libertadores -- and he was still able to win both encounters. Not even a blackout during the game at their home ground could stop them sealing a unique set of back-to-back victories.
The Rojinegro had asked for their domestic league game at Llaneros de Guarane on April 3 to be postponed, only for the country's football federation to turn down the request.
Deportivo Lara won 3-2 at Llaneros, a game that kicked off at 3 p.m. local time, before making the more than two-hour journey home to host Argentine side Huracan in the Copa Liberadores group stage, a game that started at 8:30 p.m. local time. Deportivo Lara beat Huracan 2-1 for their first continental win of the year.
The feat was an all-around squad effort, with the club using two different teams for the two games. An XI made up of fringe players turned out in the first encounter of the day before the first-teamers took on Huracan in the evening. Coach Gonzalez was on the sideline for both encounters.
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The game against Huracan was played behind closed doors, with Deportivo Lara serving a stadium ban imposed by CONMEBOL.
It didn't go all as planned for the home side, as the Estadio Metropolitano suffered a blackout due to a brief power cut before the hosts were reduced to 10 men, but they managed to hold out for a second win of the day.
But even Deportivo Lara can consider themselves lucky: another Venezuelan team, Zamora, also had to play two games on Wednesday. The first was a 4-0 league defeat at Deportivo La Guaira, before suffering a 3-2 loss in the Copa Libertadores fixture at Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro -- over 4,00 miles away.
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