Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman said that the side is heading in the right direction despite suffering a 3-2 defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday. Moments before Bilbao s momentous triumph was confirmed, Messi threw an arm at Asier Villalibre, who had earlier scored a 90th-minute equaliser in normal time to deny Barca victory. Antoine Griezmann s double looked to have sealed the trophy but Villalibre intervened before Inaki Williams fabulous strike three minutes into extra time proved decisive. Messi shook off a thigh problem to start in Seville and was required to play all 120 minutes as Barcelona attempted to take the game to penalties. I.
Messi sees red as Bilbao stun Barca to win Spanish Super Cup
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18th January, 2021 09:38:34
Lionel Messi was sent off for the first time playing for Barcelona as Athletic Bilbao stunned the Catalans to win the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, a dramatic final finishing 3-2 after extra-time.
Moments before Bilbao s momentous triumph was confirmed, Messi threw an arm at Asier Villalibre, who had earlier scored a 90th-minute equaliser in normal time to deny Barca victory.
Antoine Griezmann s double looked to have sealed the trophy but Villalibre intervened before Inaki Williams fabulous strike three minutes into extra time proved decisive.
Fernando Torres is coaching Diego Simeone s other son in Atletico Madrid B
Jan 17, 2021, 5:00 PM GMT
Fernando Torres is an icon for Atletico Madrid | Soccrates Images/Getty Images
Club legend Fernando Torres has moved up the coaching ranks at Atletico Madrid, having re-joined the club last year.
Torres came home Atleti in September 2020 after retiring from playing in Japan with Sagan Tosu the year prior.
The World Cup winner completed his Pro coaching licence with the Spanish Football Federation during the summer, alongside former Spain teammate Alvaro Arbeloa.
Torres during his spell at Sagan Tosu | Masashi Hara/Getty Images
With the plan to get his first coaching experience, Torres started working under Ricky Alonso in Atleti s academy. However, according to Marca, he has already moved up to work with the B side from this week.
Tight games & upsets in third round of Copa del Rey
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Tight games & upsets in third round of Copa del Rey (Credit: @SevillaFC ENG/Twitter). Image Source: IANS News
Madrid, Jan 17 : Lucas Ocampos 85th-minute goal stopped Sevilla from falling victim to an upset in the latest encounter in the third round of the Spanish Copa del Rey knockout competition.
Sevilla, on Saturday, dominated the ball for nearly all of their game against second division Leganes, but it wasn t until five minutes from time that the Argentinean s strike broke down their stubborn rivals, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Puig saves Barcelona, Real Madrid get shocked: Spanish Super Cup proves soccer s best when it s unpredictable
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Moreno: Real Sociedad deserved the win more than Barca (2:03)
Alejandro Moreno says Marc-Andre ter Stegen had to bail out Barcelona in their Spanish Supercopa win vs. Sociedad. (2:03)
No one could wipe the grin off Riqui Puig s face. At the end of 120 minutes in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal, Barcelona were still standing, somehow. Marc-Andre ter Stegen had rescued them repeatedly, but his work was not done yet and nor was theirs. They still lingered on the edge.
It was late, it was Barcelona 1-1 Real Sociedad, and it was time for penalties.