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The Atlético, with its seven signings for Espanyol
Atlético Madrid travel to Barcelona to face Espanyol in their La Liga opener, with seven new signings included in Simeone’s squad, Giménez out injured, and a strong roster of 21 players ready to begin the season with ambition.
Villarreal honors Cazorla with a beautiful shirt on his La Liga return
A special moment for Santi Cazorla last Friday. The 40-year-old midfielder kicked off the La Liga season with Oviedo against his former club Villarreal, who made sure it did not go unnoticed.
Barcelona confirms: Rashford set for debut
Marcus Rashford is included in Barcelona’s matchday squad for the league clash with Real Mallorca. The Englishman is not injured, so it seems only natural that he will feature for Barça, but in Catalonia in recent years it has not been so common for new signings to be immediately given playing time.
André Silva close to a return to Spanish football
Portuguese striker André Silva is close to joining newly promoted Elche in LaLiga. The 29-year-old, previously of Sevilla and Real Sociedad, looks set for another chance to shine in Spain after stints in Milan, Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Bremen.
Boniface has already undergone three medical tests and Milan schedules a fourth
Victor Boniface’s move to AC Milan is in doubt after the Nigerian striker underwent three medical tests on Friday, with a fourth scheduled for Saturday. The 24-year-old, who was key in Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title win, has a history of cruciate ligament injuries, and Milan want full guarantees on his fitness before completing the loan deal with option to buy.
Chelsea shows more direct play, unfortunate role for Van den Berg at Brentford
Chelsea dropped points right away in the opening round of the new Premier League season. The Club World Cup champions were held to a draw against FA Cup winners Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, cruised to an easy win over Brentford.
Provider Kudus shines on league debut for Spurs
Mohamed Kudus made his mark right away in his first official home match for Tottenham Hotspur with two assists. Tottenham proved too strong for Burnley, featuring debutant Quilindschy Hartman. Brighton & Hove Albion let a victory slip away against Fulham.
Lyon terminates Nemanja Matic’s contract shortly after controversy over covering rainbow flag
Olympique Lyonnais on Thursday terminated the contract of Nemanja Matic with immediate effect. The Serbian midfielder came under fire three months ago for covering a rainbow flag on his shirt.
Great anger in Mallorca: Barcelona wins effortlessly against nine men
Barcelona has started the new La Liga season with an easy victory over Real Mallorca. After moments of short-circuit from the home team, there was no more tension. Barça were still merciful towards the nine men.
Arsenal beat Man Utd with a familiar weapon
Arsenal have begun the season they hope will finally deliver the long-awaited Premier League title with an impressive away win at Manchester United. The home side may have created most of the chances, but only Arsenal found the net, using a now familiar recipe.