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Villarreal Thump Gijon In La Liga Tie

Villarreal (Spain), April 29 (IANS) A solid Villarreal CF beat Sporting Gijon 3-1 to sustain their hopes of finishing fifth in the Spanish football league and securing a spot in next season’s Europa League. With 63 points from 35 matches, Villarreal are four points ahead of sixth-place Athletic Club Bilbao in the La Liga standings, […]

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Bayern Extend Contract With Thiago Alcantara

Berlin, April 28 (IANS) Bayern Munich and Thiago Alcantara have agreed on a contract extension, the Bundesliga leaders confirmed in an official statement on Friday. The 26-year-old midfielder, whose current contract was stipulated to run until 2019, has committed his future to the German giants after putting pen to paper on a deal until June […]

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Ten-Man Eibar Hold Alaves In Spanish Football League

Vitoria (Spain), April 28 (IANS) Deportivo Alaves let visiting Eibar off the hook, settling for a 0-0 draw in their Spanish football league match despite enjoying a one man advantage for more than two-thirds of the match. The hosts had the upper hand from the 25th minute during Thursday night’s La Liga match, when Eibar […]

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Sevilla Pull Level On Points With Atletico Madrid

Seville (Spain), April 28 (IANS) Sevilla FC battled to a 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo to climb to 68 points, the same number as Atletico Madrid, though the latter hang onto third place in La Liga thanks to a better goal difference. Atletico’s 1-0 home loss to Villarreal earlier this week handed Sevilla a golden […]