Deportes

There are matches that last a sneeze; others, on the other hand, are as long as a night watching over a baby. The Madrid-Oviedo (2-0) with nothing at stake falls squarely into the second category. What is the point of the game of a team whose motto is only to win when it can no longer do so? That is what the white footballers who took to the pitch would have thought, whistled at by their fans during the warm-up, then victims of a sepulchral silence in a half-empty Bernabéu. It is more interesting to spend the San Isidro holiday elsewhere than watching Camavinga lose balls in his season to forget, the icing on the cake being that, hours before the match, it was made official that he would miss the World Cup. “I understand that he is pissed off,” said the eloquent Didier Deschamps.

Israel goes on the offensive against Lamine Yamal. The initiative of the Barcelona forward to wave a Palestinian flag during the blaugrana parade celebrating the League title last Monday through the streets of Barcelona continues to generate reactions. On this occasion, it was the Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, who intervened in the matter by posting a strong message against the footballer on the social network X this Thursday, a message written in Spanish. “Lamine Yamal chose to incite against Israel and promote hatred while our soldiers fight the terrorist organization Hamas, an organization that massacred, raped, burned, and killed Jewish children, women, and elderly on October 7,” Katz stated. The minister did not stop there in his diatribe. “Those who support this type of message should ask themselves: Do you consider this humanitarian? Is this moral?”

The Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, criticized footballer Lamine Yamal this Thursday after images were released this week showing the FC Barcelona player waving a Palestinian flag during the celebration of the League title in the Catalan City.

Real Madrid announced this Thursday that it officially calls elections for President and Board of Directors of the club and sets the dates to submit candidacies, which range from today until May 23, both included, that is, 9 days.

Denial of reality is the motto that Florentino Pérez has installed at Real Madrid. He never loses, neither on the field nor off it. That was the subject of his impulsive press conference, strange for an extremely calculating man. He is so by training (civil engineer) and by…

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From the hallway to the hangover. From the tribute to the champion to a defeat in Vitoria. The one who needed it won, an Alavés with their back against the wall. And Barça lost, who had nothing at stake except statistical matters. Because the match at Mendizorroza meant the end of Barcelona’s streak after twelve consecutive wins and marked the first time they failed to score in the League since December 15, 2024. After 55 rounds of scoring, Flick’s team finished a match with zero goals. Losing also means that Barcelona can no longer reach one hundred points. But the lack of tension was logical and even predictable.

While Real Madrid was facing an uphill battle in the clásico with a 2-0 from the 18th minute, Kylian Mbappé was watching from the capital as he could not travel due to a hamstring injury. His trip to Cagliari (Italy) with his girlfriend Ester Expósito still lingers, and some disturbing images show him leaving the Valdebebas training ground smiling after Valverde and Tchouaméni fought in the locker room. It was a self-destructive week at Madrid, also for Mbappé.

Winning the League. And then, carrying out a renewal as eagerly awaited by Barcelona fans as it was desired by Hansi Flick, his family, and, of course, Joan Laporta. That was the premise Deco noted in his agenda when he heard the German coach say he wanted to remain linked to the Barcelona club after being eliminated in the Champions League quarterfinals against Atlético at the end of March.

Kilos of confetti and tons of excitement were thrown and collected throughout the city. Hundreds of thousands of people came out to accompany the parade, which confirms that Barcelona excites, that it has touched a chord and reaffirms its connection with the people and especially with the young culés. The streets embraced the League champions, the footballers who crushed Madrid in 35 matches. The most uninhibited fans identify with the fun spirit that this team exudes on and off the field. It is a champion with a lot of charisma. Or with aura, as they say now.