UD Sanse 0 – Espanyol 2A halo of light for all the problems of Espanyol. Surprising, seen the seen, but the Catalan team is still alive in all three competitions. Always with the priority of achieving salvation in LaLiga Santander, the KO tournament serves to gain oxygen and, above all, provide opportunities to claim the less common. To the substitutes and … to the new ones. Raúl de Tomás does not fail in his appointment with the goal. It is a striker of those who can give a stay and it took little to prove it. It was not the game, he left in the second half and Irureta came to unleash him with several saving stops. The goalkeeper of the Sanse was a hero until he could no more. First Calleri drilled his goal, in the last stages of the first half. Then it was RDT who succeeded. The Sanse gave the face, but the expulsion of Pipe with forty minutes still to dispute was too much at the time of planting battle. In times of storm, a sunbeam changes everything. The locals say goodbye with honor and Espanyol, who may have seemed dead, is still very much alive.Cacereño 1 – Eibar 2Cruel fate in even match. Marcos Torres made believe that it was possible. It was the illusion of an entire city, when the player celebrated with rage what was a historic goal in the 63rd minute. It was no accident, the game had happened in nobody’s zone, with something more of Eibar’s logical protagonism. But the difference in category was not palpable on the grass and those of Mendilibar were drowned at times in a great environment in Prince Felipe. Pedro León began to ruin him, who dropped a shot into the squad when the minutes to the end already counted. And when the extension was already a reality, even for visitors, Alberto Delgado stuck his head to intercept a shipment of De Blasis with the bad fortune that the ball ended up inside his own goal. It was a cluster of misfortunes, because that also depends on football. A sport that condemned the little one and gave wings to the big one on the horn. But, as Eibar already stated in their social networks in the previous one, until now they were one more. One of those early risers on Sunday morning, from cold fields, from humble people. That’s how they were a decade ago and who knows if Cacereño will have that same future. At the moment, he says goodbye with the intention of returning. Sooner than later. Unionists 1 (8) – Deportivo 1 (7)A historic day for Unionists and the city. The team that was born to pay tribute to the late Salamanca Sports Union has taken out all their hearts and has emptied to reach the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey and face each other with a First Division giant. He has done so at the expense of Deportivo de la Coruña, which may focus on achieving permanence in LaLiga SmartBank. It was on penalties, in a stroke of heart attack, which was resolved at launch number 18, transformed by José Ángel. Before, under the fog and a deafening atmosphere in Las Pistas, Depor was not able to dominate a fantastic Unionists, with a great Gongora and a Koke Vegas savior on several occasions. The visiting goalkeeper stopped the local attempts again and again until Guille Andrés managed to punch him. Then, in a bad exit from Brais, Borja Valle tied the contest. A blur also in a great performance, ascertained on penalties when he stopped Gaku Shibasaki. In the fervor of a stadium, with the fans and the quarry hugging the players after the conclusion. It is the triumph of popular football, so defended by Unionists, at the expense of a Deportivo who is still standing for his great battle. A historic dayEscobedo 0 – Seville 5In what could have been a nightmare, with the result in hand, it was only a historic morning for the modest Escobedo. The Eusebio Arce dressed in his best clothes, leaving images that will hardly be forgotten in the small town of Camargo. Malaga did not survive the visit there for the month of December, but Sevilla are major words. Lopetegui, in order to avoid surprises, raised an eleven with many headlines, also taking advantage of the rest in LaLiga Santander. These responded as soon as the game started. Luuk de Jong made the first at 17 minutes, although the second was late. Nolito did it, on the edge of rest. The second half was Ocampos land, until it was replaced by the almost unpublished Rony Lopes. Before, he gave him time to do the third. Mudo Vázquez and Oliver Torres closed the party. A party for both, for the golden opportunity to be with the best and for the ticket to sixteenths that Sevilla has already booked, a candidate always to lift the trophy. read more

Finally, the blaugrana club has lost the battle of getting a repurchase option from the end of Granollers. Neither Rome nor the player wanted to accept that clause that Barcelona demanded and could block the operation. There will be no buyback clause but an option for scoring if Rome decides to sell the player to another club.According to Barcelona, the operation responds to the desire of Quique Setién, who does not have the player who does not see him in Can Barça. It seems strange that a soccer player who has played in Barcelona’s grassroots football since being a cadet in each category and was renewed this summer is now banished by a coach who has only been in the house for fifteen days. Carles Pérez (21 years old) will travel tomorrow to Rome where he will be presented as a new player of the Italian team after passing the corresponding medical review. Barcelona will receive 13 million for the operation and there is the option to charge two million more in variable concepts. read more

Lemar has not played since last December 22, when he did so before the Betis in Seville. He has not dressed for a short time and the challenge of Cholo is to make him a leading player in this second part of the season. The Frenchman has played 21 official competition games, 15 of the league championship and six of Champions. He hasn’t scored yet. Nor has it been the unbalancing futbolsita that everyone believed it could be. The player also plays a lot, since he wants to remain an important footballer for France. Simeone will also squeeze out there, aware of what the selection for players of this first level entails.In relation to Cavani, there has been no major movement for red and white. However, L’Équipe He informed yesterday that Atlético will raise its proposal today to the most variable 18 million. The closing of the transfer market is approaching and the positions between both clubs are still not close. The Uruguayan wants to join the Simeone team, but it seems increasingly complicated that his desire and that of the coach come true. The new challenge of Simeone is to make Lemar I ended up triumphing in Athletic. The French footballer has not just done his best and his name has been on the exit ramp in this winter market. But the Madrid club does not want to give a player to whom there is still enough hope. In the preparation of the template at the beginning of the season there were two names that stood out for giving the team something different: Lemar and João Felix. Neither has yielded what was expected of them.Several teams have been interested in the French soccer player, but if a radical turnaround does not happen, Lemar will remain in the team until next summer. Another thing is what can happen in the face of the next campaign. Lemar could even start in the Bernabeu, since João Félix will be low for the clash. He could stay out of eleven if Koke finally rushes and arrives for the game. read more

LaLiga has stepped forward after last night’s negotiations with AFE and has publicly announced that it urges clubs to start ERTE by reducing the workday to face the crisis generated in Spanish football by the coronavirus. The discrepancy right now between clubs and players focuses on the distribution between both of the possible losses that would have to be borne if played behind closed doors or even if the competition is not resumed, an option that is already handled with force and that AS announced last Monday as an option that many presidents already value.According to a report by LaLiga, which Marca unveiled yesterday, the employers estimate that footballers should assume almost 50% of the losses and that wages should be lowered even if the remaining 11 days are disputed. The players, as AS has been telling, are willing to collaborate, knowing the situation in the country, but always with a 20% salary reduction cap if the rest of the season is canceled and with 10% if it is played behind closed doors. LaLiga sources assure that AFE did not reach even that in the last meeting and that, despite the fact that wages should be lowered even if it is played, they even propose a maximum of 10% in the worst case. AFE will position itself again today after meeting urgently with the First captains. LaLiga’s full statement is as follows:“The LaLiga Delegate Commission held today, after analyzing the current circumstances of the sector, and given that the conversations with the Association of Spanish footballers (AFE) are very distant, understands that it is necessary to adopt measures in view of the serious economic crisis that COVID-19 is causing in the Spanish soccer industry. That is why, in an exercise of responsibility necessary to preserve a sector that represents 1.37% of GDP, and employs about 185,000 people, Affiliated Clubs / SAD are urged to initiate ERTE’s to reduce working hours due to force majeure authorized by the Government as an exceptional mechanism to avoid and mitigate the negative impact that COVID-19 is having on the sector, and thus guarantee its subsequent recovery. “It must be remembered that there are already many First and Second teams that have decided to run an ERTE or reach agreements with their staff to reduce wages: Barcelona, ​​Atlético, Espanyol, Alavés, Zaragoza, Las Palmas, Ponferradina, Racing … read more

The virtual encounters of Cádiz continue. Little by little, the entire squad is going through these digital chats that allow them to maintain contact and entertain the cadistas in the days of quarantine while they get to know the footballers who defend the yellow shirt a little more. This time it was Juan Cala who shared a half hour with the fans and claimed to be living a great time in Cádiz, a team in which he always wanted to play and in which he would like to end his sports career in about five years. .The first thing Cala did was praise the Cadista fans, “it is one of the best in Spain, very hot and massive. As a rival I have not lived it in the League, only in friendlies, but as a local I have lived it and there is a moment in the game in which Carranza decides to press and we grow. An entire field cheering is hard to slow down. It is a plus that we have in Carranza ”. And he adds, “I have fallen standing in Cádiz. The start of the league was very good, I have felt important and loved by the fans and in the dressing room.In fact, the fans were also an important part in the goal scored by the Seville player against Racing, “he had a lot of pressure already. Normally he scored goals and they still hadn’t arrived here. It was a moment of satisfaction and joy, also after the bad streak we had and giving victory above. I was lucky that that ball fell and I hit him with all the push from fans and teammates. ”Juan Cala claims to be fulfilling a dream at the yellow club, but acknowledges that his relationship with Vizcaíno played an important role in the negotiation. “I came to Cádiz because I have always said that I wanted to play in Cádiz before I retired, but I could have come sooner or later. Vizcaíno has helped me in the past and I wanted to return it to him, although he has never thrown it at me in any negotiation. In Cádiz I earned less economically than in other teams, but he helped me when others couldn’t, and among all I decided to come. I also wanted to be close to my family and my home. “ So much so that the Lebrijano no longer thinks of going through another club. “I cannot imagine another retreat that is not in Cádiz. I see myself in five years, with 34 or 35 years ending in Cádiz with full Carranza and thanking for all the love received and, of course, in the First Division. ”Regarding the future of the competition, Cala acknowledges having conflicting feelings: “A part of me tells me that it is going to resume, and another part of me tells me that the season is going to end. It will be difficult to follow, travel, hotels … the regulation says that if you can not continue you will have to look at the leaderboard or the first round or until now, and in both cases we are first “. And he affirms that a new adaptation period is necessary to return to compete, “right now we are not prepared, we will have to do a small preseason, if it is not 30 days at least it is impossible”.After a great soccer career, the Cádiz center back highlights some moments of his career. “I have had several magical moments. The Copa del Rey with Sevilla, the celebration of the title in the convertible bus through the streets of Seville with the fans was the dream. In Getafe, the ascent after the descent, that I experienced the descent and getting the promotion wasfor me the hell. My third moment will be the promotion to First with Cádiz that I hope we can celebrate on the street. ”The Sevillian joked when talking about how the confinement is happening. “Locked up at home with my two daughters and my wife, enduring fights and affection by system … like every father or mother of a family.” And he assures that the first thing he will do when the quarantine ends will be to reunite the family, “the first thing I will do is give a hug to the whole family. In confinement we are living with those closest to us, but we are lacking the others. I will make a giant meal for everyone and live and share with them the time that we have not had ”.Cala’s soccer idol “has always been Guardiola, as a coach as well. I’d pay to be at a table with him eating. I have always paid a lot of attention to it ”.Finally, the defender confessed the dreams he had as a child, “to play in First Division, that they would chant my name in a whole stadium and enjoy the celebration of a title.” But if Cala is clear about something, it is that to fulfill dreams it is necessary, “perseverance, perseverance and never giving up. Having the pinch of luck and technical quality, of course. ” read more

The new vice president of the Ecuadorian Football FederationCarlos Galarza, described this Tuesday as “fruitful” the first meeting, held virtually, that the newly promoted president of the entity, Jaime Estrada, with the selector Jordi Cruyff.“The president has already spoken. I know he had ua very fruitful conversationthen hopefully in those next days we continued talking“Galarza, who defended the dismissal of Francisco Egas as president of the FEF.“I have no problem with him Professor Cruyff, neither with the sports director, (the Spanish) Antonio Cordón. My discomfort is with Francisco Egas for the procedure he followed without consulting and when making the things unilaterally“Galarza said, referring to the money invested in hiring the current coach and his team. He also alluded to Coach Cruyff’s Travels to Spain and Italy. “We did not know because the Mr. Egas did not let us know that the technician traveled in concordance only with him, but we within the Board of Directors were not informed “, he specified.Galarza he claimed that Estrada’s dialogue with the Spanish-Dutch coach was for give you peace of mind, just like recently with cord, and also to try to reach an agreement in the reduction of your salary before the economic crisis derived from the spread of COVID-19 contagion. Hours before Estrada told Cordón that he regretted that he and Cruyff were amidst the controversy which ended with the departure of Egas.The controversiala was unleashed by Egas’s decision to exceed two million dollars hiring a technical staff for the national team commanded by Cruyff, despite the fact that the Board of Directors had only approved a maximum amount of four million dollars. read more