Atlético eliminated by a D3, Simeone causes trouble
Thunderclap yesterday in the 32nd final of the Copa del Rey! Atlético de Madrid, currently undisputed leaders of La Liga, were eliminated yesterday by the resident of Spain’s 3rd division, EU Cornellà, after a 0-1 defeat. A hell of a crash that made the front page of Brand and As this morning, who are wondering how the Colchoneros can show two such different faces, in the league and in the Cup. For Diego Simeone, the explanation is very simple: he does not have as large a squad as he would like. Suddenly, yesterday after the meeting, he put pressure on his leaders by putting his future in the balance. “Solutions will have to be found if we (him and his staff) are still here next year”, he blurted out. In other words, having Diego Simeone on his bench in 2021-22 will come at a cost. Namely to recruit.
The Pedri-Messi duo ignites Catalonia
In recent weeks, the Spanish press has praised the association between the two playing masters of FC Barcelona: the midfielder, Pedri, and the planetary star, Lionel Messi. Yesterday again, in Bilbao (Barça victory 3-2), the two players showed that their association continued to grow and could be worth gold for the Blaugranas in this second part of the season. Pedri opened the scoring, before serving Messi for the second goal. The Argentinian scoring a brace in the second half to bring the score to 3-1. It is all the Catalan press which ignites this Thursday for its duo. Sport and Sports world dropping the same title: “The three wise men”. The Sports emphasizes that with this success, carried by his infernal duo, Barça returns to 5 pts of Real Madrid and is for the first time this season on the podium.
The salary cut that keeps Ramos away from Real
Every day his new information on the file of the extension of Sergio Ramos’ contract at Real Madrid. And every day its bad news for the supporters of the club merengue. As explains this morning that a condition set by Real in recent days will push the emblematic captain a little more towards the exit. According to the media, Real would have decided to lower player salaries by 10% soon to deal with the crisis affecting all European clubs. Bad news for Ramos, who was counting on negotiations with his club to increase his salary. It will not live up to his expectations, it seems. Already the two parties do not agree on the duration of the new lease (Real offers 1 year, Ramos wants 2), this drop in wages should not fix the situation.
