FC Barcelona’s end to 2022 was soured by referee Mateu Lahoz who awarded a quite bizarre penalty to Espanyol late on which handed them an equaliser. The 1-1 draw means Real Madrid end the year top of the table. The Blaugrana went into the match under pressure following Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Real Valladolid the night before, and knew they needed a victory to reclaim top spot.
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FC Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has announced his retirement from professional football with his final game set to be this Saturday as Barcelona take on Almeria in La Liga. The 35 year old has had a glittering career at both club and national level winning the World Cup and European Championship with Spain.
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Aston Villa have appointed Unai Emery as their next head coach after holding decisive talks today. Emery will leave his position at Villarreal to take charge of the Villains who sacked Steven Gerrard last week.
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Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde and Rodrygo were all on target as a dominant Real Madrid beat old rivals Barcelona 3-1 at home in El Clasico to move top of La Liga. Ferran Torres scored a late goal for Barca to spark hopes of a comeback but an injury time penalty put the result beyond doubt.
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Sevilla have re-appointed Jorge Sampaoli as head coach of the club, less than 24 hours after relieving Julen Lopetegui of his duties. The 62 year old Argentine left Marseille in the summer after leading them to second in Ligue 1 and to the Europa Conference League semi-finals.
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