MADRID.- Four days after winning Bayer Leverkusen in Champions with one less man, Atlético de Madrid paid the effort against him Villarreal (1-1) This Saturday, a second tropiex followed in LaLiga that removes pressure to the leader Real Madrid.
Behind on the Metropolitan score from the 29th minute after a penal -1).
But neither the entry into play of the French star Antoine Griezmann, nor the several occasions ‘mats’ in the final section of the match could opt for the balance.
The Atlético (2nd, 45 points) thus gives Chance to his rival and neighbor Real Madrid (1st, 46 points) of opening a hole at the head of the Spanish championship in case of Victoria in Valladolid this Saturday and could see FC Barcelona and Athletic Club Approach three points in case of winning Valencia and Leganés, respectively, on Sunday.
The point, although meritorious, can be made little for a ‘yellow submarine’ that was advanced on the scoreboard and that is still five points in the Champions positions, which mark Culés and Basques.
It was “trophy or nothing” for Sabalenka
Belarusa Aryna Sabalenka, n.1 of the WTA ranking, said she was proud to have played her third consecutive final in the Australian Open, but admitted her disappointment after falling this Saturday before the American Madison Keys: “It was the trophy or nothing “
The double champion in Melbourne gave the crown after falling 6-3, 2-6 and 7-5 and was left without the possibility of becoming the first woman to win three consecutive titles in Australia in the last quarter of a century.
“I think that when you get to the final, it is the trophy or nothing. No one remembers the finalist,” said the 26 -year -old player at a press conference.