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The Sun
30-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Gunners locked in £67m Gyokeres battle, Gabriel's new deal, Sesko's HUGE price tag
Two for the price of one Former Liverpool and Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes has told CasinoHawks, who offer the latest online casinos, that Arsenal need to sign ex-Newcastle forward Ayoze Perez. He said: 'If Arsenal want a striker from LaLiga, a Spaniard who comes to mind right now is Perez. 'He left Betis for Villarreal, and he's become desirable for the big teams because he's scored a lot of goals and is playing very well. 'Another name is Alexander Sorloth, at the start of the season I thought he was going to be one of the most important strikers in our league, 'If you dig a little deeper into the search for players who are starting to emerge they're cheaper, so you have to make that decision. 'Emerging players are cheaper, but you need players that can instantly perform in the Premier League.'
Free Malaysia Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Villarreal beat Barca to secure Champions League place
Barcelona's Pedri (centre) dribbles past Villarreal players' challenge at Lluis Companys Olympic stadium. (AP pic) BARCELONA : Villarreal qualified for next season's Champions League with an entertaining 3-2 win at newly-crowned La Liga champions Barcelona on Sunday. Elsewhere Kylian Mbappe struck as Real Madrid won 2-0 at nine-man Sevilla, while Leganes gave themselves a chance of survival with a win at Las Palmas. Barcelona stars celebrated their 28th league title on an open-top bus on Friday but Hansi Flick warned that 'those who party, can work' and selected a strong side. However the visitors took the lead through in-form striker Ayoze Perez, who slotted past Marc-Andre ter Stegen after Nicolas Pepe set him up. Lamine Yamal, who scored a vital goal as Barca clinched the league on Thursday at Espanyol, scored another stunner to level. The 17-year-old breezed past two defenders and arrowed a shot into the far bottom corner. Yamal hit the bar before Fermin Lopez sent Barca ahead, walloping home from the edge of the box. Santi Comesana lofted over Ter Stegen to equalise for the visitors, who nosed in front through Tajon Buchanan in the 80th minute. Barca fell to their first home defeat of 2025 and also their first league reverse this year, but chants of 'champions' rang around the Olympic stadium, on potentially the team's last game there before a return to the renovated Camp Nou next season. The domestic treble winners were presented with the league trophy at the end of the game. Villarreal booked their return to Europe's top competition as they opened up a big gap on Real Betis, sixth, as they were thrashed 4-1 at Atletico Madrid. Julian Alvarez scored two and created another as Diego Simeone's side, third, ran out comfortable winners. French superstar Mbappe netted his 29th league goal of the season to help Real Madrid to a narrow win over nine-man Sevilla in coach Carlo Ancelotti's penultimate match at the helm. Loic Bade's 12th minute red card for a professional foul on Mbappe set back the hosts, and then Isaac Romero was dismissed at the start of the second half for a high tackle on Aurelien Tchouameni. Eventually the division's top scorer Mbappe drilled home Madrid's opener from range and Jude Bellingham nabbed a second from close range late on. At the bottom of the table Leganes took their fight for survival to the last day of the season with a 1-0 win at downed Las Palmas, thanks to Dani Raba's early strike. The Madrid minnows, 18th, are two points from safety and face relegated Real Valladolid in their last game. Espanyol's 2-0 defeat by Osasuna leaves them in danger of the drop and the Catalan side, 17th, welcome Las Palmas next weekend knowing a win would keep them up. Witness football history in Malaysia as Manchester United take on the Asean All-Stars – it's the clash you can't afford to miss. Book your seat now at before they're gone!
Asharq Al-Awsat
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Villarreal Beat Barca to Secure Champions League Place
Villarreal qualified for next season's Champions League with an entertaining 3-2 win at newly-crowned La Liga champions Barcelona on Sunday. Elsewhere Kylian Mbappe struck as Real Madrid won 2-0 at nine-man Sevilla, while Leganes gave themselves a chance of survival with a win at Las Palmas, AFP said. Barcelona stars celebrated their 28th league title on an open-top bus on Friday but Hansi Flick warned that "those who party, can work" and selected a strong side. However the visitors took the lead through in-form striker Ayoze Perez, who slotted past Marc-Andre ter Stegen after Nicolas Pepe set him up. Lamine Yamal, who scored a vital goal as Barca clinched the league on Thursday at Espanyol, scored another stunner to level. The 17-year-old breezed past two defenders and arrowed a shot into the far bottom corner. Yamal hit the bar before Fermin Lopez sent Barca ahead, walloping home from the edge of the box. Santi Comesana lofted over Ter Stegen to equalize for the visitors, who nosed in front through Tajon Buchanan in the 80th minute. Barca fell to their first home defeat of 2025 and also their first league reverse this year, but chants of "champions" rang around the Olympic stadium, on potentially the team's last game there before a return to the renovated Camp Nou next season. The domestic treble winners were presented with the league trophy at the end of the game to cap a superb first season under Flick. "We saw a lot of potential in the team... we can improve (Barca) a little a bit, they adapted to the idea of how we want to play and they showed they can play football," said a proud Flick. "When you have confidence, everything is possible." Villarreal booked their return to Europe's top competition as they opened up a big gap on Real Betis, sixth, as they were thrashed 4-1 at Atletico Madrid. Julian Alvarez scored two and created another as Diego Simeone's side, third, ran out comfortable winners. 'Defend this shirt' French superstar Mbappe netted his 29th league goal of the season to help Real Madrid to a narrow win over nine-man Sevilla in coach Carlo Ancelotti's penultimate match at the helm. Loic Bade's 12th-minute red card for a professional foul on Mbappe set back the hosts, and then Isaac Romero was dismissed at the start of the second half for a high tackle on Aurelien Tchouameni. Eventually the division's top scorer Mbappe drilled home Madrid's opener from distance and Jude Bellingham nabbed a second from close range late on. "It was a strange atmosphere, at this club you always play for everything and today we weren't playing for much, but we have to defend this shirt," said Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde. Madrid failed to win a major trophy this season after claiming a Champions League and La Liga double in the previous campaign, but will play in the Club World Cup this summer in the United States. "We're excited and looking forward to it, proud to represent Madrid," added Valverde. By the time Madrid arrive in the US they may have a new coach, with Bayer Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso poised to take over. Veteran Luka Modric impressed for Madrid and is nearing the end of his contract, with the 39-year-old's future beyond the end of the season uncertain. "Everyone knows how much Madrid loves Modric, they will have time to make the right decision," said Ancelotti. "For the club, for him, and for the future." At the bottom of the table Leganes took their fight for survival to the last day of the season with a 1-0 win at downed Las Palmas, thanks to Dani Raba's early strike. The Madrid minnows, 18th, are two points from safety and face relegated Real Valladolid in their last game. Espanyol's 2-0 defeat by Osasuna leaves them in danger of the drop and the Catalan side, 17th, welcome Las Palmas next weekend knowing a win would keep them up. Getafe and Alaves secured safety with wins over Mallorca and Valladolid respectively.
The Hindu
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
La Liga 2024-25: Villarreal dampens Barcelona's title celebrations
Villarreal dampened Barcelona's title celebrations by handing the Catalan club its first defeat of 2025 in the Spanish league on Sunday. Barcelona, which clinched its 28th league title midweek, presented the trophy to its fans in the team's final home match of the season at the Montjuic stadium. Players were announced one by one after the game, which Villarreal won 3-2, before lifting the trophy. Barcelona's Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey trophies also were displayed at Montjuic, with players dancing around the silverware during the celebrations. 'We can be proud of this team for winning these titles and for how it did it,' Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen said. 'We had a great season in all levels.' Before the match, Villarreal players did a guard of honor for the new league champions, with its players lining up to congratulate Barcelona as the team entered the field. Ayoze Perez put the visitors ahead after a breakaway four minutes into the match. The hosts equalised when Lamine Yamal scored with yet another beautiful goal in the teenager's outstanding season, curling in a left-footed shot from outside the area. Fermin Lopez put Barcelona ahead in first-half stoppage time, but Santiago Comesana scored for Villarreal in the 50th, and Tajon Buchanan netted the winner in the 80th. Barcelona hadn't lost in the league since a 2-1 defeat against Atletico on Dec. 21, with 15 wins and two draws since then. Villarreal's win was its fifth straight victory in the league. ALSO READ | Dean Huijsen joins Real Madrid from Bournemouth for over 50 million pounds Villarreal's victory secured its return to the Champions League for the first time since reaching the semifinal in 2022. It will join Barcelona, Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao in Europe's top club competition next season. Spain will have five clubs in the Champions League next season. Real Betis clinched one of the Europa League spots. Celta Vigo, Rayo Vallecano and Osasuna will be chasing the final Europa League place and the Conference League spot.
Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Barcelona lift LaLiga trophy despite losing 3-2 to Villarreal as Lamine Yamal produces another special strike
Villarreal fought back to to hand Barcelona their first league defeat since late December on Sunday but that didn't dampen the post-match celebrations as the Catalan club lifted the LaLiga trophy. Hansi Flick's side already secured the title after Thursday's 2-0 win at city rivals Espanyol gave them an unassailable lead over the competition with two games left to play. And Sunday's match at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium was the chance to celebrate their triumph in front of their home fans. There were jubilant scenes as captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen made his way out on to the pitch, picking up the huge trophy and carrying it over to his team-mates and lifting it aloft. The stars were then joined on the pitch by their family and friends and they paraded their silverware in front of their adoring supporters. 'I think Villarreal played a good game... but what matters is that we are champions,' Barca's Fermin Lopez, who scored their second goal to make it 2-1 at the end of the first half, told DAZN before he joined his teammates in the trophy-lifting celebrations. THE MOMENT! 🏆 — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 18, 2025 'I'm happy to have scored a goal, although it didn't help us to grab another win that we really wanted. However, the important thing is that we've won the league and that's it, we deserve it and let's keep the celebration going.' Former Newcastle and Leicester forward Ayoze Perez opened the scoring for the visitors, finding the net from a counter-attack in the fourth minute. Yet Barca's Lamine Yamal levelled in the 38th minute with another fine individual effort, cutting in front the right and curling strike and Lopez gave them the lead with a shot from the edge of the box in first-half stoppage time. However, Santi Comesana equalised five minutes after the break and Canadian Tajon Buchanan fired the winner from a Gerard Moreno cross in the 80th minute, a result that secured Villarreal a spot in the Champions League next season. Ahead of the final weekend of the campaign, Champions Barca are top on 85 points, four ahead second-placed Real Madrid, with Atletico in third on 73 points. Athletic Bilbao, on 70 points, and Villarreal, on 67, complete LaLiga's top five, who will represent Spain in next season's Champions League.
