5⃣ stories of the day: Xabi and Sorg reply to Lamine, Raphinha, Soto Grado | OneFootball

Saturday was a very intense day in the football world, and Sunday promises to be at least more of the same.

So here are the five news stories of the day you can't miss:

Xabi Alonso and Sorg respond to Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal spoke on the Kings League show and accused Real Madrid of stealing, which angered the white team's dressing room.

Well, Xabi Alonso responded by saying that "the only thing that matters is what happens on the pitch," and Sorg, Flick's assistant, said: "we have to focus on our game and not on what we can't control."

César Soto Grado, the referee for 'El Clásico'

The RFEF announced this Saturday who will be the referee for the match, a practice that has become common this season to take pressure off the referees.

The one chosen to officiate the match, as 'Onda Cero' had announced, will be César Soto Grado.

This referee is one of the most outraged by the 'Negreira Case.' This is what he said at the time: “It makes my blood boil. We are not corrupt. I am tired of the Negreira case, a person who took advantage of his position. He is the person who has done the most damage to refereeing in its entire history. We are not corrupt.”

Barcelona loses Raphinha again for a few weeks

In Barcelona's squad list for 'El Clásico', we saw that Raphinha was not present, and that's because he's out.

The Brazilian suffered an injury to the femoral biceps of his right leg, was recovering from it, and has now been injured again in the same area.

He won't return until after the November international break, that is, in about a month.

Villarreal, Espanyol, and Getafe dream of Europe

This Saturday's matchday opened with Girona-Oviedo, a clash that brought little joy, lots of madness, and many goals.

Afterwards, Espanyol beat Elche and is now fourth in La Liga.

Later, Getafe conquered San Mamés, achieving a heroic victory to get closer to the European spots.

And the day ended with Villarreal, who won the Valencian derby 0-2 with goals from Gerard Moreno and Santi Comesaña.

Napoli takes the lead, Liverpool falls, and PSG and Bayern get the job done

While in Spain, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atlético de Madrid play this Sunday, the big European teams played this Saturday.

Napoli won the big duel in Italy against Inter with two great goals from McTominay and Zambo Anguissa. They are now leaders, and Roma could catch up with them on points.

Meanwhile, Liverpool lost again, this time to Brentford. Despite fighting until the end, they lost 3-2, and if Arsenal wins, they'll be 7 points ahead.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich did their job by beating Borussia Monchengladbach, the bottom team. It was tough despite the hosts being down to ten men early and despite the final score of 0-3. They didn't open the scoring until the 64th minute.

On the other hand, PSG also won and did so comfortably, 0-3 against Brest. Luis Enrique rotated the squad and it worked out well. Achraf Hakimi scored a brace and Doué also found the net. They move to the top of the table because Olympique de Marseille lost in Lens.

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