Top 5⃣ news of the day: 🥐 Barça win the derby, Joan for the national team?.. | OneFootball

This Sunday, January 4th, is packed with many news stories following a spectacular Saturday of football and ahead of what’s to come on this Sunday’s matchday.

So let's review the five news stories you shouldn't miss...

Barça wins the derby

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Barcelona won the Catalan derby by defeating Espanyol 0-2 in a match where Espanyol had opportunities of all kinds but were thwarted by a stellar Joan García. On the other side, Dmitrovic also saved his team on several occasions, but Dani Olmo initially and Lewandowski subsequently, finished off the 'pericos'.

Joan García for the national team?

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The Espanyol-Barcelona match with Joan García in the spotlight, with a stadium putting immense pressure on him to fail and a continuous stream of chances from the opponent, was spectacular.

Now, Luis De La Fuente is starting to face the weight of not calling up the Blaugrana goalkeeper. He has stated several times that for now, Unai Simón, David Raya, and Álex Remiro will continue to be called up, but let's see who can say no to this Joan.

Manolo González: "I hope some media outlet apologizes to me"

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Manolo González came out very angry in the press room, both with the defeat and with the press.

This is what the coach said about the defeat in the press conference: "I am proud of the team and the fans. As for the match, I am angry because we had it, I am upset because today was a match to win. The atmosphere was spectacular, but if we want to keep growing, today we have to leave upset because it was a match to win.”

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And this is what he said about the press: "I hope some media outlet apologizes to me for saying yesterday that I heated up the derby. And that they don't ask me for interviews."

Real Madrid and Atleti kick off; Valencia suffers

This Saturday, teams like Celta, Villarreal, and the average fan who watched the Osasuna-Athletic game came out victorious. The Vigo team for their 4-1 victory against a disjointed Valencia, the 'groguets' for counter-attacking Elche, and the fans for witnessing an Osasuna-Athletic match that had a high pace and was thrilling.

Now, it’s the turn of Sevilla and Levante, who face off at 2 PM, the turn of Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid and Betis at 4:15 PM, the turn of Alavés and Oviedo on one side and Mallorca and Girona on the other, who face off at 6:30 PM, and everything wraps up in La Liga with Real Sociedad-Atlético de Madrid at 9 PM.

Arsenal and Villa on a roll; Juventus crashes

In the Premier League, while Manchester City faces Chelsea and Liverpool visits Fulham, Arsenal and Aston Villa will be watching with their respective victories in the bag. The 'gunners' won at the Vitality Stadium and the 'villains' won 3-1 against Nottingham Forest.

Meanwhile, in Italy, Juventus, despite playing a good match, crashed against Lecce, Atalanta defeated Gasperini's Roma 1-0, and Como won, putting themselves directly in the fight for Champions League spots. Today, Serie A is led by Lazio-Napoli, which opens the day, and Inter-Bologna, which closes it.

On the other hand, in France, today there is a special PSG-Paris FC match where Luis Enrique's team will look to distance themselves from a Lille that lost in Rennes and close the gap with a Lens that won on Friday. Olympique de Marseille also plays against Nantes beforehand.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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