Top 5⃣ stories: Laporta gambles, Arda shines, Abqar stirs things up | OneFootball

This Sunday, March 15, arrives with lots of news and matches, so let's review the five stories you can't miss.

Election Day at Barcelona

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Joan Laporta and Víctor Font are battling for the presidency of Barcelona. Today, Barça members are expected to turn out in large numbers to choose the next blaugrana president.

Real Madrid thrashes and Arda delivers a gem

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This weekend, Arda Guler gave us the longest goal in La Liga history. He did it in the Whites' 4-1 victory over Elche, where Rudiger, Fede Valverde, and Huijsen scored for Los Merengues; Manuel Ángel scored an own goal for the Ilicitanos.

Arbeloa's team is momentarily one point behind Barça with one more game played.

Abqar steals the spotlight of the matchday

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Abdel Abqar was sent off in the Atlético de Madrid-Getafe match after pinching Sorloth in his private parts.

Afterwards, the Getafe center-back said on Movistar: "It wasn't my intention, I swear on my family."

On the other hand, Atlético de Madrid won with a lone goal from Nahuel Molina to extend their streak. Later, Juan Musso saved his team with a stunning save in the final moments despite playing against a ten-man opponent.

Oviedo and Girona heat up the relegation battle

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Oviedo won 1-0 against Valencia with a goal from David Costas and hopes Mallorca doesn't win this matchday to fully rejoin the fight for survival.

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Girona, meanwhile, is escaping that battle, having won 3-0 against Athletic Club with goals from Hugo Rincón, Ounahi, and Echeverri.

Today's menu: Mallorca-Espanyol (14:00), Barcelona-Sevilla (16:15), Betis-Celta (18:30), and Real Sociedad-Osasuna (21:00).

Arsenal pulls away and Bayern and Inter stir things up

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The Gunners won 2-0 against Everton and pull away from a Manchester City side that could only draw against West Ham and now trail by nine points with one more game played. Meanwhile, Chelsea also fell to Newcastle.

Inter couldn't get past a draw against Atalanta, and if Milan wins today, they'll be just five points off the lead. Meanwhile, Napoli and Juventus did their job, putting a lot of pressure on Como and Roma, who face off at 18:00.

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In the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund has closed the gap on Bayern Munich after the Bavarians' controversial draw with Bayer Leverkusen.

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