Top 5⃣ stories today: academy stars in demand, a derby and leaders shine | OneFootball

The Saturday of football and news kicks off, so let's dive into the five stories you can't miss.

Day before elections at Barça

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The future of Barcelona for the coming years will be decided this Sunday ahead of the Barça-Sevilla match.

The two main candidates in the elections are Joan Laporta, who was the club's president until a few months ago, and Víctor Font, the alternative to Joan.

"40% of Castilla, if desired, could already be sold"

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The Real Madrid youth players continue to attract attention at a European level and will do so even more after Thiago Pitarch's great match against Manchester City.

According to 'AS', the whites have rejected offers for 40% of the Real Madrid Castilla players because they believe in their talent.

So looking at the present, those youth players like Manuel Ángel, Palacios, or Pitarch could play against Elche at the Bernabéu.

Bordalás threatens a streaking Atleti

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José Bordalás' Getafe, which has bounced back after the winter signings, threatens Diego Pablo Simeone's Atlético de Madrid.

The red-and-whites have won five of their last six matches, including a 4-1 against Bruges and a 5-2 against Tottenham. They are looking to overtake Villarreal, who stumbled in Mendizorroza (1-1 against Alavés).

La Liga relegation battle in play

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Apart from Real Madrid, Elche, Atlético de Madrid, and Getafe, today Girona faces Athletic Club (14:00) and Oviedo faces Valencia (18:30).

Earlier, this Friday, Alavés and Villarreal faced off with a one-one draw after Rafa Marín's own goal and Pepé's equalizer in the final minutes.

Leaders play in the Premier, Serie A, and Bundesliga

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Saturday brings us an important day in the Premier League with a matchday influenced by the Champions League, where Arsenal will try to get the job done against Everton (18:30), Chelsea the same with Newcastle (18:30), and Manchester City wants to cut points by beating West Ham (21:00).

Meanwhile, in Italy, the leader Inter plays against an Atalanta that fails to harm the Milanese (15:00). Later, Napoli against Lecce and Juventus against Udinese will seek the three points.

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On the other hand, in Germany, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich open the day at the same time as Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg play. All at 15:30.

And finally, Lens will look to sleep as the leader against Lorient, pending what PSG does soon.

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

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