🥐 Top 5 today: Madrid harassment claim, Copa del Rey latest | OneFootball

This Friday is packed with news, so we're updating you with the 5 stories you need to know.

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Laporta: "Real Madrid has a TV that spews lies"

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The president of Football Club Barcelona spoke about Real Madrid at the Christmas Dinner:  "I have to say that this dimension we have reached also generates envy, and that these are very poorly managed by those who, using foul play, break all codes of conduct, ethical and moral, and not just in sports. I suppose you know who I am referring to: those who are the architects of permanent smear campaigns against our badge and our essence. And we will not allow this. They are the same ones who confuse power with unenlightened despotism."

And about Real Madrid, he said this: "They have a lousy TV channel where they spew lies."

The nutritionist's complaint against Real Madrid for workplace harassment

In an interview with 'MARCA', the nutritionist Itziar González shared her experience at Real Madrid, where she went through depression, fear, and allegedly workplace harassment.

"They call me to a meeting with a sponsor and tell me he's friends with the doctors, that they've already managed to get the president to fire me, but they're going to try to humiliate me for the time I have left," she confessed.

"They create all sorts of problems for me to do my job: at the buffet, they serve the foods I advise against; the waitress laughs at me and constantly tells the players not to listen to me, that I have no idea; the cook doesn't prepare what I ask and serves what he wants, like pre-match pastries; the manager doesn't buy what I recommend; the guy who is supposed to prepare the supplements gives different supplements than what I say; the doctors and physios tell the players not to follow my instructions, they don't give me information on their condition… They constantly laugh at me, mock me in WhatsApp groups..." she told the newspaper.

The Copa del Rey round of 16, almost defined

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Pending the outcome of the Granada-Rayo Vallecano match on January 6, almost all the teams that will compete in the Copa del Rey round of 16 have been defined.

From the First Division, many teams have been eliminated and only remain: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Athletic Club, Betis, Valencia, Real Sociedad, Alavés, Osasuna, and Elche.

From the Second Division, still in the running are: Cultural Leonesa, Albacete, Burgos, Deportivo, and Racing de Santander.

The draw will take place on January 7 at 1 PM.

The Conference League group stage, defined

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Rayo Vallecano did their homework against Drita to finish the Conference League group stage and placed among the top eight, giving them direct passage to the round of 16 of the competition.

This is how the standings ended with, among the favorites, Strasbourg leading, Rayo fifth, Crystal Palace 10th, and Fiorentina, twice finalists and once semi-finalists, in 15th place.

Napoli, straight to the Supercoppa final

Antonio Conte's team won 2-0 with a display from Rasmus Hojlund to reach the final of the Supercoppa Italia, where they await Bologna or Inter.

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The Dane assisted in the 1-0 to David Neres and scored the second to finish off Allegri's team. Luka Modric, for his part, was a substitute and came on in the final minutes. The Milan coach decided to give him a rest.

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

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