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Ancelotti’s side face the Spanish Copa del Rey champions in their last league game, ahead of the Champions League final next weeked.
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Betis beat Valencia on penalties after drawing 1-1 after full-time and extra-time in the Copa del Rey final in Seville.
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Before the competition was changed, the 2019 Super Cup would have been played out by Barcelona and Valencia, champions of La Liga and champions of the Copa del Rey.
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Xavi is playing Pedri further up the pitch. He's arriving in the box more often now, and if he doesn't get into the box, he shoots instead.
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Elche felt they were hard done by in their 2-1 home defeat to Barcelona in LaLiga on Sunday.
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Alfredo Relaño reacts to Real Betis' dramatic Copa del Rey semi-final win over Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio Benito Villamarín on Thursday.
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Gonçalo Guedes scored a wonderful goal to settle the tie against Athletic, moments after Iñaki Williams missed his side's best chance at the other end.
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Barça continue to improve under Xavi. Ferran Torres is the only one who is struggling for form. Adama and Auba have been instant hits.
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Alfredo Relaño looks at the current rate of hooliganism across some European countries.
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Tempers were already rising before the derby between Betis and Sevilla. It boiled over when a plastic pole, thrown from the stands, striking a player, writes Alfredo Relaño.
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Alfredo Relaño reacts to Villarreal and Atlético's entertaining LaLiga draw on Sunday, in what is shaping up as a thrilling race for European places.
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