Barcelona's spending cap reduced after Champions League exit
Barcelona's spending cap has been reduced by the Spanish league because of its elimination in the Champions LeagueFEBRUARY 20, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLÉTICO MADRID 8-5-1 · 3RD IN LALIGA · CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
8-5-1 · 3RD IN LALIGA · CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Thomas Lemar - Misses out with knee pain Lemar missed Saturday's clash with Athletic Club due to knee pain.
Impact Lemar was out for Saturday's clash, his second match in a row not playing, though he was a substitute in the match prior. The midfielder had started four matches in a row before picking up the knee injury. When fit Lemar has seen consistent playing time, though it's been on the bench more often than not.
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Stefan Savic - Eligible for return Savic is set to return from suspension before a Saturday clash with Real Madrid.
Impact Savic served a one-match ban against Athletic Club and is now eligible to return. The defender could slot straight back into the starting XI, now that he is fully fit and available once more.
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Yannick Carrasco - Takes five shots against Bilbao Carrasco took five shots (two on target) in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Athletic Club.
Impact Carrasco made his first La Liga start in over a month on Sunday, and he was once again a big threat from the left wing. He's averaging 4.8 shots (1.6 on target) per 90 minutes across his last five appearances, though he's come off the bench in four of them.
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Angel Correa - Creates two chances in win Correa took a shot on target and created two chances in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Athletic Club.
Impact Correa has started in five of Atletico's last six La Liga games, rotating between the right wing and the front-two. He will likely continue rotating as there's plenty of competition for those spots in the forms of Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata, Memphis Depay and Marcos Llorente.
FEBRUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Koke - Takes two shots in win Koke took two shots and created two chances in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Athletic Club. He also made two clearances and won one of one tackles in the match.
Impact Koke has been a fixture in Atletico's midfield since the World Cup, as he's started each of the last seven La Liga games consecutively after recovering from a thigh injury that sidelined him in late October through early November.
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Reinildo Mandava - Wins four tackles against Bilbao Reinildo made two blocks, two clearances and four interceptions in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Athletic Club. He also won four of seven tackles in the match.
Impact Reinildo helped keep his fourth clean sheet in his last five La Liga appearances on Sunday, and he's started all but one of Atletico's matches this season mostly from left-back.
FEBRUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jose Maria Gimenez - Keeps clean sheet in win Gimenez made a block and three clearances in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Athletic Club. He also took a shot and created a chance in the match.
Impact Gimenez kept his third clean sheet in his last four La Liga appearances since the end of the World Cup on Sunday. He may return to the bench once Stefan Savic serves out his red card suspension.
FEBRUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jan Oblak - Keeps clean sheet against Bilbao Oblak made two saves and kept a clean sheet in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Athletic Club.
Impact Oblak kept his fourth clean sheet in his last five La Liga games on Sunday, and his fifth in eight games since the World Cup break. Next weekend is the big derby against Real Madrid, which lead the league in goals scored with 46 in 22 matches this season.
FEBRUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Antoine Griezmann - Scores goal against Bilbao Griezmann took three shots and scored a goal in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Athletic Club. He also made five clearances, created a chance and won two of three tackles in the match...
Impact Griezmann was excellent on both sides of the ball Sunday and he scored the winner from a solo run through the defense with his seventh goal of the season in La Liga. He's averaging 3.8 shots (1.3 on target) and 2.3 chances created per game since the World Cup, with two goals and three assists in eight appearances in that span.
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Sergio Reguilon - Suffers thigh injury Reguilon sustained a thigh injury during Monday's training session and is in doubt to face Real Madrid on Saturday.
Impact Reguilon has been an unused substitute in four straight matches and hasn't made a single start this season. As such, his potential absence from the squad versus Real Madrid is unlikely to have an impact on the majority of fantasy players. Even once cleared to play, Reguilon figures to go back to being a substitute option.
FEBRUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
League leader Barcelona beats Cadiz 2-0 after turbulent week
Barcelona has left its problems off the field after a turbulent week to beat Cadiz 2-0 and extend its winning streak and lead over Real Madrid in the Spanish leagueFEBRUARY 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Napoli increases lead at top of Serie A to 18 points
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen scored first-half goals as Napoli opened an 18-point lead in Serie A with a 2-0 win at SassuoloFEBRUARY 17, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Real Madrid visits Osasuna in Spain before Liverpool trip
Real Madrid visits Osasuna on Saturday looking for a win to stay in touch with Spanish league leader BarcelonaFEBRUARY 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Barça wins 11th straight game, opens 11-point lead in Spain
Barcelona keeps on winning at the top of the Spanish league and moving further away from Real MadridFEBRUARY 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nahuel Molina - Launches seven crosses Molina registered seven crosses (two accurate), four tackles (three won) and two clearances in Sunday's 1-0 win over Celta Vigo. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 87th...
Impact Molina continues to do good things in his first season with Atletico, averaging now 5.2 crosses a match. This follows logging in 28 crosses (four accurate) in the last six games. He has also been working on accurately winning tackles, with 11 won out of 16 attempts in the last six contests. However, he will need to be more careful making those tackles cleanly as the midfielder is one yellow card away from a one-game suspension.
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Jan Oblak - Upstanding in win Oblak recorded four saves and secured a clean sheet in Sunday's 1-0 win over Celta Vigo.
Impact Oblak made crucial saves to secure the clean sheet victory Sunday. His form of late has been outstanding with three clean sheets in the last four matches with just one goal allowed and nine saves in that span. He is averaging 2.5 saves a game while bringing his average goals conceded a contest to just one. The 30-year-old will welcome Athletic Club next match on Feb 19, who have scored nine goals in the last five games.
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Memphis Depay - First goal with Atletico Depay scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) in Sunday's 1-0 win against Celta Vigo.
Impact Depay came on as a sub and scored in the very last minutes of a match in a must-needed win Sunday. It was his first goal with the club since he signed from Barcelona in January. Injuries have taunted the Dutchman all season, but will become a starter once get regains full form.
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Stefan Savic - Shown straight red card Savic was shown a red in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Celta Vigo.
Impact Savic made a dangerous foul that saw his game end early Sunday. Atletico had to finish the match down a man with the defender now force to miss next match against Athletic Club. His punishment may extend more than after receiving his second straight red card in three matches. Mario Hermoso could see time again in the back line in his absence again.
FEBRUARY 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Betis stays near top 4 in Spain; Valencia in drop zone
Sergio Canales has scored a superb goal and assisted for Real Betis’ winner to lead a 3-2 victory at Almeria in the Spanish leagueFEBRUARY 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Marcos Llorente - Logs 29 minutes off bench Llorente played 29 minutes as a substitute against Getafe on Saturday in which he registered one cross (inaccurate) and six passes.
Impact Llorente had started four straight matches coming out of the World Cup before suffering a knee injury that sidelined him for one game. With his injury concerns seemingly behind him, Llorente should be in contention to reclaim his place in the starting XI against Celta Vigo on Sunday.
FEBRUARY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Former Barcelona coach Setién faces old team with Villarreal
Quique Setién believed he had reached the pinnacle of his career three years ago when he was tapped to become the new coach of BarcelonaFEBRUARY 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ancelotti: Attacks on Vinícius a problem of Spanish soccer
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says the hate attacks against player Vinícius Júnior are a problem of Spanish soccer and must be dealt withFEBRUARY 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Koke - Logs four interceptions in draw Koke had one off-target shot, made two tackles (both won) and four interceptions and was shown a yellow card during Saturday's 1-1 draw against Getafe.
Impact Koke bossed the middle of the park here, disrupting several offensive actions from the opposition but at the same time couldn't provide the attacking input Atletico supporters are used to see from him. The veteran midfielder has been relegated to a more defensive role this season, especially since returning from the World Cup so his fantasy value took a significant hit.
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