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mayo 9, 2024

Defensor del Barcelona, Pau Cubarsí, firma hasta 2027

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsí has signed a new contract until 2027, with his release clause rising to €500 million ($536m), the club said on Thursday.Cubarsí, 17, only agreed his first professional contract with Barça last year, but his emergence in the first team in 2024 accelerated the need for the club to agree a new deal with the centre-back.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)Sources told ESPN in January that a host of Premier League clubs were circling due to his previous terms including a release clause of around €10m ($10m).However, sources were always confident about the prospect of Cubarsí remaining with the Catalan club, adding that his new deal reflects his new status in the squad.Cubarsí made his first team debut in January while he was still just 16 and has since established himself as a regular alongside Ronald Araújo in the middle of the back four ahead of Iñigo Martínez and Andreas Christensen, who has been pushed into midfield.To date, he has made 20 appearances for the club in all competitions, earning the MVP award in the Champions League round-of-16 win against Napoli in March.Sources close to the coaching staff have detailed the maturity and bravery, especially on the ball, Cubarsí has played with since his debut.His performances for Barça have led to two caps for Spain as well. He is expected to be part of the squad at the European Championship in Germany this summer.Cubarsí first joined Barça in 2018 as an 11-year-old after spending four years at Girona.He has since progressed through the club's La Masia academy and only made his Barça Atlétic debut earlier this season before beginning to train regularly with the first team.He is one of several youngsters to breakthrough under Xavi this term, with Lamine Yamal (16), Hector Fort (17) and Marc Guiu (18) among the others to have made an impact this season. ,El defensor del Barcelona, Pau Cubarsí, ha firmado un nuevo contrato hasta 2027, con una cláusula de rescisión de €500 millones ($536 millones).

El defensor del Barcelona, Pau Cubarsí, ha firmado un nuevo contrato hasta 2027, con una cláusula de rescisión de €500 millones ($536 millones).

Fútbol

mayo 9, 2024

Atlético Madrid gana apelación tras incidente de abuso racial

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. Atlético Madrid have won an appeal to overturn a two-game partial stadium ban imposed by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after Athletic Club player Nico Williams suffered racist abuse during a league game between the sides.The RFEF's Appeals Committee also annulled in Thursday's ruling the €20,000 fine handed to Atlético by its Disciplinary Committee for the incident.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)The LaLiga fixture between Atlético and Athletic on April 27 was stopped in the 36th minute by referee Juan Martínez Munuera as part of LaLiga's protocol against racism after he heard abuse from the Wanda Metropolitano stands directed at Williams.With the help of police, Atlético identified the perpetrator, who is a club member, and suspended him indefinitely.According to the Appeals Committee, Atlético couldn't have done anything to prevent the "isolated incident.""Both from the point of view of prevention and reaction, [Atlético deployed] measures that demonstrate behaviour of the greatest possible diligence," the ruling said. "The club's active collaboration, the identification of the person responsible and the fact that it was an isolated incident, carried out by a single person, allows us to affirm that the maximum possible diligence was taken by the club. The attribution of responsibility could only arise from an objective liability that is not what is provided for in the regulations and is not admissible in the sanctioning area."Atleti are fourth in LaLiga with four games remaining and host Celta Vigo on Sunday. ,El Atlético Madrid gana apelación para anular sanción de estadio y multa tras abuso racista hacia Nico Williams. Identificado y suspendido culpable por el club.

El Atlético Madrid gana apelación para anular sanción de estadio y multa tras abuso racista hacia Nico Williams. Identificado y suspendido culpable por el club.

Fútbol

mayo 9, 2024

Madrid favorito contra Dortmund en final de Champions 2024

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. The 2024 Champions League final is set -- 14-time winners Real Madrid will face 1997 champions Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 1 aiming to succeed Manchester City by lifting the trophy in London.Madrid be overwhelming favourites with Carlo Ancelotti's side having just clinched a record-extending 36th LaLiga title. In contrast, Edin Terzic's Dortmund sit in fifth position in the Bundesliga, 24 points behind unbeaten champions Bayer Leverkusen.Despite their poor domestic campaign, Dortmund have defied the odds to make it all the way to Wembley. They will be seeking to make it second-time lucky at Wembley after their loss against Bayern Munich in the 2013 final.For Madrid, however, the motivation is the same whenever they reach the Champions League final -- to stretch their already huge gap over the next-most successful club, AC Milan with seven titles, by winning it for a 15th time.It will the first-ever meeting between Madrid and Dortmund in a European Cup / Champions League final, so here's the way-too-early preview of next month's showpiece clash.How the two teams got thereMadrid cruised into the knockout stages by winning all six games in Group C against Braga, Napoli and Union Berlin.Ancelotti's team, who last lifted the trophy in 2022 by beating Liverpool 1-0 in Paris, scored 16 goals and conceded seven in a routine group stage campaign.Dortmund emerged as winners of Group F, with home and away victories against Newcastle United proving key to their success in sealing qualification from a group that also included Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan.In contrast to Madrid's free-scoring qualification from their group, however, Dortmund scored just seven goals in their six games, but kept it tight defensively by conceding only four goals.Both teams have had to fight their way through the knockout rounds to reach the final, however.Madrid secured a narrow, and at times tense, round-of-16 tie victory against RB Leipzig by progressing 2-1 on aggregate, before eliminating holders Man City 4-3 in a penalty shootout following a 4-4 aggregate draw.And Madrid's semifinal win against Bayern was pure drama, with two late goals from substitute Joselu sealing a 2-1 second-leg win at the Bernabeu, and 4-3 aggregate success. Bayern looked set for the final until Joselu scored in the 88th and 91st minutes.Meanwhile, Dortmund benefited from being in the easier half of the draw, avoiding all of the tournament favourites, and started out with a 3-1 aggregate win against Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in the round of 16.A 5-4 quarterfinal triumph over Atlético Madrid followed before Terzic's team eliminated PSG with two 1-0 wins.Who has the edge?It has been a long time since Real Madrid went into a Champions League final as anything other than favourites but no team has been such heavy underdogs as Dortmund will be, perhaps since Liverpool faced Ancelotti's all-conquering AC Milan in Istanbul in 2005.That final 19 years ago turned out to be one of the most memorable of all time, with Liverpool fighting back from 3-0 down at half-time to beat Milan on penalties, so Dortmund certainly know where to look for inspiration at Wembley.Madrid have the tournament pedigree. This will be their sixth final in 11 years -- and they won the other five. Madrid haven't lost a Champions League final since 1981, winning eight since then.Dortmund have only won the Champions League once, in 1997, when Ottmar Hitzfeld's team beat Juventus in Munich. Their only other appearance in the final ended in defeat against Bayern at Wembley in 2013.So history is clearly on Madrid's side, but they are also favourites because of the here and now.Ancelotti's team possesses superstars in the form of Jude Bellingham and Vinícius Júnior, world-class players such as Toni Kroos and Antonio Rüdiger and experience throughout the squad.Midfielder Julian Brandt is Dortmund's star player and they have top-class experience in Mats Hummels and Marco Reus, but they have also reached this stage because they have gambled on the loan signings of Jadon Sancho and Ian Maatsen from Manchester United and Chelsea respectively, and benefited from the astute signing of Marcel Sabitzer from Bayern.Ancelotti will be chasing a record fifth Champions League title against a coach who has won just one trophy on his resume -- the German Cup in 2021.Everything points to Madrid having the edge. What are the teams' strengths and weaknesses?Only Man City (28) have scored more goals than Madrid (26) in this season's competition, so the attacking threat posed by Ancelotti's team is clear.Vinicius, Rodrygo and Joselu have all scored five goals, while Germany centre-forward Niclas Füllkrug is Dortmund's leading scorer with three.Madrid can score goals, they have the ability to control games from midfield with Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga and Federico Valverde. In defence, Rudiger has been arguably the outstanding defender in the competition this season.But despite their many strengths, Madrid have conceded eight goals in six games during the knockout stages, so Dortmund will have chances to score. A big dilemma facing Ancelotti is whether to restore fit-again goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois following a season-long injury absence or stick with Andriy Lunin, the penalty-saving hero of the semifinal win against City.Dortmund are all about workrate and the team ethic. Terzic has developed a team that is greater than the sum of its parts.According to official UEFA stats, no team have made more tackles (207) than Dortmund and they also top the charts in terms of balls recovered (529). Dortmund also lead the way in tackles won (108) and clearances (251), while their six clean sheets is two more than the next best (Arsenal, Internazionale, Real Sociedad, Bayern.)Dortmund are not free-scoring, so if Madrid take the lead at Wembley, it will be a test of their ability to create opportunities.Key players and battlesBellingham left Dortmund for Madrid last summer in a €103 million transfer and the England midfielder has already established himself as their most-important player.Although the 20-year-old's incredible early season form has levelled off, he has still scored 22 goals in 39 appearances in all competitions and registered 10 assists. His performances in his first season at the Bernabeu have marked him out as a leading candidate to win the Ballon d'Or.Madrid have key players throughout the team. Rudiger is the rock of Ancelotti's back-four while Kroos dictates the tempo with his unflappable temperament and passing range. The pace, skill and goals of Vinicius give them a cutting edge capable of hurting any side in the world.Dortmund have relied on their team collective to reach the final, but 35-year-old defender Hummels has been outstanding at the back. The Germany international lacks pace, but his reading of the game ensures he remains a crucial element of Terzic's team.Brandt's creativity, in tandem with the energy, composure and reliability of Sabitzer, give Dortmund strength in midfield, while Füllkrug offers an old-school threat as a classic No. 9 and his battle with Rudiger will be a fascinating sub-plot.Sancho has rediscovered his best form on Dortmund's right flank and given the team an unpredictable attacking threat.Dortmund will need Sabitzer to nullify Kroos, and Hummels to keep it tight at the back when Real attack from all angles. From Madrid's perspective, they need to ensure that they have a plan to counter Dortmund's aerial threat at set pieces.The fairy-tale ending?Everyone loves a sporting fairy tale, right? Good, because both Madrid and Dortmund have players in their team who will complete a remarkable journey if they lift the trophy.For Dortmund, it is all about Sancho rebuilding his career back at his former club after spending the first half of this season training on his own at Man United following a public dispute with manager Erik ten Hag. United loaned Sancho back to Dortmund in January, 2½ years after signing him in a €85m deal, with little expectation that the 24-year-old would end the season in a Champions League final.But Terzic has coaxed Sancho back to his best and Sancho now has the chance to end what looking like being the worst season of his career with a winners' medal.The romantic story in the Madrid camp centres around Joselu, the two-goal hero of the semifinal win against Bayern.Two years ago the 34-year-old former Stoke City forward watched Madrid beat Liverpool in Paris as a fan before signing for Espanyol later that summer, following the expiry of his contract at Alaves.Despite Joselu scoring 16 goals, placing him third behind Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Madrid's Karim Benzema in the scoring charts, Espanyol were relegated. But after losing Benzema as a free agent, Madrid bolstered their attacking options by signing Joselu on loan as cover for their more celebrated forwards.Yet he now ends the season as a Madrid hero, one win from ultimate glory for Los Blancos.PredictionEverything points to Real winning their 15th European Cup / Champions League and it will take the performance of their lives for Dortmund's players to overturn the odds. They have a fighter's chance and will be backed by some of the most passionate supporters in Europe.But Real Madrid are the kings of the Champions League and it's almost impossible see anything other than white ribbons on the trophy once again.Real to win 3-0. ,Final de la Champions League 2024: Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund el 1 de junio en Wembley. Madrid busca su 15º título, Dortmund como sorpresa. ¿Quién ganará?

Final de la Champions League 2024: Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund el 1 de junio en Wembley. Madrid busca su 15º título, Dortmund como sorpresa. ¿Quién ganará?

Fútbol

mayo 9, 2024

Argentina comparte lista violentos del fútbol con EE.UU.

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. Argentina's government has shared a list of known violent football supporters in the country with United States authorities ahead of this summer's Copa América.The tournament will be held in 14 cities across the United States from June 20 to July 14, with Argentina the defending champions.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)Argentina's minister of Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich wrote on X: "COPA AMÉRICA 2024 WITHOUT VIOLENT ARGENTINES. We have agreed with the U.S. to provide information from the #TribunaSegura (SafeStand) program on all the violent offenders who we prohibit from entering football stadiums, so that none of them can enter [U.S.] stadiums during the competition."Argentina's Ministry of Security also stated that there is an agreement between the countries of cooperation on security matters to combat violence in sporting events.Launched by the Argentinian government in 2016, the Tribuna Segura (Safe Stand) program, carries out identity checks to prevent criminals from entering stadiums.Earlier this week, the Argentinian government announced it had banned indefinitely 57 ultra Boca Juniors fans from entering stadiums after a police check found weapons and drugs that they were carrying ahead of the League Cup finals between Boca and Estudiantes on May 1.World Cup winners Argentina begin their Copa América defence against Canada on June 20, in Atlanta, before taking on Chile in New Jersey five days later.They face Peru in their last group game in Miami on June 2. ,Gobierno argentino comparte lista de hinchas violentos con EE. UU. antes de la Copa América. Autoridades enfocadas en proteger la seguridad durante el torneo.

Gobierno argentino comparte lista de hinchas violentos con EE. UU. antes de la Copa América. Autoridades enfocadas en proteger la seguridad durante el torneo.

Fútbol

mayo 9, 2024

Subasta histórica de servilleta que lanzó carrera de Messi

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. The auction for the napkin which famously launched Lionel Messi's Barcelona career as a 13-year-old opened this week with a guide price of £300,000-£500,000 ($374,700-$624,500).Bidding for the item stands at £220,000 and will be open with the British auction house Bonhams until May 17.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) - Barcelona, Lionel Messi and the napkin: Oral history of his transfer, arranged 20 years agoThe sale was originally slated for for March but was postponed due to a dispute over the ownership of the napkin, which has been in the hands of Horacio Gaggioli, an Argentine agent, for the last two decades.Josep Minguella, another advisor involved in the deal to bring Messi over from Argentina, claimed possession of the napkin following the news it would be auctioned earlier this year.Gaggioli disputed this, while Bonhams told ESPN there were "no problems" regarding the sale of the napkin, which is listed on their website as "property of Horacio Gaggioli."Minguella has not replied to ESPN's request for comment. With Messi's father, Jorge, beginning to doubt Barça's commitment to his son in 2000, the club's director of football at the time, Carles Rexach, hastily scrambled together an agreement on a napkin.It was signed by Rexach, Minguella, who had helped bring Messi over from South America, and Gaggioli, who helped broker the deal, serving as a promise for a first contract.Since then, it has remained under the ownership of Gaggioli in a secure vault in Andorra, the Principality to the north of Barcelona sandwiched between Spain and France.Negotiations for it to be incorporated into Barça's museum at the club's Spotify Camp Nou stadium broke down in the past.The napkin was originally signed on Dec. 14, 2000 at a tennis club in Barcelona after Rexach had received a frantic call from Jorge Messi threatening to take his son back to Argentina."That was when, thinking on my feet, I decided everything," Rexach told ESPN in 2020 to mark the 20th anniversary of the signing."Why a napkin? Because it was the only thing I had available to hand. I saw the only way to relax Jorge was signing something, giving him some proof, so I asked for a napkin from the waiter."I wrote: 'In Barcelona, on 14 December 2000 and in the presence of Messrs Minguella and Horacio, Carles Rexach, FC Barcelona's sporting director, hereby agrees, under his responsibility and regardless of any dissenting opinions, to sign the player Lionel Messi, provided that we keep to the amounts agreed upon.'"I told Jorge that my signature was there and that there were witnesses, that with my name I would take direct responsibility, there was nothing else to talk about and to be patient for a few days because Leo could already consider himself a Barca player."Messi, who now plays for MLS side Inter Miami, went on to become Barça's greatest ever player, making more appearances (778) and scoring more goals (672) than anyone else who has played for the club.During over 20 years in Barcelona, he won 10 LaLiga titles, seven Copas del Rey and four Champions League trophies while playing for the club before joining Paris Saint-Germain and later Inter Miami.Individually, he has won the Ballon d'Or a record eight times and has also been named The Best FIFA Men's Player on three occasions.International success with Argentina had eluded him until recently, but he finally won the Copa América in 2021 and the World Cup in 2022 to go with the Olympic Gold Medal he won in 2008. ,Subasta de la servilleta que lanzó la carrera de Lionel Messi abierta por £300,000-£500,000; actualmente en £220,000. La subasta finaliza el 17 de mayo.

Subasta de la servilleta que lanzó la carrera de Lionel Messi abierta por £300,000-£500,000; actualmente en £220,000. La subasta finaliza el 17 de mayo.

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mayo 9, 2024

La subasta de la servilleta que lanzó la carrera en el Barcelona de Lionel Messi cuando tenía 13 años abrió esta semana con un precio de £300,000-£500,000. Las ofertas por el artículo se sitúan en £220,000 y permanecerá abierta hasta el 17 de mayo con la casa de subastas británica Bonhams. Detalles: – ¿Qué pasó? […]

Fútbol

mayo 9, 2024

Propietario de Chelsea respalda a Pochettino ante especulaciones futuras.

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has backed manager Mauricio Pochettino amid speculation around his future, saying he has been impressed by the team's upturn in form and "beautiful football."Chelsea followed their 2-0 win over Tottenham last Thursday with a resounding 5-0 triumph over West Ham on Sunday to remain in contention for European football next season.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) - Why are Chelsea keeping Pochettino in limbo over his future?Pochettino said after the West Ham win that his team had taken a "massive step" in their development and Boehly agreed in comments made at a Sportico conference reported on by The Athletic."We've seen the last two and a half games, at least in the second half at Aston Villa [2-2 draw] and Tottenham and West Ham where we played just beautiful football," Boehly said."It was so fluid, it was exactly the way we drew it up, when we came out of the back, built up and moved up the pitch, [it was] very organised and the number of shots we had on board. In those two and a half games, you could really start to see what we were working on coming together."Even the commentary has changed over the last two and a half games. I've never seen anything change so quickly."Boehly was not asked explicitly about Pochettino, whose future at the club has been in question. The Argentinian coach, who signed a two-year contract last summer with a club option for an extra year, recently told reporters that he was not the person to ask about his future and called for the "stupid rumours" to stop."You need to ask the club if they want me to keep going or not," he said.Chelsea endured a difficult first half of the season but have only lost one of their last 12 Premier League matches and are seventh in the standings, two points adrift of Newcastle United with three games remaining in the domestic season.Pochettino guided Chelsea to the League Cup final in February, which they lost 1-0 in extra time to Liverpool, and also to the semifinals of the FA Cup last month, where Manchester City beat them 1-0. ,Dueño del Chelsea, Todd Boehly, respalda al técnico Mauricio Pochettino tras mejora en juego del equipo. Permanecen en lucha por competiciones europeas.

Dueño del Chelsea, Todd Boehly, respalda al técnico Mauricio Pochettino tras mejora en juego del equipo. Permanecen en lucha por competiciones europeas.

Fútbol

mayo 9, 2024

La búsqueda de nuevo director técnico en Bayern Munich

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. Bayern Munich's home game against Wolfsburg on Sunday is of little importance for the hosts who have nothing left to play for and instead it is the work of club bosses off the pitch that is of interest.Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinal second leg for a 4-3 aggregate defeat meant that their last chance of silverware was gone, with Bayer Leverkusen securing the Bundesliga title last month.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)The season may not yet be finished but Bayern are already locked in a widening search for a successor to Tuchel, with several coaches, including Julian Nagelsmann, Xabi Alonso and Ralf Rangnick, preferring to stay in their posts.The squad is also expected to undergo changes, with Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies among those potentially on the move."We have to find the right coach for Bayern and the players who will fit in with that," Bayern's new board member for sport Max Eberl, who took over in February, told Welt TV."There most certainly will be departures and arrivals this summer."But he said the squad would not "be breaking up.""We have had discussions with all players. Obviously it is important for them to know who will be the new coach. But we have already thought of new players and also thought about who we want to extend contracts with," Eberl added. ,Bayern Munich busca nuevo entrenador y planea cambios en la plantilla tras eliminación de la Champions y título asegurado por Leverkusen en Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich busca nuevo entrenador y planea cambios en la plantilla tras eliminación de la Champions y título asegurado por Leverkusen en Bundesliga.

Fútbol

mayo 9, 2024

Vinícius Júnior enfocado en la Champions League con el Real Madrid

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. Vinícius Júnior has dismissed speculation that he could win the Ballon d'Or and is instead focused on helping Real Madrid lift the Champions League trophy for a record-extending 15th time.Named the player of the match in Madrid's 2-1 Champions League semifinal second-leg triumph over Bayern Munich on Wednesday, the Brazil international said: "Everyone talks about the Ballon d'Or but I'm very calm. I want to win another Champions League with this team.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)"I can do great things this season and then I have to go with Brazil [for the Copa América]. I always think about the teams first and then me."We were able to place the best team in the world in another final. We have 25 stars in the team, all of us have worked hard to achieve our aim which is to go to London [for the Champions League final] and to win LaLiga. We have won LaLiga, we are going to London."Madrid will take on Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final on June 1 at London's Wembley stadium.Vinícius, 23, is one of the main contenders to succeed Lionel Messi as the Ballon d'Or winner.He scored a hat trick as Madrid beat Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final in January and his 13 goals helped Los Blancos win LaLiga.His form in the Champions League has been particularly impressive, scoring five goals and setting up five more in nine appearances."I came here [to Madrid] when I was young, 18," he said. "I was criticised a lot and that made me work a lot more in order to be ready when the time came...I train every day to improve...I'm now here, in another final."I've never worked in a group that is as united as ours is this season. This group works a lot."Vinícius also paid tribute to Spanish forward Joselu, whose two late goals put Madrid in the final."[Against Bayern on Wednesday] Joselu came on in the 81st minute and scored two goals," he said. "This is a reward for Joselu. He has always worked to do the best for the team and never complained when he didn't play. This proves what our group is." ,Vinícius Júnior desestima rumores de ganar el Balón de Oro; enfocado en ayudar al Real Madrid a la 15ª Liga de Campeones. Jugarán en la final contra el Borussia Dortmund en Wembley el 1 de junio.

Vinícius Júnior desestima rumores de ganar el Balón de Oro; enfocado en ayudar al Real Madrid a la 15ª Liga de Campeones. Jugarán en la final contra el Borussia Dortmund en Wembley el 1 de junio.

Fútbol

mayo 9, 2024

Controversia por offside en polémico partido de Champions

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week across Europe, and it even crops up in the Champions League.On Wednesday night, in the second leg of the semifinal between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga club were desperately searching for an equaliser.The score was 2-1 to Real Madrid, giving them a 3-2 aggregate lead, in the 13th minute of added time (only nine had been signalled.) Bayern had to score but they were thwarted by the offside flag and the referee blew his whistle. Bayern lost 2-1 and were eliminated. Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel was raging, calling it a "a disastrous decision from the linesman and the referee."So what happened, who was to blame, and how does this all work with VAR? - How VAR decisions have affected every Prem club in 2023-24Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern MunichWhat happened?The ball was played into the Real Madrid area, with Noussair Mazraoui challenging Ferland Mendy. The Los Blancos defender headed the ball away, and as the ball dropped into open space in the area the assistant, Tomasz Listkiewicz, raised his flag. Referee Szymon Marciniak immediately blew the whistle. Thomas Müller nodded the ball to Matthijs de Ligt, and he fired into net past Andriy Lunin -- though the goalkeeper made no attempt to make a save because of the whistle so you cannot say Bayern were denied a goal. The Real Madrid defenders may have been affected too. Play stopped at the whistle so there was nothing the VAR could do, so this is all about how and when the play should end from a delayed flag.Was Mazraoui onside?As no goal was scored, there's no VAR offside situation to judged. So we won't get the semiautomated offside visualisation for this. But it looks exceptionally close and Mazraoui may well have been marginally onside to the boot of Antonio Rüdiger. Mazraoui's act of challenging Mendy for the aerial ball is an offside offence even though he didn't touch it. Why did the assistant raise his flag?Assistants are told to keep the flag down on close offsides, and only raise it when a goal is scored or at the end of the attacking move. Indeed, Real Madrid's winning goal in the 91st minute came through this route. Joselu scored from a pass by Rüdiger and as soon as the ball crossed the line the flag went up; the goal was awarded through a VAR review as the striker was behind the ball. That Bayern lost to a delayed flag when they were denied by a premature flag only adds to their frustration. The VAR Handbook states that the assistant "should delay the flag if an attacking player has a 'free run' or is in a very good scoring position moving directly to, or within, the penalty area."For Listkiewicz, Bayern never gained possession from the original pass. It's headed away by Mendy and the offside Mazraoui failed to continue the attack. Had Mazraoui collected the pass, or headed it to a teammate himself, the assistant may not have been so ready to raise the flag.So the assistant has done nothing wrong here?Technically no, but in a game of such magnitude and at such a crucial stage it would have made much more sense for Listkiewicz just to hold the flag for a little longer to see what developed. We see so many delayed flag situations which seem to be completely needless -- for instance, when a player is running to the corner or is offside by a large margin. This is a Champions League semifinal, one of the biggest games of the season. You've got VAR, so just wait a few more seconds. However, Listkiewicz's flag doesn't control the game.Does the referee share any of the blame?Absolutely, in fact he is in charge of when the game is halted so, ultimately, the buck stops with Marciniak. We will see a number examples across a season of an assistant raising the flag too early, and the referee takes the decision to hold the whistle just in case anything develops. So regardless of the flag, Marciniak should not have stopped the play when the ball first fell to Müller. It should have been clear to him there was still an attacking situation. The VAR Handbook says: "If the assistant flags for a tight/unclear offside and a player is about to score a goal, the referee should delay the whistle until the goal results so that if the AR has made a 'clear and obvious error' the goal can be allowed."This is on Marciniak.It's not been a stellar season for Marciniak, who refereed the 2022 World Cup final and the 2023 Champions League final. Listkiewicz was also the assistant for both showpiece games. Marciniak was the referee who wrongly awarded a VAR-advised stoppage-time penalty to Paris Saint-Germain against Newcastle United in December, which was converted and effectively resulted in the Magpies being knocked out of Europe.But surely the attacking phase wasn't over?The delayed flag and the attacking phase (which the VAR can review) are two different considerations. If the assistant has identified an offside, the flag should go up at the quickest point when there's no clear attacking momentum. However, if the assistant doesn't spot an offside the VAR can go back through the whole phase. A defender heading the ball away and it dropping to an opposition player doesn't count as a reset of the reviewable VAR phase. In a Premier League game between Aston Villa and Sheffield United this season, Leon Bailey had a goal disallowed through VAR as goalkeeper Wes Foderingham was being held by Jacob Ramsey. That came after a five opposition players had touched the ball -- none of which reset the reviewable VAR phase. ,El VAR causa polémica en la Champions League con Real Madrid venciendo a Bayern Munich debido a un gol anulado por fuera de juego a última hora.

El VAR causa polémica en la Champions League con Real Madrid venciendo a Bayern Munich debido a un gol anulado por fuera de juego a última hora.

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mayo 9, 2024

¡Drama en las semifinales de la Champions 2023-24!

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. The 2023-24 Champions League semifinals are all wrapped up with plenty of drama, an upset and heartbreak. Borussia Dortmund delivered the final blow to beat Paris Saint-Germain on their own ground in France, leaving Kylian Mbappé without a European trophy as he prepares to make his exit at the end of the season. Elsewhere, Real Madrid did what Real Madrid do and stunned Bayern Munich in the closing stages of the game to seal their spot in the final.In the final, we'll see Dortmund take on Madrid, but before that we asked ESPN writers Gab Marcotti, Alex Kirkland and Julien Laurens to answer some of our burning questions from this round.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)1. Who has been your player of the tournament?I'll go with Dortmund striker Niclas Füllkrug, just for what he stands for. It's wild to think he's 31 and this is his first ever Champions League. But he scored the goal that beat PSG in the first leg, as well as the one that leveled the tie against Atlético Madrid. And he started every game, bar the opener (which they lost.) He's not always pretty to watch, but he's smart, gets the most out of his physical attributes and is a thorn in defenders' side for 90 minutes. He fits perfectly in this Dortmund squad of misfits and rejects. - GMAfter his performance over two games against Bayern Munich, it's hard to look beyond Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior. He scored both Madrid's goals in the semifinal first leg -- converting Toni Kroos' pass, and then a penalty kick -- and while he didn't score in Wednesday's return leg, he was easily Madrid's best player over 90 minutes. Vinicius starred in the quarterfinal against Manchester City, with two assists in the 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu, and scored against Leipzig in the Round of 16. He keeps adding to his game, looking just as dangerous through the middle now as he does on the left. And, 23, he'll keep getting better. - AKI would give it to Andriy Lunin. Real Madrid's backup goalkeeper stepped up to replace the injured Thibaut Courtois and has been quietly excellent in the knockout stages of this Champions League campaign. He was Madrid's best player in the last-16 first leg against Leipzig and in the quarterfinal second leg at Manchester City where he was the penalty shootout hero after having an excellent game. He was also very good in Munich in the semifinal first leg and did his job well in the second leg too. At 25, he is having a really good season but, unfortunately, he might not play in the final because of Courtois' return to full fitness. - JL2. Does Mbappé's failure to deliver the Champions League to his hometown club tarnish his legacy at PSG?Of course winning the Champions League would have been the perfect send off before he joins Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer, although doing so by beating Madrid in the final at Wembley would have been a bit awkward. That can't happen now. The real concern isn't Mbappé's failure to win the Champions League, but rather the nature of his performances against Dortmund over two legs in the semifinal. A player who aspires to "best in the world" status should be decisive in these games, not anonymous. The feeling has always been that this Madrid team need an elite forward like Mbappé to take them to the next level, but is it the other way around? -- AKAmong all the records, goals and trophies, there will always be a "but..." in Mbappé's story with Paris.Big players deliver in big games but... He should have won us the Champions League but...And it's all fair. Mbappé failed to bring the Champions League trophy to Paris and become a club legend by being the first to do so. In fact he was actually quite quiet, as he was in the key games over the last seven years: the 2020 final, the 2021 semifinals, and this Dortmund clash. - JL"Tarnish" is a loaded word, but I think there's definitely a sense of unfinished business and the whole premise of him returning to his hometown club before moving on. He had seven seasons, both with older superstars like Neymar and Lionel Messi, and then this year with Luis Enrique's young guns and the highest budget in European football. So if he leaves (and everyone is taking for granted that he will), there will definitely be a sense of regret. Possibly setting up a return one day. - GM3. Did this game turn on Tuchel's changes or Ancelotti's changes?For me, the game turned on its head with Manuel Neuer's big mistakes more than the coaching from Tuchel and from Ancelotti. There were 12 minutes between Bayern moving to a back five and Joselu's first goal. What went through the Germany goalkeeper's head in the 88th minute? Why did he throw the ball so quickly forward instead of kicking it long towards Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and wasting more precious minutes? That mistake was intercepted in the Bayern half and, four passes later, Vinicius had a shot on goal that caused his second. It was an easy shot to save for a keeper of the calibre of Neuer, yet he fumbled it and let Joselu make it 1-1. Up until that shocker, Neuer had been brilliant but his mistakes cost his team the game more than any changes from either manager. - JLBoth. Obviously given he scored both goals, Joselu was pretty important. But that's the sort of obvious substitution you make late in the game when you're chasing it. The Luka Modric and Eduardo Camavinga ones were also predictable, you knew we'd see them at some point and I think it's interesting that Madrid's shape didn't change, but they were like-for-like. The tactical changes for which you can give Ancelotti kudos were the other two: Sending on Joselu might have been obvious, but doing so for Fede Valverde (who can run all day and has scored his share of late winners) was not, neither was taking off Rodrygo (if Ancelotti was superstitious, he would have remembered his exploits against City) to make way for Brahim Díaz.That said, Tuchel's decision to take off Jamal Musiala and Harry Kane (not matter how tired they were) was bizarre. Yes, there were only five minutes to go, but if Madrid score once, you're stuck playing extra time without your two biggest attacking threats. Why would you possibly do that? (In the end, Madrid scored twice, so I guess it didn't matter) - GMTwo substitutes -- Alphonso Davies and Joselu -- might have scored all three goals at the Bernabeu, but perhaps the most important shift in the game was the way that Tuchel looked to hold onto Bayern's 1-0 lead, withdrawing Leroy Sané, Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala in the last 15 minutes and in particular, replacing Sané with defender Kim Min-Jae. That tipped the momentum in Real Madrid's favour, giving them license to go for broke, which they did in the closing stages, summed up by centre-backs Nacho Fernandez and Antonio Rüdiger playing the passes for Joselu's winner. - AK4. Luis Enrique argued that PSG were the better side over the two legs but were not lucky and cited xG and hitting woodwork ... is he right?Three of those instances were they hit the woodwork came after they were 2-0 down on aggregate and two of those were long-range strikes, rather than chances that came from open play and possession, so I'm not sure I'd say that. Yes, PSG had plenty chances to win but, as the saying goes, you have to finish them and it's not just about luck, certainly not in this case. You expect PSG to create more chances anyway, simply because they have better players (want to play the combined XI game?) - GMWe've heard this kind of thing from Luis Enrique before. He said very similar things when his Spain team were eliminated from the 2022 World Cup by Morocco in the round of 16. He's a coach committed to prioritizing process over outcome, believing if you do things the right way -- his way -- results will follow. Yes, he's right, PSG were better than Dortmund. And yes, they were unlucky. But they also weren't good enough when it came to converting chances. Hitting the woodwork six times over two legs isn't luck, it's a pattern. - AKThe best team doesn't always win in sport, which is the beauty of it. Big games are often won on details and how efficient you are in both boxes. So I don't go for the bad luck theory. If you don't take your chances like PSG and gift the opposition a goal (a terrible backpass fromMarquinhos, poor marking from Lucas Beraldo and Gianluigi Donnarumma was at fault in goal too), you don't deserve to qualify anyway. Paris were not at their best in either leg; they lack intensity, creativity and composure. Yet, they had enough chances to win which will be a source of regret for the players and fans. - JL ,Las semifinales de la Liga de Campeones 2023-24 concluyeron con Borussia Dortmund venciendo a Paris Saint-Germain y Real Madrid sorprendiendo a Bayern Munich.

Las semifinales de la Liga de Campeones 2023-24 concluyeron con Borussia Dortmund venciendo a Paris Saint-Germain y Real Madrid sorprendiendo a Bayern Munich.

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mayo 9, 2024

Las semifinales de la Champions League 2023-24 concluyeron con drama, una sorpresa y desilusión. Borussia Dortmund venció a Paris Saint-Germain y Real Madrid sorprendió a Bayern Munich para asegurar su lugar en la final. Las semifinales de la Champions League 2023-24 terminaron con emoción y suspenso. Borussia Dortmund logró vencer a Paris Saint-Germain en su […]

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