Sid Visits El Madrigal, part 1
Spanish football -- better at the source. Sid tours Spain and picks up an interesting vibe in Valencia. Then it's on to Vila-real for the vital Elche match.
Spanish football -- better at the source. Sid tours Spain and picks up an interesting vibe in Valencia. Then it's on to Vila-real for the vital Elche match.
Valencia attacking midfielder, who had just returned from hamstring injury, will now miss three weeks with a new hamstring tear as Los Che are chasing Real Sociedad for fourth place.
FC Barcelona and its fans received great news today as Eric Abidal completed his next step on the road to recovery. The Frenchman played in a friendly game with Barcelona B
The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw was fairly kind to the Blaugrana, who avoided the favourites by being paired with Paris Saint Germain, setting up a tie with former Barca flop Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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A thread for both of today's matches: Juventus vs Celtic and PSG vs Valencia
Paris Saint-Germain have a healthy lead over Valencia from the first leg, but will have to finish the job without Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
David Villa was yesterday released from the hospital after receiving treatment for kidney stones. At this point it is still unknown if he will be available for the game against Granada as he is considered day-to-day.
Paris Saint-Germain managed to turn a 2-0 away lead against Valencia into a result far less convincing, conceding in stoppage time and seeing Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent off and suspended for a crazy late foul.
A live thread for tonight's two UEFA Champions League round of 16 first-leg matches. Will Valencia be able to do La Liga proud with a win over free-spending PSG?
PSG is short-handed as they head to the Mestalla for a clash with Valencia.
| # | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Andres Guardado | - | Midfielder |
| Fernando Gago | 5 | Midfielder |
| Sergio Canales | 16 | Midfielder |