La Liga: Valencia unable to end winless run against Atletico Madrid
Football | February 15, 2020 8:39 ISTValencia haven't beaten Atlético since a league game at home in 2014, with six losses and five draws since then.
Valencia haven't beaten Atlético since a league game at home in 2014, with six losses and five draws since then.
The loss was the first for Barcelona in three matches under coach Quique Setién, who was hired to replace Ernesto Valverde last week.
Isco, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric were among the goals as Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-1 in the Spanish Super Cup.
Ajax, who won the sides’ previous meeting 3-0 in Spain, entered the game as the leader in Group H, but finished third on 10 points after Chelsea won their game against Lille 2-1. That put Chelsea and Valencia level on 11 points.
Christian Pulisic’s third Champions League goal and Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty save weren’t enough to secure Chelsea a spot in the knockout stage of the European competition on Wednesday.
Rodrigo's strike was the 14th goal Chelsea has conceded in the seven games in all competitions since Frank Lampard took charge of the club.
Ansu Fati became the youngest player to score in Barcelona's stadium at the age of 16 years, 318 days when he made his first start for the defending champions.
The 29-year-old Neto helped Valencia qualify for the Champions League with a fourth-place finish for the past two seasons in Spain.
The defeat ruined Barcelona's chance to earn a second consecutive domestic double and an unprecedented fifth Copa del Rey in a row.
Days after their heartbreaking exit from the Champions League, Barcelona received another setback with an injury to striker Luis Suarez.
Chelsea beat Slavia Prague 4-3 on aggregate over the two legs while Arsenal got the better of Napoli 3-0 to make the Europa League last four for the second straight year.
In other Europa League games, Benfica beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-2 after Joao Felix's hat trick while Valencia secured a 3-1 away win at Villarreal.
In his third game back in charge, Real Madrid's familiar struggles returned in a 2-1 loss at Valencia in the Spanish league on Wednesday, reigniting criticism against the Spanish powerhouse.
Valencia won 1-0 at home to reach the Copa final for the first time in more than a decade, where it will play Barcelona on May 25.
Barcelona has now drawn three games in a row and is showing signs of fatigue as the season enters a critical phase.
Real Madrid bounced back from their 3-0 loss to Eibar with a 2-0 win over Valencia in La Liga on Saturday.
Barcelona couldn't end its poor league run as it previously drew 2-2 with Girona, lost 2-1 at Leganes and drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao, allowing Sevilla to claim the top spot.
Ronaldo tangled with Valencia's Jeison Murillo, appearing to tug at the defender's hair, in the first half of Juventus' 2-0 win on Wednesday.
Defending champions FC Barcelona have built a stronger unit after Iniesta's departure, whereas Atletico Madrid begin their season on a positive note after defeating a depleted Real Madrid.
The record comes four days after the Catalan club squandered a 4-1 first-leg advantage by losing 3-0 at Roma and failed to reach Europe's final four for the third year in a row.
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