ATLETICO DE MADRID OFFERS 30M€ TO VILLAREAL FOR ROSSI - DIEGO LOPEZ

Seems like ATLETICO DE MADRID is finally accepting the inevitable, that their star forward   Sergio Aguero will be leaving the Club. Things are not all bad, if an alternative Club comes along & pays 45M€ imagine what "goodies" you can buy in the transfer market to cover the absense.

Villareal player Rossi

Atletico are apparently working on how to best invest a possible 45M€ income bonus & two names are now "hot" in the SPANISH FOOTBALL rumour treadmill. According to Spanish Sports paper "Marca" Atletico is willing to give VILLAREAL 30M€ for goalkeeper DIEGO LOPEZ ( to cover the gap left by De Gea) & for Italian International forward ROSSI. The last mentioned player was linked earlier this year with FC Barcelona, but that option has evaporated into thin air.


My first impression is that 30M€ is a bit "cheap" for both players, as Villareal have previously told Barça that just Rossi was valued at 30M€. My initial thought is that Atletico may have to raise a bit the offer if they are to snatch both players. Having said this, I think both are outstanding & great value for Atletico, especially Rossi whom scored 19 goals last season & is definitely "World class" material.

You see, there is life & future beyond & after Aguero if he does finally leave. Stay tuned.

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EUROPA LEAGUE Q/FINALS DRAW | VILLAREAL WITH TWENTE

Hi guys, been out away from a PC terminal, but apart from the Champions League draw this midday there was also the important EUROPA LEAGUE quater finals, semis & of course by logic, the final draw. The competition has VILLAREAL representing Spanish Football & they were matched with Twente as the diagram perfectly highlights. The Q/Final dates are 7th of April for the 1º leg & the 14th of April for the return 2º leg.

Europa League draw: courtesy Marca.com

If Villareal manage to get passed the complicated Twente, they are on course to meet the current competition favourites Oporto ( if they too get passed Sp. Moscow). In all cases, we are in for some brilliant Footy games, can´t wait!



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EUROPA LEAGUE RESULT | VILLAREAL 2 BAYERN LEVERKUSEN 1 ( 5 - 3 AGG) | VILLAREAL MOVES INTO QUARTER FINALS

SPANISH FOOTBALL managed to get another Club into the Quarter Finals stage, in this case, the EUROPA LEAGUE competition after VILLAREAL won 2 - 1 German Club BAYERN LEVERKUSEN in their return 2º leg clash ( 5-3 on aggregate)

Great match by Spanish International Cazorla

The Germans played their best Football the first 30 mins of the first half were they looked dangerous & seemed like they may have a chance to turn things around. However, the 32nd min goal by Spanish International midfielder for Villareal SANTI CAZORLA gave the calmness needed for his team & shifted the objective further away from the Germans. 

Rossi scored for Villareal

The goal looked as if it had taken a weight off the Spanish Team & they began controlling events with a fantastic second half of touch play Football. The sealer came in the 60th min when Cazorla combined with ROSSI with the latter riffling the second goal. The task was now beyond the Germans who did not give in & managed to get a consolation goal via DERDIYOK in the 80th min.

Villareal now go into tomorrows UEFA Europa League draw & will find out which team they will meet in the quater-finals.

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EUROPA LEAGUE | BAYERN LEVERKUSEN 2 VILLAREAL 3 | 1st LEG RESULT

We saw a great match of European Football in tonights EUROPA LEAGUE 1ºst leg clash between German Club BAYERN LAVERKUSEN & Spanish Football Team VILLAREAL. The final result 2 - 3 is a marvellous victory for the Spaniards that puts them totally in the drivers seat with the 2º leg at Villareal

Nilmar scores for Villareal : reuters

The Germans started strong & dominated the game & it was a matter of time before they opened the score line & RADLEC scored in the 32nd min. This woke Villareal into action & they managed to equalize via ROSSI with an excellent executed goal in the 41st min.

The Germans were not willing to give the Spanish team the advantage & continued attacking during the 2º half until a defensive mistake allowed the dangerous & always alert NILMAR to put Villareal ahead in the 69th min. However this game was true to its early signs of being memorable & Bayern equalized again in the 72nd min via CASTRO

Villareal celebrate their third goal : reuters

From here is was end to end stuff & Villareal goalie Lopez had to do some hard work, when in the last minutes of extra-time NILMAR controlled a lovely placed pass in front of him to scored the third & the winner for the Spanish side & thus giving them valuable away goals to make the 2º leg easier to contemplate.

Villareal are now much, much closer to the Europa League quarter-finals stage, but I am sure Bayern Leverkusen will do everything to make things difficult in the return match.

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