🥐 Finalissima ends in controversy, centenary Flick and 5️⃣ Saturday headlines

Ready for a Saturday full of great football in the top European leagues?

Today Barça, Atlético de Madrid, Liverpool, and Man City are all playing, so the show is guaranteed. But before the matches kick off, here are the five most interesting news stories of the day to whet your appetite.

💯 Will it be a happy anniversary for Hansi?

In the midst of the cup comeback operation and the demands of the Champions League, Barça faces a crucial match today against Villarreal. The game is special because it will mark Flick’s 100th in charge. 

The German coach has 74 wins in 99 matches, and for context, Luis Enrique reached 80 and Helenio Herrera 76 in the same span.

It’s a different story when it comes to trophies, as Luis Enrique won a Champions League, two leagues, and two Cups during his time with the blaugranas.

🇦🇷 Finalissima with scandal

📸 JUAN MABROMATA - AFP or licensors

According to 'As', just a month before the tournament between Spain and Argentina (and four months before the World Cup), the AFA is under investigation for corruption.

There are suspicions about the use of shell companies in Spain and that hundreds of millions may have been diverted. Sponsors have suspended payments and Chiqui Tapia is under scrutiny.

😍 FANTASTIC GOAL by Folorunsho: the best of the year in Italy?

Michael Folorunsho scored yesterday for Cagliari, against Parma, a world-class goal.

From a wide position, the midfielder saw Parma’s goalkeeper, Corvi, slightly off his line and unleashed a powerful, unstoppable shot that went in just under the crossbar.

A sensational goal, probably among the most beautiful in this Serie A, which broke the deadlock and reminded us of Shevchenko’s goal in Milan-Juventus on December 19, 2001.

⚔️ This is how Benfica does things

Benfica has once again protested about refereeing in Portugal, but this time they’ve extended their protest to matches involving other teams. Porto, the league leaders, beat Arouca with a controversial penalty, and Benfica analyzed it in a scathing post.

"Nonexistent penalty, fake victory. Two points gifted. That’s how it’s easy to stay on top."

📺 The best matches on Saturday

14:00 Rayo Vallecano-Athletic Club

16:00 Liverpool-West Ham

16:15 Barcelona-Villarreal

18:00 Verona-Napoli

18:30 Leeds United-Manchester City

18:30 Mallorca-Real Sociedad

18:30 Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund

20:45 Inter-Genoa

21:00 Real Oviedo-Atlético de Madrid

21:05 Le Havre-PSG

21:45 Boca Juniors-Gimnasia Mendoza

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.