The LaLiga Promises Santander International Tournament concluded its first day of football in Maspalomas with a day in which only Atlético was able to seal their pass to the quarterfinals. The rojiblancos closed their debut in this tournament with a win against Borussia Dortmund (3-2) and a 1-1 draw against Villarreal. The rest (Real Madrid, Barça, Valencia, Villarreal, Betis, Seville, Las Palmas, Tenerife, Borussia Dortmund, Benfica and Liverpool) they play the pass to the next round tomorrow. And, there are two, Celta and Juventus, who are already eliminated after a first day that ended with a great win for Real Madrid against Liverpool (0-6)
The tournament opened the group stage with a great comeback from Las Palmas against Juventus, one of the invited foreign teams. The Canarian team had the stands on their side, with a large number of ‘peep-peep’ followers, and pulled off an epic goal with a goal in the final seconds. The comeback atmosphere continued, with a second date in which Atlético had to row with a 0-1 against from the first minutes against Borussia Dortmund. The rojiblancos signed a great match in which Guillermo Trujillano stood outwho signed a decisive double for a victorious debut.
Barça debuted with a win against Celta
After Atlético, it was the turn of one of the favourites, Barça, who are the current national champions of this tournament. The Barça squad did not shake their pulse to defeat Celta with an individual exhibition of Michal Zuk, who made it 1-0 in a play with which he already shows very good manners. Ebrima Tunkara joined Barça’s ’10’, where he looks like one of the jewels of the future, who signed a great definition to finish tying the win.
Less clear was the Benfica-Betis, with a distribution of points in a very intense duel. And to close the morning in this group stage, Sevilla won 2-0 against Valencia, with a brace from Hugo.
to open the afternoonLaLiga Promises ran into two draws in a row, although the first of them tasted like victory for Atlético, who signed the pass to the quarterfinals after sharing the points with a Villarreal who put him on the ropes. Sevilla and Las Palmas also signed the tables, which will have to wait until tomorrow to certify their passage to the next round after the victory of Valencia, who signed a great match against Juventus, with a spectacular Héctor Fernández.
Barça tied against Betis and Madrid thrashed Liverpool
The Valencian attacker kept his team alive after scoring a hat-trick with which the elimination of the Italian team was sentenced. Celta, who lost to Benfica 2-0, is also out of the competition and will not be able to reach a quarter-final phase that is resisting Barça for the moment. After shining in their debut against the Galician team, the Catalan team got stuck against Betis (0-0) and the ticket will be played tomorrow against Benfica.
You also have a very important appointment tomorrow Real Madrid, who closed this first day in LaLiga Promises with a promising debut. And it is that the current champion of this international tournament landed in Maspalomas with a great win against Liverpool. The whites warn that they are going for everything in the defense of the title after signing a great duel in which young talents from La Fábrica saw the door like Enzo Alves, who scored a brace under the watchful eye of his father, first-team captain Marcelo, from the stands. Manuel Romero, Bryan, Eduardo Valentín and Edu also scored.
LaLiga Promises group stage
Games for Friday, March 25
Juventus 2-3 Las Palmas
Athletic 3-2 Dortmund
FC Barcelona 2-0 Celtic
Benfica 1-1 Real Betis
Seville 2-0 Valencia
Atletico Madrid 2-2 Villarreal
Seville FC 1-1 Las Palmas
Benfica 2-0 Celta de Vigo
Juventus 3-4 Valencia
Barcelona 0-0 Real Betis
Liverpool 0-6 Real Madrid
Matches for Saturday, March 26
11:00 – Real Madrid-Tenerife
11:30 a.m. – Dortmund-Villarreal
12:00 – Barcelona-Benfica
12:30 – Juventus-Seville FC
13:00 – Real Betis-Celta de Vigo
13:30 – Valencia-Las Palmas
14:00 – Liverpool-Tenerife
LaLiga Promises quarterfinals
Friday, March 26
18:00 – 1st Group B – 2nd Group A
18:30 – 1st Group C – 2nd Group D
19:00 – 1st Group A – 2nd Group B
19:30 – 1st Group D – 2nd Group C
LaLiga Promises semi-finals
Sunday, March 27
11:00 – Quarter Winner 1-Quarter Winner 3
11:45 – Quarter Winner 2-Quarter Winner 4
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