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news in tweets
Habéis hecho más bonita la batalla y mucho más grande el fútbol.
You have all made the battle more beautiful and football much bigger.
¡Gracias! 👋
Thank you! 👋 @Torres @andresiniesta8 @gianluigibuffon pic.twitter.com/W9CP3QwrQa
- Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) May 20, 2018
As this season ends, big players are leaving their celebrated clubs to paths (more or less) unknown
Andrés Iniesta farewell.
A standing ovation for the legend
👏👏⚽
La Liga 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Copa Del Rey 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Super Cup 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Champions League 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Super Cup 🏆🏆🏆
Club World Cup🏆🏆🏆 #infinit8iniesta pic.twitter.com/61utyyhp27
- BTMNetwork Sports (@sports_btm) May 20, 2018
Jan Oblak kept as many clean sheets (22) as he did concede goals in the 2017/18 LaLiga season.
Oblocked. pic.twitter.com/w5QpYGarNt
- Squawka Football (@Squawka) May 21, 2018
In today’s match, we’re going wear a commemorative patch honoring Fernando @Torres #AúpaAtleti #AtletiEibar pic.twitter.com/IUa5CsH6IC
- Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) May 20, 2018
🔴⚪🔴 Our dressing room is ready for a historic match.
👍 Tribute to @Torres✅
👍 Shirts✅
👍 Shorts✅
👍 Boots✅
👍 Shin guards✅
👍 Socks✅ #AúpaAtleti #AtletiEibar pic.twitter.com/LcImL5vpXA
- Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) May 20, 2018
🇪🇸 After first joining as an 11-year-old in 1995, Fernando Torres will play his last game for Atletíco Madrid at home to Eibar this evening:
📆 Appearances: 320
⚽️ Goals: 107
✅ Youngest ever captain
🏅 Record goalscorer
End of an era. 😢 pic.twitter.com/lbtX7Ufq14
- 8 Fact Football (@8Fact_Footballl) May 20, 2018
Atletico Madrid fans bid farewell to their hero, Fernando Torres 👏
📽 @Ivanovski__ pic.twitter.com/vdhJ24o7M3
- COPA90 (@COPA90) May 20, 2018
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Fifth Golden Shoe for Leo #Messi! ⚽ 34 goals in @LaLiga make him Europe's top scorer for the fifth time! 👏 Congratulations, Leo! 👏 #ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/KsiwYPJ4fj
- FC Barcelona 🏆🏆 (@FCBarcelona) May 20, 2018
Andres Iniesta exits for Barcelona for the final time
16 seasons
675 appearances
Four Champions League trophies
Nine La Liga titles
Six Copas del Rey
32 total trophies
Legend. #Iniesta8Infinit pic.twitter.com/cHJV9zyWHC
- Goal (@goal) May 20, 2018
Messi finishes the season as La Liga's top scorer for the SIXTH time
(It's also his fifth European Golden Shoe) pic.twitter.com/hdgFoxJV7J
- Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 20, 2018
news in links
- Serie A round-up: Inter Milan beat Lazio to claim final Champions League spot Inter came from behind to snatch the final Champions League place in their winner-takes-all clash at Lazio in Serie A on Sunday.
- Juventus expect deal for Liverpool's Emre Can but getting Alvaro Morata from Chelsea ‘practically impossible’ hmmm
- Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is without a UK visavisa issues ongoing
- Jamie Vardy to ATM
Photos
Torres played his last game for Atleti and got various honours including a tifo!
Dybala won the copa italia, iirc
Say goodbye to Gigi
OP: Done. Any overlooked news, you know the drill. It's going to be quiet times until the Champions League on Saturday, and the World Cup starting on June 14, 2018. So enjoy the silence.