Barcelona destroyed Atletico Madrid 1-0 at Camp Nou to win 3 points in the La Liga title race. Barcelona's only goal came from Torres, who was set up by Raphina to seal an important clean sheet victory for Xavi's men. After the 1-0 victory, Barcelona climbed to No. 1 on the new La Liga table with 76 points, 11 points above the second-placed team Real Madrid while Atletico Madrid fell to third place with 60 points.
Valencia beat Elche 2-0 at home to come back to win and keep a clean sheet. Valencia's goals were scored by Lino after Cavani's assist in the 19th minute and Verdu's own goal in the 41st minute.
After a 2-0 victory, Valencia climbed to 18th place on the La Liga table with 30 points equal to 17th place Almeria, while Elche dropped to 20th with 13 points.
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Manchester United needed penalties to face top side Brighton in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley as they progress to the final for the 21st time in their history.
After a disappointing Europa League midweek loss to Sevilla, even United's most passionate fans know how difficult Sunday's game will be given the team's weak defence and the quality of Brighton's strikers.
United entered the competition without first-choice centre-backs Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane while club captain Harry Maguire was suspended for the encounter.
Shaw had a great game
Coach Erik ten Hag chose a temporary full-back with Victor Lindelof pairing left-back Luke Shaw in the center of defence while Diogo Dalot played on the left and Aaron Wan-Bissaka on the right.
And Shaw has once again performed flawlessly at left-back and is arguably one of the most progressive players under Ten Hag. The 27-year-old has always looked like a player who will never reach his potential after years of underperformance, but under the Dutchman he is like a reborn player. .
Whether at left-back or central-back, the England international has always performed brilliantly and his performances have earned him the new contract he signed.
In the game against the Seagulls, Shaw finished 120 minutes with an 85% pass accuracy while making 62 touches.
Shaw is expected to hold the CB position in the upcoming matches regardless of staff availability
In the second half, when United dominated, he even ventured high several times and completed three long balls while achieving 100% dribbling accuracy.
Defensively, Shaw used his speed and strength to stop all of Brighton's attacks. He won three of his four ground duels making three saves and two interceptions.
Shaw was undeterred by tackles as he made two tackles and his performance was a timely reminder that the manager need not worry about staff shortages.
Even with Maguire returning and the possibility of Varane returning, the role of left-back is likely to be taken up by Shaw in the future.
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