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João Felix scored twice as Atlético Madrid won 3-1 at Real Betis while Álvaro Morata's goal was enough for Juventus to beat Spezia 1-0.

They had a bit of luck early on when Mama Baldé’s penalty was saved by the home goalkeeper, Gaëtan Poussin, who then knocked the ball into the net with his trailing leg for an own goal. Emmanuel Gyasi and Kevin Agudelo were both denied by Wojciech Szczesny from close range after the break as Spezia sought a way back into things. After the break we were tired, we came from intense matches and I couldn’t make changes,” the Juve coach told DAZN. In a game where both sides struggled for rhythm, Juve looked nervy at times but Massimilano Allegri praised his side’s grit. Ferran Torres scored the equaliser in the 61st minute after great play from Ousmane Dembélé down the right flank. Morata, meanwhile, missed a gilt-edged chance to seal the victory in stoppage time at the end of the game as Juventus held on to secure the win.

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Jordi Alba was unable to catch the ball cleanly but Torres was perfectly placed to steer in. Marc-Andre ter Stegen dived and Barca held on. We are on the right path."

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The most advanced and biggest goal threat of Barca’s midfielders, playing in a playmaker role for large part of the 2011-12 campaign as the formation was tweaked from a 4-3-3 template to more of a diamond-shaped midfield in a 4-4-2. Is now of course the boss of Barcelona after years in charge of Qatari club Al Sadd, whom he joined after leaving the Camp Nou as a player in 2015. Handed his debut by Pep Guardiola in the coach’s debut season, he went on to become one of the most consistent and reliable players of the modern era. With over 650 first-team appearances at the Blaugrana, Busquets had obvious limitations but he was the perfect player for the role of shielding the back four and progressing the ball from deep. A regular in the first-team for seven seasons – winning two Champions League titles along the way – he was an ever-reliable player in aggressive and front-foot defending. The most decorated footballer of the modern era, Alves has enjoyed a remarkable and trophy-laden career, returning to the Camp Nou in November after five-and-a-half years away.

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