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BARCELONA, Spain - Sevilla scored twice in the second half to win 2-0 at Almeria on Sunday, tightening the race at the top of the Spanish league.
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minute to finish off a long team buildup, and substitute Jorge Coke Andujar
doubled the lead when he pounced on the rebound from a Carlos Bacca attempt five
minutes later.Sevilla recovered fourth place and the last Champions League spot
from Valencia with its fourth win in the last five rounds. Unai Emerys team
pulled to within six points of leader Real Madrid with a game in hand against
the pacesetters scheduled for next month.Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are two
points ahead of Sevilla before they meet later at Camp Nou.
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remaining, and No. 7 North Carolina held off a resilient No. 25 Virginia team,
54-51, on Saturday. John Henson contributed a double-double with 15 points to go
with 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels (25-4, 12-2 ACC), who have won five straight
and 10 of 11.
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. The Rays hope to stay alive for the postseason and
salvage the finale of this series Sunday at Rogers Centre, where they dropped a
7-2 decision Saturday. Chris Archer lasted 2 1/3 innings in the no-decision,
charged with a run and five hits, and Alex Torres suffered the loss in relief.
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. Patty Mills scored 15 points, Tim Duncan had 10 points and 11 rebounds in
limited minutes, and San Antonio trailed for only 11 seconds late in the first
quarter of a 103-90 victory over Portland on Wednesday night.Is there a Premier
League fan base that has been on more of an emotional rollercoaster ride for the
last few years than Arsenals? For 80 minutes on Saturday, Arsenal fans were
ruing the lack of a “world class” goal scorer, chastising manager Arsene Wenger
for failing to address this shortcoming during the transfer window. Trailing 2-0
away to Everton, Arsenal looked on course for yet another failure on the road
against a top-five team – venues at which they had not won in their previous 14
attempts, taking only three points from a possible 42. It wasnt just the lack of
a natural predator that saw Wenger come under fire; most Gunners feel that the
absence of a proven goal scorer, along with a dominant holding midfielder and a
commanding central defender is preventing Arsenal from being genuine title
challengers this season. Yet the narrative shifted from “we just arent good
enough” to “we have tremendous character!” in the final 10 minutes on Saturday.
First, Aaron Ramsey side-footed home a teasing cross from second-half substitute
Santi Cazorla in the 83rd minute to bring Arsenal to within a goal. Then, in the
90th minute, halftime substitute Olivier Giroud headed home the equalizer from a
Nacho Monreal cross. Arsenal fans went from agony to ecstasy in just seven
minutes. Despite the result – and many will argue that the draw was down to
Evertons inability to kill off the game rather than anything special from
Arsenal – the murmurs of discontent will continue for Gunners fans. Olivier
Giroud is someone that should be leading the line for Arsenal. I cannot
understand why some Arsenal fans do not rate him; he holds the ball up well,
bringing Arsenals wealth of midfield talent into play, is an aerial threat and a
physical presence, but most importantly, he scores goals. Last season, only five
players in the Premier League (Suarez, Sturridge, Toure, Aguero and Rooney)
scored more than Girouds 16 league goals. Does Arsenal need another striker to
challenge Giroud for a place in the starting lineup? Absolutely – especially if
the injury he sustained in the closing minutes of Saturdays game keeps him out
for any length of time. But suggesting that Giroud isnt up to the job of being
the main man is wide of the mark. More pressing for me is Arsenals lack of power
in midfield. One of my favourite teams in the Premier League era was Wengers
“Invincibles” – the team that won the Premier League in 2003-04 without
ssuffering a single defeat.
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. While Arsenal teams have always placed a premium on style, that
team also had the steel needed to win the title. Look at the spine of that team:
Jens Lehmann in goal, Sol Campbell and Kolo Toure at the back, Patrick Vieira
and Gilberto in midfield and Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp up top. Just the
thought of lining up against that team made opponents shudder, because not only
could they play, they were also horrible to play against. That doesnt mean that
they ran about simply kicking everything that moved – far from it. It meant that
they didnt shirk challenges when they needed to be made, nor do they shirk
responsibility when their team needed them to deliver. Henry was never renowned
for his tackling ability or for his toughness, but anyone who watched him play
for Arsenal would agree that he had ice running through his veins. When it
mattered most for Arsenal, he delivered. The same can be said for Bergkamp. In
midfield, Vieira had the combination of size, strength, talent and personality
that the current Arsenal midfield is most lacking. There isnt a player in
Wengers 2014 Arsenal team that even remotely resembles Vieira, and this is where
I feel Wengers transfer dealings have fallen short. The additions of Alexis
Sanchez, Calum Chambers and Mathieu Debuchy have been good ones for Arsenal, as
all three are likely to be heavily involved in Arsenals starting lineup this
year. But none of them addresses the most pressing deficiency in Wengers squad -
an all-around midfielder in the mould of Vieira. I can live with the three
central defenders that Arsenal currently has on the books: Per Mertesacker,
Laurent Koscielny and Chambers. But Wenger is faced with a big decision as the
end of the transfer window looms: Does he spend big on a holding midfielder and
look to add another striker, or does he stay put with what he has. The fact that
Wenger hasnt already addressed these deficiencies suggests that he is more
likely to take the latter decision than the former. But unfortunately for
Gunners fans, this will effectively keep them out of the title chase, as they
lack the key ingredients required for a genuine championship push. I simply
cannot see an Arsenal side with Mikel Arteta or Mathieu Flamini as the holding
midfielder winning the Premier League title. Yet another rollercoaster ride is
on the cards for Arsenal supporters this season, Im afraid. Close enough to
dream of the trophy, but not close enough to touch it.
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