Barcelona s Lionel Messi reacts after a missed scoring opportunity during a Spanish La Liga football match against Granada at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, April 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort).
Barcelona missed a chance to take over the Spanish league lead Thursday, losing 2-1 to Granada at home to squander an opportunity to take control of the title race.
Lionel Messi put the Catalan club ahead in the first half but Granada rallied for a surprise victory with two second-half goals at the Camp Nou Stadium.
“It s a tough blow,” Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said. “It was a great opportunity for us.”
Bittersweet victory for Emery as Villarreal spare 10-man Arsenal Manu Trigueros and Raul Albiol gave Villarreal a dream start at La Ceramica and the tie looked to be slipping away from Arsenal when Ceballos was shown a second yellow card early in the second half. Arsenal s Gabriel Martinelli, David Luiz, Villarreal s Gerard Moreno and Arsenal s Granit Xhaka hug after the Europa League semi-final first leg football match between Villarreal and Arsenal at the Ceramica stadium in Villarreal on 29 April 2021. Picture: Jose Jordan/AFP
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MADRID - Unai Emery won his big reunion with Arsenal but 2-1 might prove a small reward for Villarreal, who failed to take advantage of Dani Ceballos being sent off in a frantic Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday.
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Mikel Arteta told Arsenal s key to Europa League progression against Unai Emery s Villarreal
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been told the tactical key to defeating Unai Emery s Villarreal side and sealing progression to the Europa League final
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been told that Gabriel Martinelli holds the key to the Gunners overcoming Villarreal in the Europa League.