"It's football, it's emotion, Hansi Flick said. When it's like this especially. On a weekend when the first 15 seconds of every game weren't played at all and weren't always broadcast either La Liga distracting everyone from the 22-man standstill protests over their unilateral decision to go to Miami by encouraging cameras to look elsewhere and commentators to talk about something else the best was instead saved for the final seconds when attention was actually on the pitch."
"And there it was all kicking off. Properly, this time. Jan Oblak made an exceptional 89th-minute save to secure a 1-0 win for Atletico Madrid against Osasuna, Ante Budimir somehow stopped where he never is. Thibaut Courtois did the same for Real Madrid, denying Abu Kamara at the Coliseum on 95.40. Antony, who they call the GOAT, scored his first two goals since heading back across Triana Bridge to Betis, completing a comeback on 93 to draw 2-2 with Villarreal."
"Someone like him: 6ft 3in and 15 stone of Uruguayan beef, tearing off his top and leaping over the boards advertising Kicking My Feet, fists thudding at his bare chest while Barcelona's players chased him, Frenkie de Jong leapt on for a ride, and over on the far side of Montjuic the manager who wasn't supposed to be there let rip."
Ronald Araujo scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal as an emergency striker to rescue Barcelona, prompting jubilant, shirt-tearing celebrations and players and staff storming the pitch. The weekend featured multiple late, decisive moments across La Liga, with Jan Oblak's 89th-minute save securing Atletico Madrid's 1-0 win, Thibaut Courtois denying Abu Kamara deep into stoppage time, and Antony scoring twice late to complete Betis's comeback and draw with Villarreal. Carlos Soler's late effort earned Real Sociedad a draw and denied Celta Vigo a first win. Matches were staged amid protests and distractions linked to a controversial Miami trip decision.
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