No. 7 Nicholls Eliminates No. 6 McNeese, 10-4
Box Score | ESPN+ Replay | Photo Gallery | Tournament HomepageSUGAR LAND, Texas – In the first game of the elimination bracket, the No. 7 Nicholls Colonels came out on top 10-4 over No. 6 McNeese. Nicholls racked up 10 runs on just a dozen hits to eliminate the Cowboys and advance to face the loser between Southeastern Louisiana and Northwestern State tomorrow at 9 a.m. CT. Morales continued his strong outing with an RBI single to right field, bringing in Nicholls’ sixth run of the game at the bottom of seventh.BSB: More from @Nicholls_base in the 8th, as Morales added 2 RBI single. Bell and Teer scored. #DirtyRed #SouthlandStrong pic.twitter.com/8uZfnJb9bp— Southland Conference (@SouthlandSports) May 24, 2018 The sac flies kept coming as one at the bottom of the sixth plated another for Nicholls and put a runner on third, followed by a deep RBI double to the right field corner for a 5-1 Colonels’ lead. Nicholls notched its 10 runs on a dozen hits, led by Brady Bell who was 3-of-4 while scoring three runs. Right-hander Cayden Hatcher tossed eight innings, giving up just one earned run and eight hits on 130 pitches. McNeese had runners on second and third at the top of the fifth with one out and Joe Provenzano brought Jacob Stracner home to pull the Cowboys to within two runs at 3-1. Despite the score, two sides had matched each other with seven hits apiece through the top of the seventh.
McNeese is eliminated while Nicholls will face the loser between No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana and No. 3 Northwestern State tomorrow at 9 a.m. The Colonels put up four more runs at the bottom of the eighth to put the game even more out of reach, 10-2. The Cowboys registered two more runs at the top of the ninth but fell by a final score of 10-4.BSB: Selman tried to jumpstart a @McNeeseBaseball comeback, launching a three-run homer to left. Cut deficit to 6. Nicholls up 10-4, top 9th. #GeauxPokes #SouthlandStrong pic.twitter.com/jCCeA21Nkr— Southland Conference (@SouthlandSports) May 24, 2018 Another sac fly at the bottom of the third from Morales made it a 3-0 game in favor of Nicholls.BSB: @Nicholls_BASE plated the game’s first 3 runs, capped by Morales sac fly in 3rd. #DirtyRed #SouthlandStrong pic.twitter.com/Dh4bknQe5b— Southland Conference (@SouthlandSports) May 24, 2018 The Colonels got on the board first, spurred by a double down the right field line in their first at bat by Ethan Valdez. Joey Morales and Chet Niehaus grounded out to second base back-to-back to send Valdez home for a 1-0 lead at the bottom of the first. Nicholls doubled its lead at the bottom of the second with a Dillon Belle sac fly to bring Lee Clark home for a 2-0 edge.
IMPROVING HARIBOUX, SMOOTH LIKE STRAIT & GOLIAD ALL PROMINENT AMONG NINE SOPHOMORES IN SATURDAY’S $100,000 PASADENA STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURFARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2020)–A competitive field of nine sophomores, headed by English-bred Hariboux, Smooth Like Strait and Goliad, will go one mile on turf in Saturday’s $100,000 Pasadena Stakes at Santa Anita.Trained by Jeff Mullins, Hariboux was finishing fast when a close second in the one mile turf Eddie Logan Stakes Dec. 29 and has shown steady improvement through four stateside starts.Trained by Michael McCarthy, Smooth Like Strait, a handy winner of the Grade III Cecil B. DeMille Stakes two starts back, disappointed when fourth in the Eddie Logan and will try to turn the tables on the top selection Saturday.Goliad, who is trained by Richard Mandella, was a respectable second in the Cecil B. DeMille, but tired badly to finish eighth in the Eddie Logan at odds of 7-2.HARIBOUXOwner: Red Baron’s Barn & Rancho TemescalTrainer: Jeff MullinsWith three wins from his first five starts in his native England, Hariboux will be making his 10th career start on Saturday–more than any of his competitors. Ridden for the first time by Umberto Rispoli, he was off a step slow in the one mile turf Logan on Dec. 29 and was last, about nine lengths off the lead with a half mile to run. Three-wide turning for home, he found his best stride late, finishing second, beaten a half length while a length and a half clear of Liar Liar at 34-1. With the talented Rispoli back aboard in the Pasadena, Hariboux, who posted a career-best 80 Beyer Speed figure in the Logan, has been improving steadily and would certainly benefit from a fast early pace as he bids for his fifth win.SMOOTH LIKE STRAITOwner: Cannon Thoroughbreds, LLCTrainer: Michael McCarthyA fast colt by Midnight Lute, he broke on top and waltzed to an impressive 2 ½ length win in the Grade III Cecil B. DeMille Stakes two starts back, which was his first try around two turns. Off at 15-1 in the DeMille, he was the 6-5 favorite among nine sophs in the one mile turf Eddie Logan Dec. 29, but had little to offer late after sitting a close second most of the trip. Freshened by McCarthy since, look for Smooth Like Strait to bounce back with a big effort as he’ll hope to avoid an early pace duel.GOLIADOwner: Perry R. Bass II & Ramona S. BassTrainer: Richard MandellaA first-out maiden winner at one mile on turf Sept. 28, this Kentucky-bred colt by War Front was attentive to the pace when second, beaten 2 ½ lengths two starts back in the Cecil B. DeMille Dec. 1 at Del Mar. Pressured on the early lead in the Eddie Logan, Goliad tired badly, finishing eighth, beaten seven lengths. With a win and two seconds, he’ll be making his fifth career start in the Pasadena, which will also be his fifth consecutive assignment at one mile on turf.THE $100,000 PASADENA STAKES WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS IN POST POSITION ORDERRace 7 of 9 Approximate post time 3:30 p.m. PT Governance–Tiago Pereira–120Last Opportunity–Mario Gutierrez–120Rager–Edwin Maldonado–120Club Aspen–Jorge Velez–124Liar Liar–Ruben Fuentes–120Smooth Like Strait–Geovanni Franco–124Ra’ad–Victor Espinoza–120Goliad–Abel Cedillo–120Hariboux–Umberto Rispoli–122First post time for a nine-race card on Saturday is at 12:30 p.m., with admission gates opening at 10:30 a.m. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.
PRAT SEEKS TO REMAIN IN FRONT AT SANTA ANITAFlavien Prat is looking forward to continuing his winning ways as Santa Anita resumes its Winter/Spring Meet today.The reigning Kentucky Derby winner led all jockeys with 45 victories before the Wuhan virus forced a halt to proceedings following March 22.“He’s very happy that he can continue on with his career,” agent Derek Lawson said of the 27-year-old Frenchman, who was promoted to first place in the 2019 Run for the Roses following the controversial disqualification of Maximum Security, who crossed the wire in front.“Racing is for everyone,” Lawson continued, “all the riders, the trainers, the owners. They can now return to a semblance of normal life with the horses back running and competing.”Among those Team Prat has on its calendar this meet is marathon turf stalwart United, pointing to the Grade II, $200,000 Charles Whittingham Stakes at a mile and a quarter on grass May 23.A gelded son of Giant’s Causeway trained by Richard Mandella for LNJ Foxwoods, United was second by three quarters of a length in the 2019 Whittingham and second by a head at 51-1 to Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf.United captured the Grade II San Marcos Stakes at Santa Anita on Feb. 1 before an unfulfilled trip to Dubai on World Cup day March 28 when the entire program was cancelled due to the Wuhan virus.United was scheduled to run in the $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic at 1 ½ miles on the grass.CLUBHOUSE RIDE PROGENY EYE GOLD AND GLORYWarren’s Showtime and Club Aspen, stakes-winning progeny of the budding California stallion Clubhouse Ride, could add to their impressive resumes on Saturday.Warren’s Showtime, a chestnut daughter of Clubhouse Ride bred by Benjamin Warren who is the owner along with his wife, Sally, seeks her third straight stakes victory in the $150,000 Evening Jewel Stakes at six furlongs for three-year-old fillies bred in California.Club Aspen, a son of Clubhouse Ride who won the $100,000 King Glorious Stakes at Los Alamitos last Dec. 19, goes in the $150,000 Echo Eddie Stakes for three-year-old Cal-breds, also at six furlongs.Trained by Craig Lewis, each horse is returning to the main track and shortening up in distance after coming off a turf race.“It’s not an ideal situation,” said Lewis, who trained Clubhouse Ride to win The Californian Stakes twice, once at Hollywood Park and once at Santa Anita. “They’re better around two turns but the money is there. They’re both nice horses and we’ve got to get started somewhere.”Each horse will be piloted Jorge Velez, who has a monopoly on them, having ridden Cub Aspen in all nine of his starts, winning two, and Warren’s Showtime in all seven of her races, winning four.Club Aspen is owned by Craig’s older brother, Larry, for whom the 1995 Santa Anita Derby winner Larry the Legend is named.Clubhouse Ride stands for $3,500 at Legacy Ranch. “The biggest bargain in America,” said Lewis, who proudly points out of the son of Candy Ride ran 43 times while campaigning for six seasons from 2010 to 2015.Lewis, a native of Los Angeles who celebrated his 73rd birthday on May 1, has learned to roll with punches in a career that began in 1978. To him, the current pandemic is just another bump in the road.“It’s all about adapting,” he said. ‘That’s how you survive.”The Echo Eddie, race six on a 10-race card with a 12:30 p.m. first post time: Stir the Pot, 20-1, Edwin Maldonado; Rookie Mistake, 8-1, Mario Gutierrez; Audace, 15-1, Abel Cedillo; Summer Fire, 8-1, Mike Smith; Club Aspen, 4-1, Jorge Velez; Project Leader, 30-1, Edgar Payeras; Bettor Trip Nick, 3-1, Umberto Rispoli; Big Sweep, 5-2, Flavien Prat; and Phantom Boss, 4-1, Drayden Van Dyke.The Evening Jewel, race eight: Smiling Shirlee, 10-1, Mike Smith; Bella Vita, 6-1, Umberto Rispoli; Been Studying Her, 7-2, Flavien Prat; Dim Lights, 15-1, Assael Espinoza; Bulletproof One, 5-2, Abel Cedillo; Speedy Gigi, 12-1, Edwin Maldonado; Warrior’s Moon, 12-1, Drayden Van Dyke; Florentine Diamond, 20-1, Tiago Pereira; Warren’s Showtime, 3-1, Jorge Velez; and Homehome, 15-1, Mario Gutierrez.In all, there were 105 horses entered for Saturday’s program, an average more than 10 per race. FINISH LINES: Tony Matos now represents Edwin Maldonado in addition to J.C. Diaz Jr. The veteran agent has mentored a Who’s Who of jockeys in a resplendent career that has reaped six Kentucky Derby victories, with Angel Cordero Jr. twice (Cannonade in 1974 and Bold Forbes 1976); Laffit Pincay Jr. (Swale 1984): Kent Desormeaux twice (Real Quiet 1998 and Fusaichi Pegasus, 2000); and Victor Espinoza (War Emblem 2002). All four riders are in the Hall of Fame, as are two other former Matos clients, Garrett Gomez and Gary Stevens. “I’m happy to be working with Edwin,” Matos said…Notable works this morning: John Sadler’s Higher Power, prepping for the Grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita June 6, went five furlongs in 1:01.40…Bob Baffert’s multiple Grade I winner McKinzie went five furlongs in 1:00.40 and Richard Mandella’s United, prepping for the Grade II Charles Whittingham Stakes on May 23, went seven furlongs in 1:26.60…The USAF Thunderbirds, America’s Ambassadors in Blue, will be doing several flyovers this afternoon in a salute to Southern California Covid-19 first responders and it is expected the six Falcon F-16C/D fighter jets will be clearly visible, at approximately 1:35 p.m., at The Great Race Place.LATEST CONTENT FROM XBTV:WORKOUTS:McKinzie (Baffert) 5-15-20Scarto (Outside) and Bella D (Puype) 5-15-20Guitty (Powell) 5-15-20Shadow Sphinx (Baltas) 5-15-20Honor A. P. (Shirreffs) 5-14-20Rogallo (Sadler) 5-14-20Quicker (Outside) and Originaire (Mullins) 5-14-20Maximum Security (Baffert) 5-13-20Macedonian Ruler (Drysdale) 5-13-20Desert Law (Outside) and Big City Bane (Gaines) 5-13-20Message (Baffert) 5-13-20Midcourt (Shirreffs) 5-11-20Hard Not To Love (Shirreffs) 5-11-20 ‘CLUBHOUSE’ RIDES IN SATURDAY’S STAKES MALDONADO JOINS TOP AGENT TONY MATOS
TEAM PRAT GLAD RACING IS ‘UNITED’ AGAIN
SPURS fans will get their first glimpse of Jose Mourinho in the home dugout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when they take on Olympiakos in the Champions League on Tuesday night.The Lilywhites have so far had mixed fortunes in their Group B home matches this season, with the 5-0 rout of Red Star Belgrade last time out following the 7-2 humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich.4In the corresponding fixture in September, Spurs blew a 2-0 lead, infuriating Mauricio Pochettino.Despite their patchy form, a draw would be enough for Tottenham to qualify for the round of 16 with a game to spare – unless Red Star Belgrade manage to beat Bayern Munich in the group’s other match.Mourinho will surely want to win his first home match in charge, however, and gather some momentum after Saturday’s 3-2 win over West Ham at the London Stadium.With Pochettino’s skipper Hugo Lloris still injured, Paulo Gazzaniga will continue between the sticks. Michel Vorm is also injured – so expect one of youngsters Brandon Austin and Alfie Whiteman to be on the bench.With Jan Vertonghen back in full training, Mourinho has a big decision to make.While it may be a tad harsh to drop Davinson Sanchez – expect the 56-year-old to opt for the experience of Vertonghen alongside Toby Alderweireld on Tuesday night.Serge Aurier will likely continue at right-back after a good performance against West Ham.4But with Ben Davies sidelined by the injury picked up in the aftermath of the Hammers’ first goal, Danny Rose will return at left-back.Tanguy Ndombele was unavailable for Saturday, but with his mix of powerful physique and remarkable poise on the ball, Mourinho is likely to love the Frenchman.Expect him to return in the place of Harry Winks alongside the steel of Eric Dier.LATEST TOTTENHAM NEWSHARRY ALL FOUR ITKane admits Spurs must win EIGHT games to rise into Champions League spotGossipALL GONE PETE TONGVertonghen wanted by host of Italian clubs as long Spurs spell nears endBELOW PARRSpurs suffer blow with Parrott to miss Prem restart after appendix operationPicturedSHIRT STORMNew Spurs 2020/21 home top leaked but angry fans slam silver design as ‘awful”STEP BY STEP’Jose fears for players’ welfare during restart as stars begin ‘pre-season’KAN’T HAVE THATVictor Osimhen keen on Spurs move but only if they sell Kane this summerYOU KAN DO ITKlinsmann quit Spurs to win trophies but says Kane’s better off stayingTURBULENT PAIRINGDrogba and Mido had mid-flight brawl after stewardess prank went wrongGossipSPURRED ONTottenham table contract offer for Bayern Munich’s teenage starlet Taylor BoothExclusivePASS THE TESTEngland’s NRL-based stars urge bosses to make room for a Test this yearThere were encouraging signs on Saturday of the devastating creativity and pace possessed by the attacking trio of Lucas Moura, Dele Alli and Son Heung-min.And Mourinho will surely pick the same three again behind talisman Harry Kane up front – particularly with Erik Lamela still missing with a hamstring injury.New signings Ryan Sessegnon and Giovani Lo Celso are available to make their first appearances under Mourinho – but both are more likely from the bench, where they will sit alongside previous stalwarts Christian Eriksen and Moussa Sissoko.44 Dele Alli impressed in Jose Mourinho’s first game in chargeCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdMourinho praises Spurs star Dele Alli as the Special One wins his first match as Tottenham boss
The 35-year-old ends his career as France’s all-time leading scorer with 436 points from 77 caps, having won Six Nations Grand Slams in 2002, 2004 and 2010 and competed at three World Cups.His club career has taken in Toulouse, Toulon and his current club Lyon, as well as two spells in South Africa with the Sharks.Quoted by Le 10 Sport, he said: “After a long period of reflection and despite an offer from a club, I am calling an end to my career at the end of this season.”I still want to play but it will be the same situation if I push on for a year. It is not mental, it is the body which says to stop.”You have to know when to stop. I am 35 and it is starting to become more and more difficult. I told myself this year is the right time to finish.”
Marshall was preparing to give a post-game interview for Fox Sports following his team’s surprise 10-8 win over the Storm at AAMI Park when he noticed the Melbourne players were getting ready to give Slater a guard of honour as he walked off the ground.Yelling out to his teammates over the other side of the field, Marshall told them to rush over to acknowledge Slater in his milestone match.Past and former players have taken to social media to praise Marshall for his selfless act, including Monty Betham, David Mead and Jake Marketo, plus countless fans.In a match full of drama that featured plenty of errors by both sides, the Ivan Cleary-coached side prevailed after Ben Matulino’s pass found Luke Brooks who dived to score the match-winner in the Telstra Premiership round-two encounter and shock a disbelieving bumper Melbourne crowd.Slater became the 31st player in premiership history to chalk up 300 games a week after his long-time representative teammate Johnathan Thurston achieved the honour in Townsville in the North Queensland Cowboys’ win over the Cronulla Sharks.
The former players of the Port Moresby Women’s rugby league competition gathered at the Holiday Inn to talk with the current players and pass on their knowledge of the game.National Women’s Coordinator, Wendy Kohun said the small event was definably a big boost towards the campaign in preparing the team for 2017.Former vice captain for the DCA Porebada Bulldogs, Ranu Morea said discipline was key to everything.“You have to have discipline on and off the field. That is number one,” said Morea.Former Hanuabada Hawks player, Geua Willie added that respect was also a big part of success.“Respect your coaches, trainers and the captain on the field and abide by the rules,” said Willie.Konio Nau who played for Magani added that staying fit is also paramount.“Train hard, stay away from drinking and smoking and stay fit.“You are going into the World Cup. Do your best and we are behind you all the way,” said Morea.
This was due to lack of funding to send the team along with the other players in the other two districts.However, South Fly MP Aide Ganasi said a district championship will be held in the district and selectors will select the best to form Team Western.He said Middle and South Fly districts have already selected their representatives in various sports and are looking forward to the game.Ganasi said they are aiming to win more gold in the challenge and show the nation that they are the best.PNG Games will be from November 26 to December 10, 2016.Less than 90 days to go but the host province is confident to deliver the game, despite criticisms about the delays in the sporting venues.
Real Madrid ended up losing a game that dominated for 36 minutes against a Joventut who knew how to wait for his moment to prevail in the last four minutes of the game 83-86.Klemen Prepelic with a triple drew 81 to enter the last minute of the game, and Tony Wroten with another 3-pitch shot ahead of Penya, 83-84. Another basket of Prepelic, after a strong defensive failure Madrid put the 83-86 final without the triple throws and Randolph or Laprovittola could take the team to extra time.Bleeding and with little rhythm. That’s how the game started. Real Madrid and Joventut took the pulse of the crash. Defense failures included from the green-black team that allowed Anthony Randolph to think and almost write a book to score two triples.Pablo Laso coach of Real Madrid, ruled out Facundo Campazzo, Trey Thompkins, Jeff Taylor and Salah Mejri for the match, because the accumulation of matches – this week there is a double Euroleague day again – he runs over the players.Another highlight of the first act, which ended with 17-10, was the attempt to reconcile Jaycee Carroll with the score that ended with 7 points to his credit.White dominator start In the second quarter, Madrid played tripping. When it seemed that he was going to break the game, he slowed down and allowed the Joventut to reengage on the scoreboard, at which point he would squeeze a little to distance himself. Photo: EFE The rebounding superiority of Real Madrid was enough to reach the changing rooms with 42-34 on the scoreboard.An incentive of the match was the test that Klemen Prepelic, a player assigned by Madrid to Penya, had to pass. He did it without penalty or glory in the first 20 minutes of play.Carroll and Prepelic matched in the third quarter. Professor and applicant. Present and, perhaps, future. While Gabriel Deck took a good run in attack to cement the Madrid advantage, 52-38 (m.23.30).The landscape did not change and when it seemed that Madrid was definitely breaking the game, the Joventut, on its own merits and other people’s demerits, returned to approach on the scoreboard although without more, without fear, without trying to undertake larger companies. At the end of the third act, 70-61.The game was embarrassed at the start of the final quarter with losses, bad decisions, failures and fouls by both teams. The marker narrowed, 73-68 (m.34.15).Penya knew how to wait for her moment Laso freed Sergio Llull from the corset of the direction of the game, putting Nico Laprovittola on the track and at the same time, while Joventut, now yes, scared Madrid and for the second time in the game he put himself on the scoreboard , after the initial 0-3, 75-76 (m.36).After a placid match came the pressure and nerves the last four minutes of the crash. A basket of Deck and a triple of Randolph returned to franchise Madrid, 80-76, in a pispás, but a triple of Prepelic put the tie at 81 with which he entered at the last minute.Madrid paid for their fatigue, for not breaking the game when he could and for his loaded schedule.Data sheet:83 – Real Madrid (17 + 25 + 28 + 13): Laprovittola (7), Deck (14), Carroll (15), Tavares and Randolph (13) – initial five -, Causeur (11), Rudy, Reyes (7 ), Llull (7) and Mickey (9).86 – Joventut (10 + 24 + 27 + 25): Dimitrijevic (7), López-Aróstegui (6), Prepelic (22), Kanter (12) and Harangody (5) – initial five – Wroten (13), Morgan (8), Omic (8), Ventura (3) and Zagars (2).Referees: Óscar Perea, Javier Torres and Iyán González. Without eliminated.Incidents: Match corresponding to the twentieth day of the Endesa League played at the Palacio de Deportes (Wizink Center) in Madrid before 8,224 spectators. They were saved 24 seconds (by one of the numbers that took in the Lakers in the NBA) of silence in memory of Kobe Bryant. The Slovenian escort scored 22 points and was key in the victory of the Joventut 02/02/2020 – 14:48
Madrid visitOne year later Juventus I would visit Vicente Calderón in group stage, where Atlético won 1-0 with a goal from Arda Turan which was the capital to finish in the first group place. That leadership would lead the rojiblanco team to be measured in the round of 16 at Bayer Leverkusen. Atlético fell in Germany with a goal from Calhanoglu, so much that Mario Suarez matched the feather mattress. The tie had to go to the penalties, where the rojiblancos were imposed before their fans 3-2. Real Madrid would arrive in the quarterfinals in a first leg where whites could not beat a great Oblak for the final 0-0. On the return a goal from Chicharito would give the pass to the whites semifinals. Barcelona and BayernFor the 2015-16 season Atlético would solve the knockout stages at Vicente Calderón resorting again to penalties after 210 minutes against PSV without goals. In that round the rojiblanco team won by 8-7. In these rooms, Barcelona appeared on this occasion with a 2-1 in the first leg and with Torres ejected, but Atlético would flip the scoreboard with a double from Griezmann on another historic night of Vicente Calderón. In the semifinals it would be the almighty Bayern de Guardiola who would try to tear down the fortress of Atlético. But the mattress resistance was joined by a touch of magic by Saul, who left the victory 1-0 in a Maradonian play by leaving every rival that came to his step. Bayern, Leicester, Real MadridThe barbarian team would suffer the athletic power as a local a season later, although this time in group stage. Yannick Carrasco was in charge of giving the tip to Bayern with a left foot that slipped into Neuer’s goal after hitting the stick. A triumph that would serve Atlético to advance again to eighths as the first group. There they would meet the Leverkusen again, although the pass was fully routed after 2-4 of the first leg. The second leg (0-0) will be remembered for the spectacular triple stop of Oblak. In the quarter, Atlético defeated Leicester, the recent Premier champion, 1-0 at Vicente Calderón to travel to England with an advantage that would make it valid with 1-1. In the semifinals the Bernabéu 3-0 was a huge slab, although Atlético came to stand with a 2-0 that reopened the hopes of comeback for the mattress parish. The match ended in heavy rain with absolute communion between the fans and the players. A power at home who will live a litmus test with the visit of Liverpool, a club that failed to win at Vicente Calderón or in Champions or in Europa League during the first decade of the 21st century despite always leaving as a favorite. Atlético welcomes its fans for try to achieve a magical and unforgettable night and begin to fill the Wanda Metropolitano with memories, a stadium that is still in its infancy. However, with Atlético playing before his fans there are no impossible. Since Cholo arrived at the club in December 2011, Atlético has never dropped at home in a Champions League knockout round and also counting the group stage only Benfica in 2015 and Chelsea in 2017, the first Wanda Metropolitano match in the competition, have been able to add a win in feud mattress. Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern and Real Madrid have twice visited the home of Atlético in the Champions League without any having emerged victorious, although in the case of the white team the defeat by 2-1 of 2017 served him to advance round after 3-0 of the first leg.Juventus and DortmundAtletico knows that much of their options in the tie go through to get a good result playing in the Wanda Metropolitano to jump to Anfield with advantage. A plan that went perfectly last season against Juventus, where Godín and Giménez gave a spectacular 2-0 win against the Italians, but later truncated with the 3-0 lap in Turin. That same year he had succumbed the Dortmund 2-0 on his first visit to the Wanda Metropolitano. From the first home game in the Champions League with Simeone on the bench, with victory against Zenit 3-1, the mattress fortress first in Vicente Calderón and later in Wanda Metropolitano He has made Atleti one of the most fearsome teams in the world at home.Milan, Barcelona and ChelseaIn the 2013-14 season Milan suffered in mattresses the power mattress in a year where it ended up reaching the final. If Atlético had already won 0-1 in the first leg with a goal from Diego Costa, on the lap he hit the table hitting the rossonero set 4-1 with a double from Costa and the goals of Arda Turan and Raúl García. In the rooms the mission was more complicated, with a 1-1 of the first leg against Barça and without Diego Costa due to injury. But Atlético went out to eat the Blaugranas and Koke gave an unforgettable victory for the red and white parish, which filled the Calderón and vibrated with a spectacular atmosphere. In the semifinals he arrived Mourinho’s Chelsea, who formed an eleven ultradefensive in search of a goalless draw That ended up getting. But the Portuguese coach did not expect 1-3 of the lap, despite the goal of Torres for the blues, with the great novelty of Adrián in the eleven getting the goal of the tie. Diego Costa and Arda would close the athletic pass to the final. Atlético has before it the most brave bull of current football. A Liverpool that is heading for the Premier League title with more than 20 points ahead about Manchester City, ranked second, and that is the current world champion and current winner of the Champions League. While the rojiblanco team goes through the worst sporting moment since the arrival of Simeone, facing an opponent of such magnitude makes the missive of eliminating the reds in eighths of the maximum European competition seems mission impossible.