Goals from Antoine Griezmann, Marcos Llorente and Koke secured Atletico Madrid a 3-0 win over Girona in their first home game of the LaLiga season on Sunday.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is to miss the first leg of his team’s UEFA Conference League (UECL) semifinal first leg against Olympiacos after receiving a yellow card in the penalty shootout against Lille.
South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams saved four penalties in the post-match shootout against the Cape Verde Islands to carry his country into the last four of the Africa Cup of Nations after a 0-0 draw in their quarter-final on Saturday.
Kylian Mbappe’s second-half brace gave Real Madrid a hard-fought 2-0 win over Real Betis on Sunday, earning the LaLiga champions their second win of the season.
