Sevilla have scraped into the Champions League by the skin of their teeth as a stoppage time
winner from youngster Rodri gave the club a 3-2 victory over Almeria to cement them the coveted
fourth place.
Eyebrows were raised as the youngster was brought on a substitute by manager Antonio Álvarez
ahead of Brazilian international Luis Fabiano.
Below the latest update for the list of Spanish La Liga Managers for 2009-10 season: Almeria: Juan
Manuel Lillo (Spain :: November 2, 1965 :: since Dec 2009) Athletic Bilbao: Joaquín Caparrós
(Spain :: October 13, 1955 :: since 2007) Atlético Madrid: Quique Sanchez Flores (Spain ::
February 2, 1965 :: since Oct 2009) Barcelona: Josep Guardiola (Spain :: [.
The Roman Theater in Málaga was discovered in 1951, and its origins date back to the time of
the Roman Empire and Caesar Augustus.
With El Clásico in the rear-view mirror, La Liga continues forward with a mid-week round that
will help shape the European and relegation battles.
Squad Profiles are available for each of the twenty clubs currently playing football in
the Spanish top flight. They are an overview of each club and specifically denote players to highly
consider selecting for your side. Others have been ear-marked to watch out for as they may be new
to La Liga or returning from injury.
Last December Juan Manuel Lillo became the coach of Almeria. This December the 45 year old
manager will likely be looking for work. Lillo was fired from last year's new boys earlier today
following a 8-0 defeat to Barcelona. The club's official website said that the sacking came because
of "the poor results in the last rounds of the championship.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
It was a big day for Spain's top two teams as Barcelona and Real Madrid put on offensive clinics
ahead of next week's El Clasico.
Lionel Messi scored a hat trick as Barcelona routed Almeria 8-0. Messi opened the scoring in the
17th minute, kicking off a torrid 19 minutes in which Barcelona scored five times.
Barcelona and Real Madrid both headed into El Clasico in fine form, both
securing comfortable victories against Athletic Bilbao and Almeria
respectively.
Barcelona equalled their own La Liga record with an 8-0 away victory against Almeria.
