The Copa del Rey boils over

The Vicente Calderón hosted last night's first leg of the thrilling Copa del Rey semi-final showdown between Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona. Although the azulgranas took the lead in the first half, thanks to superb goals from Luis Suárez and Leo Messi, the colchonero side regained their traditional fighting spirit in the second half and managed to close the gap with a header from Antoine Griezmann. Diego Simeone warns: "We are alive, do not doubt it."

Serie A takes advantage of the winter market

Clubs in the Serie A took advantage of the winter transfer window to give a considerable boost to their squads. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, there were a total of 142 movements involving Italian teams, who have always been keen on making signings during the month of January. The arrivals of Tomás Rincón at Juventus, Gerard Deulofeu and Lucas Ocampos at AC Milan, and French midfielder Clement Grenier at AS Roma are among the most remarkable transactions. Similarly, the newspaper highlights the fact that vecchia signora has invested in the future with the signings of Mattia Caldara and Ricardo Orsolini.

Fabián Orellana, ready to improve his image

The new Valencia signing, Chilean Fabián Orellana, took advantage of his presentation with the ché side to make it clear that, despite his clash with Eduardo Berizzo at Celta de Vigo, he is not a disruptive player. The striker arrives at Mestalla eager to regain his best form and to give a helping hand to a team in a very delicate situation. His debut could come this weekend in the match between Valencia and Eibar.