La Liga race will be the one to watch over the remaining couple weeks of the European season. Hector Herrera might play a role in deciding the winner as Simeone keeps using him as a starter for Atletico Madrid. He’s not the only one playing for something as the season winds down.
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Another weekend, another solid performance by Edson Alvarez but what else happened?
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Raul Jimenez had a bumpy start to his European career. It started with him receiving just 4 league starts in his first season with Atletico Madrid and scoring 1 goal. His estimated $12m transfer seemed like a bust for the Spanish giants. He was sent to Benfica and experienced some success but was never fully trusted to lead the line for the Portuguese giants. Jimenez never started more for than 8 league games or saw more than 1,000 league minutes in any of his 3 seasons in Portugal. Although he did reach double digit goal totals in 2 out of the 3 seasons, he wanted more responsibility than being a super sub. A Mexican striker in Europe in wanting to be more than a super sub, sound familiar?
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