The tournament faces the final in Maspalomas

 

The XXVII LALIGA FC FUTURES International Tournament already has its semi-finalists: Rayo Vallecano, Atlético de Madrid, Real Madrid and Real Betis , who won their respective quarter-final matches.

 

Today saw the final group stage matches, resulting in the following quarter-final standings: Real Madrid topped Group A, followed by UD Las Palmas . In Group B, Rayo Vallecano finished first, followed by Juventus . FC Barcelona took first place in Group C , with Borussia Dortmund second . And in Group D, Real Betis finished second, followed by Atlético de Madrid.

 

The host team, UD Las Palmas , kicked off the quarterfinals against Rayo Vallecano at the David García Santana Stadium in the Maspalomas Sports Complex . After a goalless draw, with spectacular saves from Las Palmas goalkeeper Acoidán , Rayo secured the victory in a penalty shootout. FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid also went to penalties after a 1-1 draw, with goals from Atlético's Adri Díaz and Barcelona's Mamadou . Atlético advanced to the semifinals.

 

A comfortable Real Madrid secured qualification against Juventud with a 3-0 victory, thanks to goals from David García , Alberto Ruiz (penalty), and Marco Poyatos . In the final match of the day, Real Betis emerged victorious , narrowly defeating Borussia Dortmund with a goal from Mario Díaz.

 

Tomorrow, Friday, the 27th LALIGA FC FUTURES International Tournament will come to a close. The two semifinals will be played starting at 10:00 AM: Rayo Vallecano vs. Real Madrid , followed by Atlético de Madrid vs. Betis . At 5:00 PM, the grand final will take place, where the two best clubs in the competition will compete for the title of champion of the 2023 LALIGA FC FUTURES International Tournament . All matches are being played at the Maspalomas Sports Complex , on the David García Santana Field , with free admission.

 

 

Football leaders in a tournament of enormous international impact for Gran Canaria

 

The stands of the Maspalomas Sports City were packed with thousands of fans and familiar faces such as Paquito Ortiz , head of innovation at the UD Las Palmas Canary Foundation and former player for the yellow team; journalist José Ramón de la Morena , whose Foundation promotes this tournament along with LALIGA; and Ángel María Villar , former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, who was delighted to be able to witness this tournament "in this wonderful land, seeing some youngsters in a learning period who must not forget that to be top-level players they have to sacrifice a lot and combine their studies with this sport."

  

Words of praise also came from the pitch, from referee Mateu Lahoz , recently retired from professional football, “imagine what this invitation has meant to me, with my children in

the stands, this tournament is education, it is training, values, sportsmanship…” Lahoz claimed to be delighted with the level of the players, “all the kids here would be very good referees, because they know a lot about football”, and he also highlighted the importance of accepting defeats, “I was able to see as an assistant Liverpool, who conceded up to seven goals, but they never lowered their level, they continued with immense desire, for me that is magical, they are lessons learned, we faced defeat.”

 

That is why he gives advice to all the players, “we have come to have fun, you are players from some of the best academies, go out and do what you know how to do, without pressure, let the boys have fun and get educated.” He also pointed out that this image transcends many countries, continents “in which they are having a very bad time,” and it is important that this is the case.

 

Lahoz was full of praise for the organization, especially for the ball boys, "one of its fundamental pillars." The San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council, through its Department of Sports, publicly expressed its gratitude for the commitment of CD Maspalomas, San Fernando CD, CD Tablero, and El Castillo CF , who have loaned their under-12 players to serve as ball boys in this 2023 edition.

 

José Ramón de la Morena , for his part, described the tournament “as a Christmas football nativity scene, which couldn't be anywhere else but the Canary Islands. The Tourism Councillor of the Gran Canaria Island Council, Carlos Álamo, has fought for it like no one else, working closely with the San Bartolomé de Tirajana Town Council, because they don't care about ideologies, only their land, along with Domingo Espino , the best organizer we've ever had.” De la Morena also didn't forget “the enormous media impact this tournament has, which will be even greater this year, since it's being broadcast on more platforms than ever before.”

 

Specifically, there are about 15 countries around the world that receive images and developments of the XXVII LALIGA FC FUTURES International Tournament , places as far away as China, the United States or Australia , where the enormous sporting level of the competition, the quality sports facilities capable of hosting international events and a privileged environment, the tourist destination of Gran Canaria and Maspalomas, which celebrates an outdoor tournament with spring-like temperatures in the middle of December, are already reaching.

 

The 27th LALIGA FC FUTURES International Tournament can be watched live on Gol Play, DANZ, Movistar+, and the OTT platform LALIGA+. It can also be followed on the LALIGA TV BAR and LALIGA TV HYPERMOTION channels, the LALIGA YouTube channel, the official LALIGA Twitch channel, the official LALIGA Facebook page, and the social media platform Weibo. All information is available on LALIGA's digital platforms.

 

All information on LALIGA FC FUTURES, standings and results, can be found at: https://www.laliga.com/laliga-fc-futures/xxvii-torneo-internacional-laliga-fc-futures

 

The XXVII LALIGA FC FUTURES International Tournament is sponsored by the Gran Canaria Island Council , through Turismo Gran Canaria , the San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council and its Maspalomas Costa Canaria brand , and the Government of the Canary Islands through Promotur Turismo Canarias based on the REACT EU Fund.

 

 

LALIGA FC FUTURES 2023 RESULTS – GRAN CANARIA, MASPALOMAS

 

 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023, GROUP PHASE

 

MATCH	RESULT
SEVILLA FC - UD LAS PALMAS	1-1
LIVERPOOL FC - ATLETICO DE MADRID	0-2
JUVENTUS - VILLARREAL CF	1-0
REAL BETIS – REAL SOCIEDAD	2-0
FC BARCELONA – BORUSSIA DORTMUND	2-0
MARSEILLE- REAL MADRID	0-1

 

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023, QUARTERFINALS

 

MATCH	RESULT
RAYO VALLECANO – UD LAS PALMAS	0 (P)-0
FC BARCELONA – ATLÉTICO DE MADRID	1-1 (P)
REAL MADRID - JUVENTUS	0-3
REAL BETIS – BORUSSIA DORTMUND	1-0