Spanish La Liga ’18-19 – Highlights: Messi Scores Barca’s 6000th Goal

These are the next three matches of La Liga 2018-19, Match Day 1 of 38, that were held on 18th and 19th August 2018. The highlights are appended below the points table.

Rank Name Won Draw Lost Points
1 Barcelona 1 0 0 3
2 Levante 1 0 0 3
3 Real Sociedad 1 0 0 3
4 Celta Vigo 0 1 0 1
5 Espanyol 0 1 0 1
6 Girona 0 1 0 1
7 Valladolid 0 1 0 1
8 Athletico Bilbao 0 0 0 0
9 Athletico Madrid 0 0 0 0
10 Eibar 0 0 0 0

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La Liga 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Match 3 of 10: Celta Vigo vs Espanyol

Result: 1 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Celta Vigo: David Lopez 52′ (OG)
  • Espanyol: Mario Hermoso 45′

Match Statistics:

Celta Vigo Team Stats Espanyol
12 Shots 14
2 Shots On Target 5
48% Possession 52%
395 Passes 424
79% Pass Accuracy 79%
13 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
8 Corners 7

Highlights:

  • Celta Vigo and Espanyol gave their new mentors a disappointing beginnning in the Spanish league with a 1-1 draw.
  • Celta started its battle in Vigo with Argentine mentor Antonio Mohamed, and Espanyol commenced its season with newcomer Joan Francesc Ferrer “Rubi.”

  • The clubs contracted new chiefs subsequent to frustrating efforts last season, when Espanyol completed eleventh and Celta was just thirteenth, a long way from capability for the European rivalries.
  • Mario Hermoso put Espanyol ahead at Balaidos Stadium with a shot from inside the territory after a corner just before halftime.

  • Celta leveled from the get-go in the 2nd half with an own goal by David Lopez, who endeavoured to capture a cross and wound up diverting the ball into his own particular net.

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Match 4 of 10: Villarreal vs Real Sociedad

Result: 1 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Villarreal: Willian Jose 40′, Juanmi 71′
  • Real Sociedad: Gerard Moreno 16′

Match Statistics:

Villarreal Team Stats Real Sociedad
16 Shots 8
7 Shots On Target 4
53% Possession 47%
461 Passes 422
79% Pass Accuracy 78%
16 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
4 Corners 6

Highlights:

  • Villarreal began its 2018-19 season with an exceptionally disillusioning execution. Santi Cazorla beginning was a tremendous enthusiastic lift for the group, and after a genuinely even initial ten minutes Villarreal started to turn it on.
  • Gerard Moreno scored at the 16th minute, and there were almost 2 more goals in the following five minutes as the Submarine turned it on.

  • In any case, with five minutes to go before the break, Funes Mori, who had looked incredible to that point, miskicked the ball back to Sergio Asenjo, and Willian José took the chance and equalised the scoreboard.

  • After the break, Alvaro Gonzalez’s mistimed shot gave Juanmi the chance to go ahead and hammer a solid shot past Asenjo to put his team in the lead.

  • In reply, Real Sociedad could not score as the Villarreal won their opening match of La Liga 2018-19.

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