Spanish La Liga ’18-19 – Highlights: Messi, Suarez Star In Barca’s Thumping Win

These are the last 4 matches of La Liga, Match Day 3 of 38. The highlights are appended below the points table.

Spanish La Liga ’18-19 – Highlights: Madrid Bag First La Liga Win

Rank Name Won Draw Lost Points
1 Barcelona 3 0 0 9
2 Real Madrid 3 0 0 9
3 Celta Vigo 2 1 0 7
4 Levante 1 1 0 4
5 Sevilla 1 1 0 4
6 Athletico Bilbao 1 1 0 4
7 Espanyol 1 1 1 4
8 Real Sociedad 1 1 1 4
9 Getafe CF 1 1 1 4
10 Atletico Madrid 1 1 1 4

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La Liga 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Match 6 of 9: Levante vs Valencia

Result: 2 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Levante: Roger Marti 13′, 33′
  • Valencia: Denis Cheryshev 16′, Daniel Parejo 52′ (P)

Match Statistics:

Levante Team Stats Valencia
13 Shots 18
4 Shots On Target 5
45% Possession 55%
365 Passes 447
78% Pass Accuracy 81%
14 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 4
3 Corners 5

Highlights:

La Liga

  • Both Valencia and Levante will feel that they could have won in this 2-2 draw which implies Marcelino’s side are still yet to win in this La Liga season.
  • In warmth and mugginess, it was Levante who began the match on a better note and twice proceeded through Roger Marti while Morales hit the woodwork as Valencia battled at the back.

  • Levante however were not ready to keep up their leeway with Cheryshev heading home a Carles Soler to level the scores at 1-1 and afterward into the second half Dani Parejo struck a penalty after Carlos Soler was brought around Tono.
  • Valencia looked the more grounded side as the diversion wore on particularly with Coke sent off for a second yellow card. Kevin Gameiro hit the post twice and Rodrigo likewise went close however Valencia could not get the triumph.

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Match 7 of 9: Alaves vs Espanyol

Result: 2 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Alaves: Borja Baston 57′, Ruben Sobrino 59′
  • Espanyol: Leo Baptistao 42′ (P)

Match Statistics:

Alaves Team Stats Espanyol
8 Shots 11
5 Shots On Target 7
36% Possession 64%
274 Passes 469
72% Pass Accuracy 80%
19 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
0 Corners 12

Highlights:

La Liga

  • 2 goals in two minutes saw Alaves turn their evening meeting with Espanyol on its head. The Catalan club were driving at the break on account of a 42nd moment penalty from Leo Baptistao, who changed over after Victor Laguardia had fouled David Lopez.
  • They could have been two up, however a Sergio Garcia goal was discounted minutes after the restart as a result of an offside.

  • Let free, Alaves’ Borja Baston headed in an equaliser in the 57th moment, before Ruben Sobrino got an additional two minutes.
  • The Basque group at that point protected their lead the distance to the full-time shriek to finish their initial three-point pull of the crusade.

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Match 8 of 9: Barcelona vs Huesca

Result: 8 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Barcelona: Lionel Messi 16′, 61′, Jorge Pulido 24′ (OG), Luis Suarez 39′, 90+3′ (P), Ousmane Dembele 48′, Ivan Rakitic 52′, Jordi Alba 81′
  • Huesca: Cucho Hernandez 3′, Alejandro Gallar Falguera 42′

Match Statistics:

Barcelona Team Stats Huesca
31 Shots 7
15 Shots On Target 3
68% Possession 32%
660 Passes 308
91% Pass Accuracy 80%
6 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
9 Corners 4

Highlights:

La Liga

  • Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored twice each as La Liga champions Barcelona turned on the style to pound Huesca 8-2 and join Real Madrid as the main groups in the league to win their opening three recreations.
  • Top-flight debutants Huesca took a stun early in their first group visit to the Nou Camp when Colombian forward Cucho Hernandez avoided the ball in from point-clear range only for Messi to cannon a shot in off the post to level in the sixteenth.

  • An own goal from Jorge Pulido gave Barca the lead and Suarez expanded it by scoring without precedent for 5 goals in all rivalries after VAR toppled an offside call from the linesman.
  • Huesca’s Alex Gallar pulled one back before half-time to make it 3-2, however any expectation of a recovery from the guests was killed off by 3 Barca goals in a short ways from Ousmane Dembele, Ivan Rakitic and another strike from Messi.

  • Jordi Alba topped a splendid execution to score the seventh goal in the wake of setting up two of the prior ones, while Suarez included No. 8 with a penalty in stoppage time as Messi missed an opportunity to score a hattrick, offering the penalty to the Uruguayan.
  • The whipping lifted Barca above Real Madrid at the highest point of the La Liga standings on goal distinction after three diversions, with the Catalans scoring 12 and yielding two while Real have gotten 10 and surrendered twice.

  • Barca likewise put 8 goals past Huesca in their last gathering at the Nou Camp in the Copa del Rey in a 8-1 win in 2014, while this was their greatest win in the association since pounding Deportivo La Coruna 8-0 far from home in April, 2016.
  • The last time they scored eight times in a home group amusement was in a 8-0 whipping of Osasuna in 2011.

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Match 9 of 9: Real Betis vs Sevilla

Result: 1 – 0

Goal Scorers:

  • Real Betis: Joaquin 80′

Match Statistics:

Real Betis Team Stats Sevilla
11 Shots 8
3 Shots On Target 2
63% Possession 37%
517 Passes 295
84% Pass Accuracy 72%
15 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
4 Offsides 5
5 Corners 8

Highlights:

La Liga

  • Veteran Real Betis midfielder Joaquin Sanchez scored the only goal to give his side a 1-0 prevail upon city rivals Sevilla and end a 12-year wait for a home triumph in the neighborhood derby.
  • Joaquin, turned into the most established scorer in a Seville top-flight derby when he rose to head home at the close post in the 79th moment, soon after the guests had midfielder Roque Mesa sent off after being booked twice.

  • Betis went into the derby under strain subsequent to taking just a point from their initial two amusements and made a blazing start as Cristian Tello and Loren went near scoring, while Sergio Canales had a goal discounted for offside after VAR intervention.
  • Sevilla almost scored through Franco Vazquez and Gabriel Mercado yet gave their adversaries an additional man advantage when Mesa was reserved for fouling goalkeeper Pau Lopez, and Joaquin took full favourable position to the enjoyment of the 60,000 supporters inside the pressed Benito Villamarin stadium.

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