Spanish La Liga ’18-19 – Highlights: Isco’s Late Strike Saves Real Madrid

These are the next 4 matches of of La Liga, Match Day 4 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 2 of 10: Atletico Madrid vs Eibar

Result: 1 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Atletico Madrid: Borja Garces Moreno 90+4′
  • Eibar: Sergi Enrich 87′

Match Statistics:

Atletico Madrid Team Stats Eibar
18 Shots 12
9 Shots On Target 3
57% Possession 43%
515 Passes 406
77% Pass Accuracy 69%
5 Fouls 21
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
14 Corners 3

Highlights:

La Liga

  • Atletico Madrid turned away a humiliating home thrashing to minnows Eibar by attracting 1-1 on account of a strike from young debutante Borja Garces, somewhere down in stoppage time yet proceeded with their poor beginning to the La Liga season.
  • Eibar, one of the smallest groups in the best flight, took a stunning lead with three minutes staying at the Wanda Metropolitano, when striker Sergi Enrich struck the ball in from short proximity after delicate goalkeeping from Jan Oblak.

  • Atletico had commanded the match overall, however were every now and again foiled by Eibar’s Serbian attendant Marko Dmitrovic, and it took the impossible figure of institute graduate Garces, 19, to pull them level in the 94th moment, pounding the ball home in the wake of controlling a cut-over from Angel Correa.

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Match 3 of 10: Real Sociedad vs Barcelona

Result: 1 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Real Sociedad: Aritz Elustondo 12′
  • Barcelona: Luis Suarez 63′, Ousmane Dembele 66′

Match Statistics:

Real Sociedad Team Stats Barcelona
8 Shots 12
5 Shots On Target 6
30% Possession 70%
330 Passes 755
75% Pass Accuracy 88%
18 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
1 Corners 6

Highlights:

La Liga

  • Barcelona rode their fortunes to dig out from a deficit, and win 2-1 at Real Sociedad, proceeding to oust their horrendous record in San Sebastian and keeping up their ideal beginning to the La Liga 2018-19 season.
  • The Camp Nou fell behind after a pounding shot from Aritz Elustondo in the 12th minute from a set piece.
  • They likewise survived significant attack from the home side in the 2nd half before Luis Suarez levelled in the 63rd minute, with a crude goal and Ousmane Dembele gave them a scarcely merited lead three minutes later.

  • The fightback takes after Barca’s 4-2 win at Real Sociedad in January. They recorded a second in a row triumph at Anoeta following a 11-year fruitless spell without an association win there.
  • Barca lead the standings with 12 points after 4 matches, albeit Real Madrid can go along with them at the association’s summit on the off chance that they win at Athletic Bilbao later on Saturday.

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Match 4 of 10: Valencia vs Real Betis

Result: 0 – 0

Match Statistics:

Valencia Team Stats Real Betis
12 Shots 11
2 Shots On Target 6
39% Possession 61%
356 Passes 578
79% Pass Accuracy 88%
22 Fouls 9
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corners 4

Highlights:

La Liga

  • The 2018/19 crusade has not begun in the most ideal path for Valencia, as Marcelino’s side fell 9 points behind pioneers Barcelona after their goalless draw against Betis.
  • Their motivation was not helped by early damage to Geoffrey Kondogbia, who had to be supplanted.

 

  • A feisty first-half was more eminent for the yellow cards than any conventional entries of play, and the only close chance in the entire match was when, Dani Parejo shook the cross bar on 54 minutes.
  • Still winless in LaLiga Santander, Los Che will seek after better fortunes in the Champions League.

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Match 5 of 10: Athletico Bilbao vs Real Madrid

Result: 1 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Athletico Bilbao: Iker Muniain 32′
  • Real Madrid: Isco 63′

Match Statistics:

Athletico Bilbao Team Stats Real Madrid
12 Shots 16
4 Shots On Target 6
39% Possession 61%
389 Passes 590
82% Pass Accuracy 88%
19 Fouls 7
6 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 6
1 Corners 2

Highlights:

La Liga

  • Barcelona sit 2 points clear at the highest point of the La Liga table after Real Madrid were held by Athletic Bilbao.
  • Madrid dropped points without precedent for La Liga under Julen Lopetegui, with Isco’s header rescuing a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao.
  • Iker Muniain packaged home from short proximity to give Athletic a first-half lead in a terrible tempered conflict at San Mames, while Unai Simon struck a goal for the hosts.

  • In any case, Toni Kroos sent Gareth Bale clear with a phenomenal chipped pass and substitute Isco flicked in the Wales winger’s cross to level not long after his second-half presentation.
  • Madrid squeezed for a victor however could not beat Simon a second time, leaving Lopetegui’s men two points behind class pioneers Barcelona, who kept up their ideal record.
  • Inaki Williams hauled a 14th minute shot wide, and Markel Susaeta approached with a 20-yard drive before twice being denied by Thibaut Courtois as Athletic made a high-octane beginning.

  • Simon spared from Marco Asensio, yet Athletic took a justified lead in the 32nd moment.
  • Susaeta got into the Madrid box and the commander’s low cross was diverted in from short proximity by a mix of Williams and Muniain, the last credited with the objective.
  • Athletic had a second goal discounted for offside when Raul Garcia tucked home a Benat free-kick, with Simon again jumping low on his right side to keep out Luka Modric’s drive.
  • Simon was lucky to escape with a poor repel from Bale’s free-kick, however the 21-year-old splendidly presented appropriate reparations to keep out Sergio Ramos on the bounce.

  • Lopetegui expedited Isco and the Spain awed the equaliser inside three minutes, gesturing in plain to give Bale’s incredible right-footed cross on the run the finish it merited.
  • Be that as it may, Simon magnificently obstructed an Asensio shot in the 68th moment to safeguard a point for Athletic, neither side ready to discover a victor in a hysterical final minutes.

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