Spanish LaLiga ’18-19 – Highlights: Espanyol 2nd; Real Madrid Sinks To The 7th Spot

These are the next 4 matches of LaLiga, Match Day 9 of 38. The highlights are appended below the points table.

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

Rank Name Won Draw Lost Points
1 Barcelona 5 3 1 18
2 Espanyol 5 2 2 17
3 Alaves 5 1 3 16
4 Sevilla 4 4 2 16
5 Atletico Madrid 4 2 1 14
6 Valladolid 4 2 3 14
7 Real Madrid 4 1 4 13
8 Levante 3 3 2 12
9 Getafe CF 3 3 2 12
10 Real Betis 3 2 3 11

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LaLiga 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Match 6 of 10: Rayo Vallecano vs Getafe CF

Result: 1 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Rayo Vallecano: Raul de Tomas 74′
  • Getafe CF: Dimitri Foulquier 63′, Sergio Akieme 67′ (OG)

Match Statistics:

Rayo Vallecano Team Stats Getafe CF
10 Shots 5
3 Shots On Target 2
66% Possession 34%
395 Passes 212
78% Pass Accuracy 59%
14 Fouls 25
3 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
6 Corners 2

Highlights:

  • Getafe defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on Sunday evening in a crotchety issue which included 39 fouls, eight yellow cards, one red and energy until the end.
  • The LaLiga match just genuinely sprang into life on the hour check when Dimitri Foulquier put the guests ahead before a Sergio Akieme Rodriguez strike multiplied their lead in no time a short time later.

  • Raul De Tomas divided the shortage with 16 minutes remaining and a short time later, it was a disorderly shutting act to the challenge.
  • Melero Lopez thought that it was hard to keep his cards in his pocket and in that spell alone, doled out eight, including two yellows for Oscar Trejo.However, Getafe kept their self-control in the midst of the disorder to hang on for three points to lift them into the best half.

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Match 7 of 10: Eibar vs Athletico Bilbao

Result: 1 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Eibar: Charles 17′ (P)
  • Athletico Bilbao: Inaki Williams 21′

Match Statistics:

Eibar Team Stats Athletico Bilbao
18 Shots 6
6 Shots On Target 3
62% Possession 38%
447 Passes 304
73% Pass Accuracy 61%
7 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 5
8 Corners 2

Highlights:

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  • Athletic Club began the 2018/19 season off with a triumph over Leganes, yet they have not won again from that point forward and have now gone seven matches without a win. As of late, they visited Basque neighbors Eibar at Ipurua and could just deal with a 1-1 draw.
  • The group from Bilbao ought to most likely feel happy to take anything back up the AP-8 motorway, with Los Armeros having been the better side and having been the ones in the number one spot.
  • VAR was counseled to enable Eibar to open the scoring in the seventeenth moment, with Inigo Martinez made a decision to have fouled Sergi Enrich, and with Charles venturing up and changing over the spot kick.

  • Athletic could level very quickly, as Inaki Williams completed well when getting through on goal in the 21st moment. Following that, however, Eibar retook the activity and finished the match with 18 shots and six of them on target, contrasted with the six and three of their visitors.
  • The most obvious opportunity for the home side came in the 62nd moment, when Athletic goalkeeper Iago Herrerin needed to make two spares one after another from Fabian Orellana and afterward Joan Jordan. The meeting goalkeeper, who swapped Unai Simon for this one, was equivalent to everything with the exception of Charles’ punishment and earned his side a point.

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Match 8 of 10: Huesca vs Espanyol

Result: 0 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Espanyol: Borja Iglesias 41′, 64′

Match Statistics:

Huesca Team Stats Espanyol
10 Shots 6
2 Shots On Target 2
54% Possession 46%
437 Passes 393
82% Pass Accuracy 77%
21 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
6 Corners 4

Highlights:

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  • Having spent an effective season on-loan with Real Zaragoza last season, Borja Iglesias has affectionate recollections of the area of Aragon and now he has another, having scored the support that moved Espanyol into second place.
  • The striker scored the main two goals of the 2-0 win as his current group visited Aragonese side Huesca in LaLiga Santander. Only five minutes in he had an extraordinary shot, however he was hailed for offside.

  • However Iglesias did at long last score just before the half time break, changing over a Didac Vila cross in the 41st moment, regardless of whether this goal likewise must be checked by VAR for offside, with it chose there was none.
  • Victor Sanchez at that point had a goal precluded for offside five minutes into the second half, before Iglesias made it 2-0 in the 64th moment, completing admirably when through one on one against Aleksandar Jovanovic.

  • The rest of the amusement was a red hot undertaking, with fouls, appointments, VAR meetings and nine minutes of stoppage time.Yet Espanyol weathered the tempest and now sit second, only one point behind city rivals Barcelona.

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Match 9 of 10: Real Betis vs Valladolid

Result: 0 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Valladolid: Antonito 35′

Match Statistics:

Real Betis Team Stats Valladolid
20 Shots 6
4 Shots On Target 2
64% Possession 36%
583 Passes 348
88% Pass Accuracy 75%
7 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
9 Corners 6

Highlights:

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  • They may keep the ball superior to relatively every other group in Spain, yet Real Betis have a goalscoring issue and they by and by experienced a mental blackout against Real Valladolid, while being suckerpunched at the opposite end. The recently advanced side won 1-0 in Seville to move up into 6th place, having now won four matches consecutively.
  • For Valladolid, there is an unmistakable course of action and it is working, though at Betis they have the third most astounding ball possesion rate in LaLiga, while having gotten the least goals, with only five.

  • On Sunday night they commanded ball possesion from the off, yet as regular they could not transform this into clear shots, not figuring out how to debilitate Jordi Masip until the 35th moment.
  • Only one moment from that point forward, Valladolid hit Betis on the counter and they set up together an exquisite group move to do as such, with Leo Suarez and Toni Villa joining before Antonito touched base at the back post to complete it off.

  • Betis enhanced into the second half and Masip must be cognizant to deny Ryad Boudebouz and Sidnei, and also viewing a Boudebouz freekick shriek directly over the bar.
  • In any case, in truth, Valladolid were never extremely awkward as they shielded their lead, one which they could nurture the distance to full-time for a paramount triumph.

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