Spanish LaLiga ’18-19 – Highlights: Real Madrid Suffer Shocking Defeat

These are the next 4 matches of LaLiga, Match Day 8 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 4 2 1 14
2 Real Madrid 4 2 2 14
3 Alaves 4 2 2 13
4 Sevilla 4 1 2 12
5 Atletico Madrid 3 3 1 12
6 Real Betis 3 3 1 11
7 Espanyol 3 2 2 11
8 Real Sociedad 3 2 3 11
9 Celta Vigo 2 4 1 10
10 Levante 3 1 4 9

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LaLiga 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Match 2 of 10: Girona vs Eibar

Result: 2 – 3

Goal Scorers:

  • Girona: Cristhian Stuani 40′, 42′
  • Eibar: Charles 12′ (P), Anaitz Arbilla 45+5′, Sergi Enrich 72′

Match Statistics:

Girona Team Stats Eibar
10 Shots 12
3 Shots On Target 4
52% Possession 48%
357 Passes 328
70% Pass Accuracy 65%
9 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
4 Corners 9

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Girona’s 3-2 home thrashing by Eibar had completely everything; goals, VAR, debate, rebounds.
  • With 12 minutes on the clock, Charles put the guests ahead of the pack from the spot, however Cristhian Stuani, so frequently the saint for Girona, scored two of every three minutes just before the break to have the Estadio Montilivi bobbing before half-time.

  • Their euphoria was brief, be that as it may, as in the fifth moment of first-half injury time, Arbilla drew the Basques level.
  • A significantly calmer second-half created a significant winner to effortlessness any match, Sergi Enrich’s header fixing every one of the 3 points.

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Match 3 of 10: Getafe CF vs Levante

Result: 0 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Levante: Enis Bardhi 60′

Match Statistics:

 Getafe CF Team Stats Levante
15 Shots 12
4 Shots On Target 3
56% Possession 44%
343 Passes 301
71% Pass Accuracy 68%
17 Fouls 18
4 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
10 Corners 2

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Lionel Messi may remain the best freekick taker in LaLiga Santander, however he has Enis Bardhi simply behind him, with the Levante player netting amazingly, one more freekick for the east drift club on Saturday evening in a 1-0 triumph.
  • Of the 10 goals, the 23-year-old has gotten for Levante since participating in 2017, six of them have been immediate freekicks.

  • His most recent left away at Getafe, who had the most obvious opportunity with regards to the primary half, just for Oier Olazabal to spare fabulously when Nemanja Maksimovic was through one-on-one in the 31st moment.
  • That kept the scoreline goalless at the break, before Bardhi lit up the portable fire stick winning freekick 15 minutes into the second time frame. Levante could hang on for the win, at last vanquishing 10 men after Francisco Portillo was sent off in stoppage time, probably to state something to the referee.

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Match 4 of 10: Alaves vs Real Madrid

Result: 1 – 0

Goal Scorers:

  • Real Madrid: Manuel Alejando Garcia Sanchez 90+5′

Match Statistics:

Alaves Team Stats Real Madrid
8 Shots 13
4 Shots On Target 6
30% Possession 70%
297 Passes 684
68% Pass Accuracy 88%
20 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corners 3

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Real Madrid’s terrible run proceeded as Manu Garcia’s last-wheeze header asserted a sensational 1-0 LaLiga win for Deportivo Alaves.
  • On as a second-half substitute, Garcia benefited from horrendous Madrid stamping to gesture home from point-clear range in the last moment of stoppage time and rebuff Madrid’s wickedness at the opposite end.
  • It was just Alaves merited on the parity of the match, with Madrid’s dreary assaulting play causing issues down the road for them indeed.

  • Julen Lopetegui’s side have now gone three LaLiga matches without a goal out of the blue since March 2002, and have lost 3 of their last 4 installations in all rivalries.
  • The annihilation aggravates a hopeless keep running for Lopetegui, who required a response following an overwhelming thrashing to Sevilla and their unexpected 1-0 misfortune to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, and the previous Spain manager is certain to feel the weight.
  • Madrid were on top at an opportune time with Karim Benzema and Dani Ceballos both driving Fernando Pacheco without hesitation before Nacho Fernandez headed wide.

  • Benzema went nearer in the ninth moment, Ximo Navarro’s frantic objective line leeway denying Madrid an opener, yet that was the last possibility of note the guests would make.
  • Toni Kroos, on his 200th Madrid appearance, acted the hero after the interim, making an essential block attempt after Ibai Gomez locked onto Jony’s cross.
  • Ruben Duarte attempted his fortunes from range as Alaves’ weight proceeded, with Thibaut Courtois blessed the bounce back from his spare did not tumble to Gomez.

  • Marco Asensio’s presentation infused some criticalness, however it was Alaves substitute Garcia who might have the last say.
  • Jony’s circling corner discovered Ruben Sobrino plain at the far post, and he had the sound judgment to head the ball back crosswise over goal, with Garcia close by to anchor a celebrated triumph.

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Match 5 of 10: Leganes vs Rayo Vallecano

Result: 1 – 0

Goal Scorers:

  • Leganes: Guido Carrillo 14′

Match Statistics:

Leganes Team Stats Rayo Vallecano
13 Shots 6
4 Shots On Target 2
35% Possession 65%
254 Passes 472
68% Pass Accuracy 82%
12 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
5 Offsides 2
6 Corners 4

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • An unbelievably intense beginning to the season had left Leganes base of the LaLiga Santander table in front of the eighth round, even with a triumph over Barcelona to their name, however Los Pepineros got off the foot of the table on Saturday evening with a 1-0 win against capital city neighbors Rayo Vallecano.

 

  • Guido Carillo got the home side off to a brilliant beginning as he turned in a Michael Santos cross in the 14th minute for a goal which ended up being the winning goal.
  • Rayo did not react well at first and their mentor Michel invested the vast majority of the half energy break in the hole considering the circumstance, before rolling out a twofold improvement in the 49th moment, presenting Alvaro Garcia and Adrian Embarba for Bebe and Gael Kakuta.

  • The guests enhanced after this change and Alvaro Medran struck the crossbar from a freekick in the 73rd moment, before Oscar Rodriguez approached with a direct freekick endeavor of his own.
  • Everything was set up for an exciting last 10 minutes, yet Medran was then demonstrated a second yellow and rejected in the 82nd moment, enabling Leganes to see out the last minutes with a man advantage.

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