Spanish LaLiga ’18-19 – Highlights: Barcelona’s Winning Run Halted By Girona

This is the last four matches of LaLiga, Match Day 5 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 1 0 13
2 Real Madrid 4 1 0 13
3 Alaves 3 1 1 10
4 Celta Vigo 2 2 1 8
5 Atletico Madrid 2 2 1 8
6 Girona 2 2 1 8
7 Sevilla 2 1 2 7
8 Espanyol 2 1 2 7
9 Real Sociedad 2 1 2 7
10 Getafe CF 2 1 2 7

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LaLiga 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Match 7 of 10: Levante vs Sevilla

Result: 2 – 6

Goal Scorers:

  • Levante: Roger Marti 12′, Moses Simon 90′
  • Sevilla: Wissam Ben Yedder 11′, 35′, 45′, Daniel Carrico 21′, Andre Silva 49′, Pablo Sarabia 59′

Match Statistics:

Levante Team Stats Sevilla
19 Shots 20
11 Shots On Target 9
48% Possession 52%
391 Passes 425
85% Pass Accuracy 85%
5 Fouls 18
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
8 Corners 4

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Wissam Ben Yedder’s hattrick helped Sevilla to a 6-2 pounding at Levante to lift them into the top 50% of LaLiga.
  • The midfielder denoted his first group beginning of the season with a goal inside 11 minutes, yet Levante leveled through Roger inside 60 seconds.

  • Meanwhile, defender Daniel Carrico set the guests back in front when he headed in Pablo Sarabia’s free-kick, and Ben Yedder finished his hattrick with a snappy fire double preceding the break.
  • Andre Valente Silva and Sarabia heaped the wretchedness on Levante after half-time, and even Simon Kjaer’s last-minute claim goal could not take the sparkle off an awesome away win for Sevilla.

  • There was far less activity at El Madrigal, where Villarreal were again baffled by Valencia in a 0-0 draw, three days after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Rangers.
  • Dani Parejo was demonstrated a straight red card for the guests 13 minutes into the second half for a foul on Ramiro Funes Mori, however the hosts could not exploit – and oversaw only a solitary shot on focus in the entire match.

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Match 8 of 10: Villarreal vs Valencia

Result: 0 – 0

Match Statistics:

Villarreal Team Stats Valencia
11 Shots 12
1 Shots On Target 2
56% Possession 44%
515 Passes 418
87% Pass Accuracy 84%
12 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
8 Corners 6

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Despite the fact that a point away at Villarreal can be viewed as a decent outcome, when you are winless, as Valencia were, it will feel like another 2 points dropped.
  • The two sides have European desires after awesome crusades in 2017/18, yet have battled since the beginning of this season.

  • Los Che experienced not having Geoffrey Kondogbia in midfield to drive them forward, however in truth, they could have played for an additional hour and a half and still not found the goal.
  • They were toothless all through, and that dissatisfaction at long last bubbled over as Dani Parejo was demonstrated a straight red just before the hour mark.

  • It was just about the most energizing thing to occur, with just 3 shots on point on throughout the evening.

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Match 9 of 10: Real Betis vs Athletico Bilbao

Result: 2 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Real Betis: Marc Bartra 51′, Sergio Canales 68′
  • Athletico Bilbao: Inaki Williams 7′, Raul Garcia 18′

Match Statistics:

Real Betis Team Stats Athletico Bilbao
16 Shots 7
4 Shots On Target 4
71% Possession 29%
597 Passes 256
88% Pass Accuracy 72%
13 Fouls 20
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 5
6 Corners 1

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Markel Susaeta red card on half-time saw the equalization of play swing far from Athletic Club and for Real Betis, the hosts returning from a two-goal shortfall to guarantee a point.
  • Inaki Williams had given the Basques the ideal beginning with a goal on 7 minutes in a match that was deferred by more than two hours in light of the heat.

  • When Raul Garcia multiplied the lead before 20 minutes was on the clock, Eduardo Berizzo’s side were flying.
  • Be that as it may, once Susaeta went off, it pulverized their shape, and Betis took full favorable position after the break.

  • Mark Bartra got them once more into it inside 6 minutes of the restart, and Sergio Canales fixed the draw on 68 on account of an assist from Cristian Tello.

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Match 10 of 10: Barcelona vs Girona

Result: 2 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Barcelona: Lionel Messi 19′, Gerard Pique 63′
  • Girona: Cristhian Stuani 45′, 51′

Match Statistics:

Barcelona Team Stats Girona
22 Shots 7
11 Shots On Target 6
68% Possession 32%
732 Passes 342
91% Pass Accuracy 78%
9 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corners 2

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Barcelona’s 100 percent winning beginning to the season stopped on Sunday when they were held to a 2-2 LaLiga draw by Girona on Sunday, having been diminished to playing the last 55 minutes with 10 men.
  • The outcome implied they lost their two-point advantage over Real Madrid at the highest point of the table, with the two groups on 13 points after 5 matches.

  • Lionel Messi gave the victors the lead in the 19th minute with a first-time shot after a lay off from Chile global Arturo Vidal and verged on multiplying the lead in the wake of moving through a labyrinth of safeguards however observed his shot spared.
  • Barca’s solid beginning was crashed when safeguard Clement Lenglet was sent off 35 minutes into his first match beginning for the club in the wake of elbowing Pere Pons, and Girona exploited just before the interim when Cristhian Stuani leveled.
  • Uruguayan striker Stuani struck again in the 51st to give Girona, just playing their second season in Spain’s best flight, an improbable lead.

  • The Catalans kept on ruling procedures in spite of their numerical disservice, and they nearly adjusted when Messi sent a free kick slamming against the crossbar.
  • Gerard Pique headed in the leveler in the 63rd minute by moving over two defenders to meet a sketchy, redirected cross from Luis Suarez after mentor Ernesto Valverde had tossed on Ivan Rakitic and Philippe Coutinho for the failing to meet expectations Vidal and Arthur.

  • Girona adapted honorably to Barca’s surge for the rest of the amusement, holding their heads under the weight and compelling the champs to fall back on long range shots which neglected to inconvenience noteworthy visiting goalkeeper Bono.

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