Spanish LaLiga ’18-19 – Highlights: Griezmann Finally Breaks His Goal Drought

These are the first three matches of LaLiga, Match Day 6 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 0 0 12
2 Real Madrid 3 1 0 10
3 Celta Vigo 2 1 1 7
4 Espanyol 2 1 1 7
5 Getafe CF 2 1 1 7
6 Real Sociedad 2 1 2 7
7 Girona 2 1 1 7
8 Alaves 2 1 1 7
9 Athletico Bilbao 1 2 0 5
10 Atletico Madrid 1 2 1 5

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LaLiga 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Match 1 of 10: Espanyol vs Eibar

Result: 1 – 0

Goal Scorers:

  • Espanyol: Mario Hermoso 68′

Match Statistics:

Espanyol Team Stats Eibar
9 Shots 8
5 Shots On Target 1
46% Possession 54%
429 Passes 502
75% Pass Accuracy 75%
9 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corners 3

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Mario Hermoso header gave Espanyol a 1-0 triumph over Eibar to keep up their noteworthy beginning to the season that incorporates a 100% win rate at home.
  • Espanyol have now have 3 wins from 3 at their Cornella stadium with 4 goals scored and none surrendered, after Hermoso gestured home a Melendo cross from the wing following a debated corner kick halfway during that half.

  • It was a fervently debated experience with Eibar regularly focused yet they are feeling the loss of the effectiveness of last season and Espanyol were commendable victors.
  • Eibar defender Dmitrevic was made to work from the beginning, when Leo Baptistao struck wide when one-on-one.

  • The guests’ most obvious opportunity came toward the beginning of the 2nd half when Diego Lopez took care of business fingertips to the ball and deny Cardona.
  • Espanyol conveyed the more noteworthy risk and they got their reward through Hermoso’s clinical header into the edge of the net.

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Match 2 of 10: Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano

Result: 2 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Real Sociedad: Jon Baitista 5′, Willian Jose 78′
  • Rayo Vallecano: Luis Advincula 31′, Oscar Trejo 36′ (P)

Match Statistics:

Real Sociedad Team Stats Rayo Vallecano
16 Shots 11
6 Shots On Target 6
57% Possession 43%
449 Passes 352
83% Pass Accuracy 80%
12 Fouls 18
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 1
8 Corners 5

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Willian Jose rescued a point for Real Sociedad on his arrival from injury, as they drew 2-2 at home to Rayo Vallecano.
  • The Brazilian demonstrated his significance to the group, going ahead for the last half hour, with his capacity in the box and he headed home a cross following 78 minutes.

  • Real Sociedad had begun as the more grounded team with Bautisto unhesitatingly completing past Alberto after a long ball by Sangalli and they kept on squeezing yet Rayo started gradually to get more ball possession.
  • The guests turned the match around with 2 goals that had a considerable amount of debate.

  • Real players asserted foul on the goalkeeper Rulli by Medran when Avincula scored and afterward there was little contact when Bebe went down for a penalt that was scored by Trejo. Real tossed on Willian Jose however and he could win his side a point.

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Match 3 of 10: Atletico Madrid vs Huesca

Result: 3 – 0

Goal Scorers:

  • Atletico Madrid: Antoine Griezmann 16′, Thomas Partey 29′, Koke 33′

Match Statistics:

Atletico Madrid Team Stats  Huesca
17 Shots 8
5 Shots On Target 1
59% Possession 41%
657 Passes 452
91% Pass Accuracy 85%
1 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corners 3

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • First-half goalsfrom Antoine Griezmann, Thomas Partey and Koke helped a resurgent Atletico Madrid secure a 3-0 home triumph over Huesca on Tuesday.
  • Diego Simeone’s side looked agreeable as they recorded a third-back to back win in all rivalries, with every one of the 3 goals arriving in an opening 35-minute surge.

  • The hosts, who rested Saul Niguez, Rodrigo and Juanfran in front of this present end of the week’s derby against neighborhood equals Real Madrid, lost defender Jose Maria Gimenez to injury in a prevailing first-half execution.
  • Griezmann tapped in from short proximity following 16 minutes, before Partey’s ground-breaking long-go exertion multiplied their lead on the half hour.

  • Under 5 minutes after that, Koke scored a blessed 3rd goal, as his lobbed pass was missed by both colleague Angel Correa and the onrushing Huesca goalkeeper Axel Werner.
  • Atletico moved into 3rd place in LaLiga behind Real and Barcelona, who both play on Wednesday, while Huesca drop to eighteenth and are without a win in five.

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