Spanish LaLiga ’18-19 – Highlights: Real Madrid & Barcelona Suffer Defeats On The Same Day

This is the next 4 matches of LaLiga, Match Day 7 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 1 13
2 Real Madrid 4 1 1 13
3 Atletico Madrid 3 2 1 11
4 Sevilla 3 1 2 10
5 Alaves 3 1 1 10
6 Espanyol 3 1 2 10
7 Celta Vigo 2 3 1 9
8 Villarreal 2 2 2 8
9 Real Sociedad 2 2 2 8
10 Girona 2 2 1 8

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LaLiga 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Match 3 of 10: Athletico Bilbao vs Villarreal

Result: 0 – 3

Goal Scorers:

  • Villarreal: Pablo Fornals 65′, Ramiro Funes Mori 80′, Karl Toko Ekambi 89′

Match Statistics:

Athletico Bilbao Team Stats Villarreal
12 Shots 19
2 Shots On Target 6
67% Possession 33%
662 Passes 334
87% Pass Accuracy 75%
3 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
6 Corners 4

Highlights:

Serie A

  • This was a match that urgently required some action after a frustrating first half at the Estadio San Mames, and eventually that landed in the second-half as Athletic Club surrendered three times against Villarreal.
  • Chances in the opening half, were at a premium and when they arrived, they were half shots, in the best case scenario.

  • As the hosts hoped to pick up leverage, Pablo Fornals quieted the home group soon after the hour.
  • With time running out for Los Leones and mentor Eduardo Berizzo willing them forward, Ramiro Funes Mori’s 2nd goal on 80 minutes for the Yellow Submarine thumped the stuffing out of Athletic.
  • Ekambi’s 3rd goal in the last moment was the last nail in the casket.

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Match 4 of 10: Leganes vs Barcelona

Result: 2 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Barcelona: Philippe Coutinho 12′
  • Leganes: Nabil El Zhar 52′, Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz 53′

Match Statistics:

Leganes Team Stats Barcelona
10 Shots 9
6 Shots On Target 5
22% Possession 78%
218 Passes 789
67% Pass Accuracy 90%
15 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
4 Corners 5

Highlights:

La Liga

  • LaLiga pioneers Barcelona drooped to a stunning first loss of the season on Wednesday, enduring a 2-1 vanquish at battling Leganes in the wake of surrendering twice in two second-half minutes as mentor Ernesto Valverde’s squad turn reverse discharges.
  • Philippe Coutinho gave the champs the lead in the 12th moment with a tasteful volley and Lionel Messi smacked a shot against the bar as Barca, resting Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez, made a solid beginning against Leganes, who started the match at the base of the table.

  • Barca’s agreeable hang on the match, significantly broke apart not long after the interim when Nabil El Zhar headed home a circling cross in the 52nd moment and 20-year-old Oscar Rodriguez turned in a 2nd goalscarcely sixty seconds after, to the delight of the 12,000 fans packed into the Butarque stadium.
  • Leganes goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar pulled off a staggering double spare to impede Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic from short proximity in the ending minutes while Sergi Roberto skied a decent chance, as the unfancied guests clutched their record in their first top flight prevail upon Barcelona.

  • The Catalans were playing a 4th round of a chaotic spell of seven matches in 23 days and despite the fact that they drew 2-2 at home to Girona after Valverde rested players, the mentor pivoted his side once more, acquiring Thomas Vermaelen for Alba to send a new back three.
  • He additionally began without Suarez to give forward Munir El Haddadi a first aggressive beginning, since returning on loan from Alaves and Barca needed smoothness in advance despite the fact that they led the pack when Coutinho got a crossfield go from Messi and flicked the ball into the air before volleying home.

  • Leganes had done well to restrain their deficiency to one goal and they came flying out of the squares after halftime, pursuing down their rivals with forceful squeezing.
  • Vermaelen was gotten out of position when El Zhar headed in the equalizer and Gerard Pique was looked under lock and key minutes up some other time, enabling Rodriguez to hammer the ball into the top of the net and give Leganes, in their third season in the best flight, an impossible yet completely merited win.

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Match 5 of 10: Valencia vs Celta Vigo

Result: 1 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Valencia: Michy Batshuayi 25′
  • Celta Vigo: lago Aspas 82′

Match Statistics:

Valencia Team Stats Celta Vigo
14 Shots 9
5 Shots On Target 3
36% Possession 64%
354 Passes 621
79% Pass Accuracy 87%
18 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
0 Corners 2

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Exactly when it looked like Valencia would get their first win of the season, Celta Vigo’s Iago Aspas flew up with a late equalizer.
  • Michy Batshuayi had given Los Che the lead on the 25th minute, and with their guests willing to sit back, the hosts looked strong from a general point of view.

  • Despite the fact that Celta had more ball possession, they did not take advantage of it, until a little ways from time when a sharp move put in Aspas who committed no error.
  • Base club Real Valladolid are the main other group without a triumph this season, and the weight is mounting on Marcelino.

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Match 6 of 10: Sevilla vs Real Madrid

Result: 3 – 0

Goal Scorers:

  • Sevilla: Andre Silva 17′, 21′, Wissam Ben Yedder 39′

Match Statistics:

Sevilla Team Stats Real Madrid
16 Shots 21
7 Shots On Target 3
40% Possession 60%
357 Passes 535
82% Pass Accuracy 89%
16 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
5 Corners 6

Highlights:

LaLiga

  • Real Madrid bit the dust in a 3-0 crush at a widespread Sevilla on Wednesday, losing without precedent for LaLiga under mentor Julen Lopetegui and passing up on the opportunity to gain by Barcelona’s stun 2-1 vanquish at Leganes.
  • Portuguese striker Andre Silva gave Sevilla the ideal begin against the European bosses and joint class pioneers by scoring from short proximity in the seventeenth moment after a mistake between Real’s out-of-shape protector Marcelo and midfielder Casemiro.

  • Milan loanee Silva jumped four minutes after poor goalkeeping from Thibaut Courtois, netting for the 6th time this season and moving above Lionel Messi as the best scorer in Spain, in spite of the fact that Gareth Bale nearly pulled one back for Real when his shot struck the post.
  • Sevilla were persistent all through the primary half and after Franco Vazquez hit the bar, striker Wissam Ben Yedder scored in the 39th moment for his 6th objective in seven days.

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