La Liga 2022-23 Archives

Valencia blunt Getafe 5-1, Valladolid secure first win in La Liga

VALENCIA: Getafe’s woeful run in the season continues as the side faced a crushing defeat on Monday by the home team Valencia 1-5 as matchday four of La Liga came to an end.

Toni Lato scored the opening goal for Valencia and within 20 minutes into the game, they outclassed the opponents with goals each from Samuel Lino and Samu Castillejo.

Nico Gonzalez and Hugo Duro then furthered the lead in the second half with Alvarez scoring the consoling goal for Getafe.

Valladolid, on the other hand, edged past Almeria 1-0 to secure their first win of the season thanks to Shon Weissman’s stellar effort in the extra time to register the lone goal of the match.

With the conclusion of the week four matches, Real Madrid continues to say atop of the standings with Barcelona jumping to the second. Villareal held off Real Betis to take the third spot.

The action-filled tournament is being telecasted live on Pakistan’s first HD Sports channel – A Sports and is simultaneously streamed on the digital platform of ARY Digital Network – ARY ZAP in crystal clear HD quality.

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Villarreal thrash Elche to maintain winning streak in La Liga

VALENCIA: Villarreal outclassed Elche 4-0 in a one-sided La Liga clash to keep their winning streak intact and moved two points within the leaders Real Madrid, while the home side Valencia bounced back to outclass Getafe 5-1 to claim the second victory of the ongoing season.

Unai Emery’s side had a flying start to their clash with Elche as Gerard Moreno struck in just the 26th minute to hand Villarreal an early lead.

Villarreal kept testing the Elche defences before Giovani Lo Celso scored 10 minutes later to enhance their lead to 2-0 in the first half.

The two sides then remained indulged in a tense battle before Francis Coquelin and Jose Luis Morales netted a goal each in the closing minutes and bolstered their side to a resounding 4-0 victory.

The third-ranked Villarreal are the only side yet to concede a goal in the ongoing La Liga and sit level with second-ranked Barcelona with 10 points.

Valencia, on the other hand, bounced back from two straight frustrating 0-1 defeats to thrash Getafe 5-1 in a one-sided encounter.

Toni Lato led the charge for Valencia in the seventh minute as he netted the opening goal for his side before Samuel Lino and Samu Castillejo struck in the 14th and 16th minutes to boost their side’s lead to 3-0.

Nico Gonzalez and Hugo Duro then struck each in the second half and further added to the misery of struggling Getafe.

Gaston Alvarez, however, struck a consolation goal moments after the drinks break in the 78th minute to deny a clean sheet to Valencia.

Athletic Club’s unbeaten run in the season ended with a 1-0 home loss to Espanyol as the former Barcelona striker Martin Brathwaite struck his first goal for Espanyol in the closing minutes and powered his side to their maiden victory of this season.

With a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano, Osasuna triumphed for the third time in four games thanks to a late tie-breaker from Ruben Garcia.

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Aspas’ double puts Celta Vigo 3-0 up over Cadiz in La Liga

VIGO: Iago Aspas shone with a powerful brace as Celta Vigo swept Cadiz to secure its second consecutive win in La Liga in the opening game of matchday four of the season.

The home side made a promising start but failed to take a lead before halftime with winger Oscar Rodriguez missing an opportunity.

Aspas then opened the scoring in the 56th minute with a powerful shot from outside the box which landed in the nets beating the Cadiz goalkeeper Ledesma.

The breakthrough opened the floodgates for Celta in the latter stages of the game as Rodriguez doubled the lead just after six minutes.

Aspas then unleashed another strong hit from outside the box to make it 3-0 for Celta in the 75th minute.

Celta will now travel to Madrid for an away game against Atletico next weekend while Cadiz will play Barcelona in a home game in Andalucia.

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Griezmann stars as Atletico Madrid edge past Valencia 1-0 in La Liga

VALENCIA: Antoine Griezmann’s stellar goal in the second half helped Atletico Madrid beat Valencia 1-0 to surge in La Liga standings following their crushing defeat by Getafe in the last game.

Atletico made a promising start and unleashed a vigorous attack against the opponent as Joao Felix nearly hit the post but Mamardashvili sprawled on the right corner to save for Valencia.

The referee slapped Valencia with a red card before halftime as Thierry Correia brought down Alvaro Morata but a VAR review upheld the foul and only granted a yellow.

Atletico continued the attack in the second half and finally took a lead in the 66th minute when Griezmann shot the ball from the area into the bottom left corner after a slight deviation with no chance for Mamardashvili to stop it.

The home side failed to equalize the lead in the remaining time taking Atletico to the sixth position in the standings after the narrow win.

Meanwhile, Athletic Club clinched a comprehensive win over the home side, Cadiz, by 4-0 in the earlier game on Monday thanks to Gorka Guruzeta’s brace with Inaki Williams and Alejandro Remiro scoring a goal apiece.

With the win, Athletic Club held off Villareal to take the fourth spot with Real Madrid running on top at the end of match day three of the ongoing season.

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Lewandowski’s double help Barca sweep Valladolid 4-0 in La Liga

BARCELONA: Robert Lewandowski starred with his second brace of the season to crush the newly-promoted Real Valladolid 4-0 as Barcelona secured the second straight win in La Liga, here at Camp Nou on Sunday.

Barcelona dominated the first half of play while the away side struggled to get into the match. The Spanish giants made an immediate impression when Lewandowski pounced at the back post on a superb cross from Raphinha.

Pedri then doubled the lead for Barca two minutes before the halftime following a skilful team effort.

Barca continued with their domination into the second half as the Polish striker scored his second with a spectacular back heel. While substitute Sergi Roberto netted the ball in the extra time to make it 4-0 for the home side.

The win elevates Barca to the third position in the table after two wins and a draw with Real Madrid claiming the top spot following their third consecutive win of the season as they outpowered Espanyol 3-1 last night.

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Celta Vigo claim first win of the season, Real Betis maintain perfect run

SPAIN: Celta Vigo have clinched their first triumph of the ongoing La Liga 2022-23 season as skipper Iago Aspas struck and powered the side to an away victory at Girona, while Real Betis thumped Osasuna 1-0 to maintain their unbeaten run.

The two sides went hard at each other in the first half and apparently got a chance to secure the breakthrough but failed to make it count.

Celta Vigo skipper Aspas then made no mistake and took just a few minutes and arrowed home to hand his side a much-needed lead that lasted till the final whistle.

The rest of the match followed a tense battle between the two teams and a series of substitutions but it all went in vain as the scoreboard remained intact at 1-0 despite the extra time.

In another match, however, Real Betis carried their domination over Osasuna and enhanced their unbeaten run over the latter to nine matches with a home 1-0 victory on Friday.

Betis are currently undefeated after three games in the ongoing La Liga season and lead the standings by nine points, followed by Villarreal and Real Madrid, who each have six points, and are in second and third place, respectively.

The visiting side posed the majority of scoring threats in the early stages of the game before Los Verdiblancos star Borja Iglesias struck in the 34th minute to put Betis in front.

Betis sought to build on their lead in the second half, but German Pezzella’s late red card thwarted their chances and had to settle for a 1-0 victory over Osasuna.

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Girona stun Getafe 3-1 to secure first win in La Liga season

GIRONA: The home side Girona tasted their first victory of the ongoing La Liga 2022-23 season as they stunned Getafe 3-1 on Monday.

Former Major League Soccer top-scorer Taty Castellanos, who is playing for a one-season loan from New York City FC, netted his first La Liga goal to put Girona up front with a 3-0 lead in the 64th minute.

The home side had a brilliant start to the match as Cristhian Stuani invaded Getafe’s defence and netted the first goal for his side in the ongoing season. Stuani found it hard to sneak through the defence, however, a sloppy effort from the goalkeeper handed him the desired outcome.

The second half of the match got off to a dramatic start as Getafe defender Domingos Duarte netted an own goal to enhance the hosts’ command.

Getafe striker Enes Unal, whose strike in the 56th minute was turned down by the referee after a video review, struck a consolation goal in the 73rd minute when his side was already trailed by three goals.

The two sides remained indulged in a tense battle in the closing minutes but the scoreboard remained intact despite the extra time.

Getafe lost to Atletico Madrid 3-0 at home to start the season, while Girona suffered a 1-0 loss to Valencia.

The victory over Getafe, however, resulted in Girona rising to the eighth position, while Getafe sank to the bottom with two straight defeats.

Meanwhile, in another match, Elche midfielder Alex Collado struck in the 30th minute to trump Almeria Umar Sadiq’s strike in the 23rd as the two sides finished at a 1-1 draw to share the points.

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Rayo Vallecano sink Espanyol 2-0 in a heated clash to secure top standing

CATALONIA: Rayo Vallecano strikers Isi Palazon and Pathe Ciss struck in the first and second half respectively to bolster their side to beat Espanyol 2-0 in a heated La Liga clash on Friday as both sides ended with 10 men each.

After holding the strong Barcelona for a goalless draw in their opening match of the La Liga 2022-23 campaign, Rayo Vallecano tasted their first defeat as they outclassed Espanyol 2-0 to secure the top spot in the standings.

Rayo’s encounter got off to an unfavourable start when defender Florian Lejeune was sent off after getting his second yellow card in two minutes.

Later at the half-hour mark, the two sides squared off in terms of their fielders as Espanyol defender Sergio Gomez received a red card for a rough tackle.

Spanish striker Palazon scored in the 40th minute to give Rayo an early 1-0 lead and bolstered the side to finish the first half on a high.

A few minutes into the second half, the Senegalese midfielder Ciss struck from the corner to propel Rayo to a dominating 2-0 lead that lasted till the final whistle.

Iraola added veteran Radamel Falcao as a late replacement, and although being active, he was twice flagged for offside. Whereas, Espanyol was denied a consolation goal in the closing minutes as Javier Prado hit the post.

Meanwhile, in another match, Real Valladolid failed to taste a much-awaited victory over Sevilla as the promoted side had to settle for a 1-1 draw.

Valladolid, which last defeated Sevilla 10 years ago, were looking solid to run away with an anticipated victory when Anuar Mohamed Tuhami netted the ball in the 80th minute.

Karim Rekik, however, stunned Valladolid as he cut their celebrations six minutes later with an astounding equalizer and powered his side to hold on for a draw.

After Sevilla’s season-opening loss against Osasuna by a score of 2-1 and Valladolid’s defeat by Villarreal by a score of 3-0, the outcome earned both teams their first point of the year.

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Juanmi’s double puts Real Betis 3-0 up against Elche in La Liga

SEVILLE: Juanmi starred with double strikes as Real Betis sweep Elche 3-0 in the final game of the opening week of La Liga season 2022/23, here on Monday.

The home side looked in complete control of their opponents after Elche were left short of a man as John Nwankwo was handed a red card early in the game.

Borja Iglesias scored the opening goal of the match in the 26th minute after a brilliant assist from Nabil Fekir. Iglesias guided the ball into the bottom right corner to give his side a 1-0 lead.

Juanmi then doubled the lead six minutes before half-time after he received a deep pass from William Carvalho and finished exquisitely with the right foot into the bottom left corner.

Betis continued to dominate Elche in the second half and tested Elche’s defence a few times before Juanmi finally scored his second in the 60th minute to give his side a comprehensive 3-0 lead.

With the conclusion of the first week’s game, Villarreal stays at top of the La Liga standings followed by Athletico Madrid at second while Real Betis in the third. Real Madrid are placed fourth while Barcelona secured the 11th position as they finish on a draw in their first game.

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Morata’s double bolsters Atletico to crush Getafe 3-0 in La Liga

GETAFE: Atletico Madrid start their La Liga 2022-23 campaign on a winning note as Alvaro Morata and Antonie Griezmann shone to bolster the side to beat the home side Getafe 3-0 on Monday.

Morate led the charge for Atletico as he scored the opening goal in the 15th minute to set the tone for the match.

The home side then remained on the back foot till the first half, however, halted Atletico to enhance their lead as Getafe’s defence thwarted several attempts to keep the scoreboard intact.

The home side seemed to have found the opportunity to net the equalizer in the 41st minute as Getafe got the ball on the right-hand flank and the cross came in for Borja Mayoral, whose strike bounced on a little too much; forcing the ball to hit the crossbar.

The home side then again found a vital opportunity in the opening minutes of the second half as Enes Unal found space and ran with the ball on the left with no Atletico defenders near him. The Turkish footballer, however, failed to net the ball as it sailed over the post.

Following the missed opportunity, Getafe then lost the ball in the key area and Joao Felix made a near-perfect assist to Morata, who made no mistake to make the ball rest in the net to enhance Atletico’s lead to 2-0 in the 59th minute.

Coming in as a substitute in the 62nd minute, Griezmann took a few minutes to make his presence felt as he dodged the Getafe’s defences to net the third goal from around the box to make it 3-0 for Atletico.

Meanwhile, in another match of the day, Athletic Club and Mallorca held each others’ strikers as the two teams started their campaigns with a goalless draw.

Both sides received a number of chances to make the scoreboard move, however, found unable to seize the opportunity and put their side in command.

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