Tag: La Liga

MADRID: Real Madrid cruised past Atletico Madrid 2-1 in an exciting city’s derby on Sunday to maintain the 100 per cent success rate in the ongoing season and reclaimed their two points lead over Barcelona. 

Real Madrid won straight six opening games for the first time after 1987-88 to bolster their chances of LaLiga title defence.

A dominant display in the first half thanks to the strikes by Rodrygo and Federico Valverde put Real in a commanding position over the home team.

Mario Hermoso retaliated with a late consoling goal for the hosts but they were unable to find an equaliser.

Rodrygo opened the scoring for Real in the 18th minute after a bright start from his side. They double their lead in the 36th minute as Valverde touched the ball into the nets after Vinicius Jr’s shot hit the post.

With the win, Real Madrid regained the top spot in the standings with 18 points while Barcelona slipped to the second after a brief stay at top following a 3-0 win against Elche on Saturday.

Real Betis edged past Girona 2-1 and secured the third spot in the standings thanks to the brace by Borja Iglesias.

Real Sociedad beat Espanyol 2-1 after a thrilling first-half battle between both sides at Anoeta Stadium on Sunday.

Getafe earned a surprise win over Osasuna as they thumped the home team 2-0 to claim their second win of the season.

Meanwhile, Seville and Villareal ended on a 1-1 draw in another game of matchday 6 on Sunday.

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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BARCELONA: Robert Lewandowski netted the ball twice, scoring 11 goals in nine games, to put Barcelona on the top of the standings in LaLiga 2022-23.

After a Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich, Polish star and Memphis Depay relieved the Catalan giants as they beat ten-men Elche 3-0 on Saturday in a home game.

The early sent-off of Gonzala Verdu in the 14th minute when he attempted to haul down  Lewandowski put Elche at a disadvantage and opened the floodgates.

Lewandowski hit the opening goal from close range in the 34th minute after an impressive cross from Alejandro Balde, who then assisted Depay four minutes before halftime for the second.

Lewandowski had his second early in the second half to steer Barca into a dominant position in a one-sided game.

Valencia, on the other hand, crushed Celta Vigo 3-0 in a home game thanks to the strikes by Samu Castillejo, Marcos Andre and Andre Almeida.

Meanwhile, Athletic Club edged past Rayo Vallecano after a dominant first-half play and jump to the third on the table.

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VALLADOLID: Alvaro Negredo landed a late goal in the extra time to power Cadiz past Valladolid 1-0 to claim their maiden victory of the ongoing La Liga 2022-23.

In a clash between the two bottom-placed sides, Cadiz stunned the home crowd in the extra time after sealing a much-needed victory of the ongoing season.

The two teams remained indulged in a tense battle in both halves and could not be separated as the scoreboard remained intact at 0-0 at the 90-minute mark.

Former Manchester City striker Negredo then made the most of the assist from Joseba Zaldua and used his left foot to net the first goal for his side in the ongoing league.

A much-needed goal from Negredo lifted Cadiz to claim their first victory of the tournament after losing their first five matches by a combined score of 0-14.

The victory over Valladolid lifted Cadiz from the last place and moved right behind the 18th-ranked Valladolid in the relegation zone.

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ALMERIA: Osasuna maintained their outstanding La Liga 2022-23 campaign with a 1-0 victory over the home side, Almeria, as matchday five of the Spanish league came to an end.

In a clash between the seventh-ranked Osasuna and 14th-ranked Almeria, the visiting side made the difference evident by securing a resounding 1-0 victory.

Chimy Avila gave Osasuna an early 1-0 lead in the 28th minute with a one-timer from close to the penalty spot. The lead held up until the final whistle.

Following the victory, Osasuna occupied the fifth spot in the La Liga standings with the same number of victories as Barcelona and Real Betis. Only defending champion Real Madrid has five wins out of five matches.

Almeria, on the other hand, which suffered a second straight and a third overall setback remained in the 14th position with only one victory in five matches.

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MADRID: Defending Champions Real Madrid continued their winning streak to the season as they came from behind to outclass Mallorca 4-1 here at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.

Mallorca stunned the home crowd as they gained the surprise lead in the 34th minute when Vedat Muriqi scored a header. However, Federico Valverde levelled before the first half for Real after a phenomenal solo run and a brilliant strike in the stoppage time.

Vinicius Junior put the hosts ahead in the 72nd minute before Rodrygo Goes and Antonio Rudiger scored late goals to furhter the lead and steered the side to a fifth successive win in the Spanish League.

With the win, Real Madrid held off Barcelona to secure the top position in the standings.

Meanwhile, Athletic Club outpowered the home side Elche 4-1 on Sunday to secure their to jump to the fifth spot with the third win.

Getafe secured their first win of the season as they edged past Real Sociedad 2-1 in a home game.

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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CADIZ: Barcelona outclassed home team Cadiz 4-0 after a dominating second-half display to claim its fourth consecutive win and continued the unbeaten streak in the season. 

With the win, Xavi equals the record of 17 games unbeaten away from home set by Zinedine Zidane back in 2016.

Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, crushed Celta Vigo 4-1 in a home game of La Liga’s matchday 5 fixtures on Saturday – thanks to the goals by Angel Correa, Rodrigo De Paul, Yannick Carrasco and Unai Nunez.

Barcelona got off to a slow start in the first 45 minutes as they failed to score despite possessing the ball for most of the part.

Frenkie de Jong opened the scoring for Barca in the 55th minute before Lewandowski struck ten minutes later to double the lead. The game was stopped for 20 minutes due to a medical emergency in the stands.

After players moved out of the dressing rooms following the break, Barca upped the ante and dented the composure of the home side with Ansu Fati hitting the box in the 85th minute to make it 3-0.

Ousmane Dembele’s powerful strike in the extra time further strengthened Barca’s lead.

Earlier, Sevilla edged past Espanyol 3-2 as Erik Lamela’s late strike gave his team a thrilling win in an away fixture.

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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GIRONA: Oriol Romeu landed a late goal to bolster the home side Girona to seal a 2-1 victory over Valladolid in a clash between the two promoted leagues in the ongoing La Liga 2022-23.

Reinier Carvalho gave the home side a promising start as he struck in the 21st minute courtesy of a pass from Aleix García after recovering the ball near the area.

However, Girona’s lead was cut short in the 38th minute as Monchu Rodríguez struck from the outside to keep the game balanced.

Sergi Guardiola, Luis Pérez, and Kike Pérez were all injured for Valladolid before Romeu scored the game-winning goal with two minutes remaining.

Following their second victory in five rounds, Girona lifted to ninth place, while Valladolid remained at 14th.

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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.

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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MADRID: Real Madrid edged past Real Betis 2-1 here on Saturday to keep their LaLiga winning streak intact meanwhile Barcelona crushed the home side Sevilla 3-0 after a dominant show to remain undefeated and secure the third consecutive victory of the season. 

Real continued to stay at top of the standings while Barcelona jumped to the second after the win on matchday four of La Liga 2022-23.

Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, finished in a 1-1 draw against the home team Real Sociedad.

Vinicius Junior put Real Madrid in lead in the ninth minute as he lobbed the ball over Betis goalkeeper Rui Silva’s head after he received a wonderful long pass from David Alaba.

Betis, however, responded eight minutes later as Sergio Canales popped up inside the box to score the equalizer.

Madrid unleashed a more vigorous attack to regain the lead but squandered multiple opportunities with Rodrygo finally breaking the deadlock in the 65th minute to steer his side 2-1 up in the game.

Meanwhile, Barcelona completely thrashed out Sevilla with goals from Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Eric Garcia.

Raphinha Dias scored the opening goal after a counter-attack and the defenders cleared the ball off the line in the 21st minute. He headed the ball into the open goal with a brilliant assist from Lewandowski to make it 1-0 for Barca.

Lewandowski doubled the lead in the 36th minute as he received a phenomenal cross from Jules Kounde on his chest and volleyed the ball into the nets.

Barca furthered the lead in the 50th minute when Eric Garcia pushed the ball after a brilliant header from Kounde.

Sevilla successfully thwarted a few other attempts by Barca to extend the lead before the full-time.

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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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