Celta de Vigo pulled off the surprise "running over" FC Barcelona & winning 4 - 1. Celta had been giving signs of danger in past games with some excellent Football & tonight they again pulled off a smooth - brilliant - performance.
Barcelona had Pique back to help the defence but it did not matter, as the whole backline failed with spaces appearing that Celta capitalised on. Barça lacked intensity in this match & it was not long before Celta pounced on the visitors uncertainty. Nolito opened the scoring for Celta with a superb chip over Ter Stegen in the 26th min, then Aspas scored the second after a Barça defensive mess up in the 30th min.
With Barça rattled & not being able to turn their chances into goal the third for Celta came in the 57th min through Aspas with his second for the night. FC Barcelona managed to score in the 80th min through Neymar, but Celta de Vigo shut the match with a fourth goal through Guidetti in the 83rd min.
Excellent match from Celta which is on a roll, stilling at the top of the Liga ladder.
Levante hosted Eibar & their match ended in a cliff hanger 2 - 2 draw with the home team making a heroic comeback. Eibar dominated the first half with two goals from Borja - 10th min & 48th min - but allowed Levante to gradually crawl back into the game.
The first goal for Levante came through Morales in the 52nd min & the equalizer right at the end through Deyverson in the 94th min.
Madrid Club Rayo Vallecano defeated a 10 man Sporting de Gijon 2 - 1. The first goal was a penalty in the 41st min that Rayo player Trashorras converted, but Sporting defender Bernard received a red card. Rayo exploited the advantage & scored their second through Javi Guerra in the 52nd min. Sporting Gijon pulled inspiration from pride & managed their only goal in the 54th min through Jony.
Tremendous match between Athletic club Bilbao & Real Madrid with the visitors finally pulling the victory 1 - 2. Hard fought between both teams with plenty of physical contact & the locals spurred on by their loyal fanbase.
In the end what swayed the result were particular mistakes or details that were pounced on & in the case of Real Madrid, their goalkeeper Keylor Navas who made some vital match winning saves, especially in the 2º half.
The opener came through Karim Benzema who pounced on a terrible Bilbao defender mistake passing back to his goalkeeper in the 19th min. Bilbao did not bend & stood firm against the visitors & slowly got themselves back into the match creating chances. The equalizer came in the 67th min when Sabin headed alone spurring on Bilbao. But 3 minutes later a Bilbao defensive slip allowed space for Isco to cross into the square & find an incoming Karim Benzema in the 70th min to score his & the teams second goal.
Real Madrid then stacked the midfield while Bilbao through long balls forward looking for their big men, but there was Real Madrid goalie Navas & his defence to stand firm. Top match from both sides! Real Madrid sits Liga table leader.
Malaga FC 0 - Villarreal 1 (o.g Tissone 70th min)
Las Palmas 2 ( Roque Mesa 32nd min, Alcaraz 75th min) - Sevilla FC 0. Sevilla sits currently last on the Liga ladder!! Alarm bells at Sevilla FC.
Tomorrow the last Round 5 games scheduled between Real Betis - Deportivo A Coruña
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