REAL MADRID 1 ATLETICO MADRID 1 | ROUND 31 LA LIGA RESULT

Round 31 of LaLiga has scheduled big games, but the main attention grabber was the REAL MADRID vs ATLETICO DE MADRID derby that has finished in a 1 - 1 draw result. Bad result for Real Madrid as they still have FC Barcelona breathing down their necks for the Liga Championship Title, while Atletico will be happier as they escape Sevilla FC with another point in the race for the precious 3rd ladder place for next years direct ticket into Champions League. 

Deserved result the draw overall as both teams had their chances & the match shifted in favour of both sides throughout the 90 mins. Missed chances for both, especially for Real Madrid in critical moments, & great match saving saves from Atletico goalie Oblak which needs mentioning. Oblak is indeed a very good goalkeeper currently in World class level.

The first goal came from Pepe with a header in the 52 nd min to put his team ahead, while Griezmann managed the equalizer in the 85th min through a brilliant Correa pass.

Speaking of Griezmann, the Frenchman out shinned Cristiano Ronaldo in this match. The Frenchman is a valuable asset & perhaps worthy of his weight in gold. There is rumours of a Real Madrid interest in Griezmann, & though a transfer would be very complicated, a 100-120M€ offer would soften positions, while the player is certainly worth it. Cristiano Ronaldo on the other hand is beginning his "gradual" slide as all players of 30 plus age experience, not as decisive as in the past, although he did have two great goal chances.

Resuming, another great & entertaining city of Madrid clash that keeps La Liga Title race alive & very interesting. 

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LALIGA ROUND 15 SUNDAY RESULTS

Spanish Football continued today with more Round 15 Liga games. Here are all the final results along with the goalscorers.

The big match this Sunday was Celta de Vigo & Sevilla FC. The final result a convincing 0 - 3 victory for Sevilla FC which has tighten their hold on the 3ºrd place of LaLiga classification table. The match had a main protagonist: Vicente Iborra

The 28 year old midfielder scored a HAT-TRICK:

• Iborra 50th min
• Iborra 83rd min
• Iborra 91st min

Other scores:

• Eibar 0 - Alaves 0
• RCD Espanyol 2 ( Caicedo, Baptistao) - Sporting Gijon 1 (Cop)

Real Betis 1 (Castro) - Athletic Club Bilbao 0

ROUND 15 Monday Night Game:
Villarreal - Atletico de Madrid

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | ROUND 14 LIGA SATURDAY RESULTS

Spanish Football action back today with Round 14 Liga matches. The game that eclipsed all games was the "clasico" between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. We will be giving more space on the post to this encounter between the two best Clubs in World Football. Apart you can see below the final results of today´s other matches along with the goalscorers.

FC Barcelona hosted Real Madrid with a must win objective if they were not to allow the visitors a possible 9 point gap on the Liga classification table. The final result a 1 - 1 draw which keeps things as they were before "el clasico", with a six point difference between both on the Liga table with Real Madrid on top.

A game that went to Real Madrid the first half & to Barça the second half. The added note was that once again Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos did his heroic piece & headed the equalizer in the 90th min to save the match for his team.

Earlier in the 52nd min Luis Suarez managed to put Barça ahead with a header from a Neymar free.kick. 

The game was intense with lots of fouls and controversial referee decisions throughout the entire match. Possible penalties due to hand ball to both sides were not called, & some fouls perhaps deserved more sanction. Keeping apart these elements the match was also notable due the absence from the big stars. Messi was average for his team, while Cristiano Ronaldo intermittent and out of touch. Karim Benzema was "totally out" & zero effective, while Neymar, allow playing a part in the first goal, inaccurate & more on the floor than on his feet. Good match from Real Madrid defender Varane ( except the 1º Barça goal), Modric as always & Lucas Vazquez who sacrificed himself for Real Madrid. For Barça Sergi Busquets was outstanding, show again that in his position he is Best, Pique was good while Iniesta impressed in the 2º half.

The good news for FC Barcelona was indeed the return of Captain Andres Iniesta in the second half and to which he contributed positively to the good Barça play. The other side of the coin was James Rodriguez who once again did not get a run & was surpassed by Casemiro, Asensio & young Mariano, the three substitutes. Clear message that the Colombian is not an important piece in this Real Madrid team which now has 34 straight games without defeat. 

Conclusion: a typical Barça-Real Madrid game which was intense & physical. Barcelona is showing signs of losing its "total domination" aspect to their Football & maybe are on a slow slide to "normality", while Real Madrid had to do its usual heroics to comeback & save the day. In the end this draw result was more a victory for Real Madrid which saves points & even take one back to Madrid. 

Other Liga results:

• Granada 2 (Andreas, Lomban) - Sevilla FC 1 (Ben Yedder)

Sevilla FC misses a golden chance to cut the points gap with Real Madrid and FC Barcelona on the classification table.

• Leganes 0 - Villarreal 0

Surprise result for Villarreal which is losing steam after a great early start to the season.

• Atletico de Madrid 0 - RCD Espanyol 0

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LA LIGA ROUND 12 SATURDAY RESULTS

Spanish Football action tonight with Round 12 Liga matches scheduled. The main game of the Round was the city of Madrid derby that faced two Liga title contenders: At. Madrid with Real Madrid. As all eyes focused on this match, earlier another title contender FC Barcelona drew 0 - 0 with Malaga FC thus losing points.

With Barça tripping early, Real Madrid had their chance to stretch the table lead & they did not fail. Real Madrid defeated away 0 - 3 Atletico de Madrid giving a heavy blow to the home side which falls behind in the their Liga title aspirations. Meanwhile the victory gives Real Madrid a 4 point opening space with Barça.

Atletico de Madrid was outplayed tonight by their city rivals. Although Atletico had their chances to even things in the second half they failed to take the opportunity and was punished later. Real Madrid won the midfield and in doing so neutralized the ball serving to Atletico de Madrid´s main front man Griezmann. The Frenchman had a very bad night & simply disappeared as Real Madrid´s star Cristiano Ronaldo had his big night.

The Portuguese Forward managed a HAT-TRICK ( 21st, 70th (penalty) & 76th min) tonight to put his claim & personal vote forward for this years FIFA Golden Ball. The first was a free-kick goal that got a deflection, the second a penalty which was doubtful & the third a knock-in from a precision Bale pass. The difference between Atletico & Real Madrid was that the latter converted their opportunities. 

The best player for Atletico de Madrid was Carrasco who was tireless & have some very close ones that did not become goal.The other player to mention for At Madrid was goalie Oblak who made some excellent saves.

Other scores:

• Malaga FC 0 - FC Barcelona 0
• Eibar 1 - Celta 0
• Deportivo 2 - Sevilla FC 3
• Real Betis 2 - Las Palmas 0

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LA LIGA ROUND 11

Spanish Football Round 11 of La Liga has given some interesting results. Played over three days, starting with the opener Friday night, the final results have moved around the classification positions in the upper part of the ladder.

The loss of Atletico de Madrid away to Real Sociedad & the victory of Villarreal over Real Betis has changed ladder positions dramatically: see classification on widget.

All the results - with goalscorers - can be see on the widget placed on the right hand side. Here I will summarizes the big two matches this Sunday.

Real Madrid won 3 - 0 fellow city Club Leganes. The man of the match was Gareth Bale with two goals along with the third by Alvaro Morata. The contract renewal by Bale with Real Madrid extra motivated the Welshman who was everywhere & could have gotten his hat-trick had he been more accurate.

Leganes played well considering they haven´t the same "resources" as Real, but Coach Garitano was not happy as he expected more from his team. Good news for Real Madrid with Modric back fron a 40 + day injury space playing 30 mins today.

The win keeps Real Madrid undefeated this season & top of La Liga table.

Top game of Football with FC Barcelona having to work to come back & win 1 - 2 Sevilla FC. Intense start from Sevilla FC which dominated the 1º half & put Barça on the canvass after Vitolo scored the opener in the 14th min.

However, Barça managed to pick themselves up while Sevilla FC missed their chances of another knock-out blow. Messi lifted this team with the equalizer in the 42nd min which psychologically gave wings to Barça.

The 2º half was dominated by Barça as Sevilla suffered their earlier psychical efforts. Luis Suarez put Barça ahead in the 60th min to take control. Sevilla then had chances to equalize but again failed to finish. 

Important win for FC Barcelona that avoids rival Real Madrid opening up an important gap in the classification table. The win just keeps the gap to 2 points.   
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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LALIGA ROUND 9 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football action today with Round 9 games of LaLiga scheduled. Here are brief summaries of the matches along with goalscorers & all of today´s final results.

As usual Round 9 of Liga kicked off with the Friday night game between Osasuna & Real Betis. The match was a cliff-hanger with a final result 1 - 2 in favour of Real Betis. The visitors managed the winner in the 90th min through Felipe Gonzalez. Earlier Joaquin put Betis ahead in the 18th min, while Osasuna managed to equalize in the 47th min through Roberto Torres.

Much needed victory for Betis as Coach Gustavo Poyet was under extreme pressure to get back on the victory trail.

Great game with a heroic comeback included from RCD Espanyol which a last minute drew 3 - 3 with Eibar. The game was heroic because Espanyol was down 0 - 3 by half time & down to 10 men when Caicedo was sent off with a red card. Caicedo lasted 10 mins after coming on & may have halted the home-side victory. 

Here are all the goals:

• Enrich 22min, 0 -1
• Diego Reyes (o.g) 26 min, 0 - 2
• Kike 43rd min, 0 - 3
• Hernan Perez 63rd min, 1 - 3
• Piatti 72nd min, 2 - 3
• Baptistao 91st min, 3 - 3

The Valencia CF & FC Barcelona match finished in controversy after numerous incidents & a last minute penalty (which was) awarded to Barça which gave them the 2 - 3 victory. Valencia & Club directives exploded post match with harsh criticism directed towards referee Undiano. New Valencia CF Coach Italian Prandelli expressed the favouritism received by the major Clubs in Spanish Football. The first Barça goal was given to Messi with Suarez clearly off-side, this was the fuel the ignited the rest of the match.

FC Barcelona was also not happy with the referee either, especially with the tough play exhibited by the home side. In one of those aggressive play ocassions Barça Captain Andres Iniesta received a strong tackle by Valencia midfielder Perez which caused a serious knee injury to Iniesta. Diagnostics state a partial knee ligament injury that with retire Iniesta from the playing field until 2017.

Here are the goals:

• Messi 21st min, 0 - 1
• Munir 51st min, 1 - 1
• Rodrigo 55th min, 2 - 1
• Suarez 61st min, 2 - 2
• Messi (penalty) 90th min, 2 - 3

FC Barcelona got through today by a hair, while Valencia lost but look better than in passed Liga matches.

Real Sociedad was relatively comfortable in their game with Alaves winning 3 - 0. The goals fell in the following order:

• Xavi Prieto 22nd min, 1 - 0
• Willian Jose 52nd min, 2 - 0
• Carlos Vela 86th min, 3 - 0

Real Sporting Gijon 0 - Granada 0

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LA LIGA | SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 7 RESULTS

Spanish Football action this weekend with Round 7 scheduled Liga matches. The full scores are on the widget on the right-hand side of this blog. Following on the top three games of this Sunday will be reviewed: Atletico de Madrid, Real Madrid & FC Barcelona.

Valencia CF hosted Atletico de Madrid & lost 0 - 2. Deserved victory by Atletico that could have won by a bigger scoreline had not Valencia goalkeeper Alves stopped TWO penalties. Alves stopped Griezmann & later Gabi from converting into goal extending his Liga record with the most penalties stopped.

The first goal came from Griezmann in the 63rd min, with the second late in the 92nd min from Gameiro. 

Real Madrid drew 1 - 1 with Eibar. Its their 5th straight drawn result & this is raising a few question at Real Madrid. James Rodriguez injured himself in the warm-up & his spot was taken by Kovacic, Modric was operated today on his knee & will be out for a month at least while Casemiro is still recovering from a facture. These injuries, especially the last two have unbalanced the team & Real Madrid is struggling to find the correct mix. Added, Karim Benzema continues to be out of form & the goals are not coming. 

Eibar, need to be credited, good match by the visitors who were tactically disciplined & well coordinated defensively. Pedro Leon shinned for them in this game making a return to his ex-Club

Eibar opened the scoring with a Fran Rico 5th min goal, but Real Madrid managed to equalize after Cristiano Ronaldo found magnificently the head of Gareth Bale in the 16th min. Bale later hit the post with another header in the second half.

Real Madrid looked desperately for the winner in the latter part of the game but could not find the last touch to convert into goal.

Celta de Vigo defeated FC Barcelona 4 - 3 in an exciting game. Barça was overtaken by Celta in the first half that included some elementary mistakes from the Barça players.

In the second half Barcelona attempted the comeback with Pique converting himself into a Centre Forward & even scoring twice. But a monumental mistake by Barça goalie Ter Stegan that allowed Pablo Hernandez to score the 4th goal for Celta & poured cold water over the Barça comeback attempt.

From the point of view of Celta, an excellent performance that rewards their aesthetic & ball control style of play. Barça fell victim to their many self incurred on-field mistakes for which they paid dearly. 

Goals:

• Pione Sisto 21st min, 1 - 0
• Aspes 30th min, 2 - 0
• Mathieu (own goal) 32nd min, 3 - 0
• Pique 57th min, 3 - 1
• Neymar (penalty) 63rd min, 3 - 2
• Pablo Hernandez 76th min, 4 - 2
• Pique 86th min, 4 - 3

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LA LIGA | SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 6 SUNDAY RESULTS

The remaining scheduled Round 6 La Liga games (except Alaves-Granada on Monday) were played today with the following final results & goalscorers.

Madrid Club Leganes lost 1 - 2 to Valencia CF. Valencia fired their Coach & have reacted with a win which slowly lifts them up the Liga ladder after sitting last. Valencia goalkeeper Alves again stopped a penalty to secure his teams victory making him Spanish Football top penalty stopper historic 17 penalties halted in Liga. The goals came in the following order:

• Alexander 20th min, 1 - 0
• Nani 33rd min, 1 - 1
• Mario Suarez 51 min , 1 - 2 

The match had 8 yellow cards!

Atletico de Madrid pounded on a Deportivo A Coruña mistake to win 1 - 0. A costly victory for Atleti with a serious knee injury to midfielder Augusto & to defender Gimenez with a muscle injury. The saviour for Atletico was again Frenchman Griezmann who scored in the 69th min to secure the 3 points.  Deportivo mentioned at the end of the match for the very aggressive attitude of Atletico , but it was they who lost a man to a red card. Both teams very intense.

Villarreal continue their excellent ways winning Osasuna 3 - 1. The damaged was done in the first half with three goals by the home team. Osasuna reacted with their goal but the match maintained the result until the end. The goals:

• Pato 4th min, 1 - 0
• Bruno 23rd min (penalty), 2 - 0
• Sansone 38th min, 3 - 0
• Roberto Torres 45th min, 1 - 3

RCD Espanyol 0 - Celta de Viga 2 (Rossi, Sisto)

MONDAY NIGHT ROUND 6 GAME

Alaves - Granada

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LA LIGA | SPANISH FOOTBALL SATURDAY ROUND 6 RESULTS

Spanish Football weekend with Round 6 of La Liga. Today the Saturday matches scheduled with some top games. Here are all the final results along with the corresponding match goalscorers.

Round 6 kicked off with the Friday Night game between Real Betis & Malaga FC. The final score 1 - 0 to Betis with a goal header from Joaquin in the 24th min. Malaga was not happy with the referee decisions as they claimed a penalty not called.

Eibar hosted Real Sociedad & won 2 - 0. Good match from both but the luck seemed to be on the side of the locals. Goals from Bebe in the 56th min & an own goal from Real Sociedad midfielder Illaramendi in the 65th min. Pedro Leon missed a penalty for Eibar early in the match.

FC Barcelona travelled to Real Sporting de Gijon without Messi who is injured. Barça did fine without the Argentinian astro winning 0 - 5. FC Barcelona was superior to Gijon & was even more so after Sporting de Gijon went down to 10 men in the 2º half when Lora was sent off with a red card. Goals fell in the following order:

• Luis Suarez 28th min
• Rafinha 31st min
• Neymar 80th min
• Arda Turan 84th min
• Neymar 87th min

Athletic Club Bilbao defeated Sevilla FC 3 - 1. Its the 4th straight win for Bilbao which are on a roll. Bilbao deserved the win as Sevilla FC were below past performances. Their only goal came from on-loan player Nasri in the 54th min. The Bilbao goals came from San Jose in the 25th min, Balenziaga in the 65th min & a penalty coverted by Aduriz in the 89th min.  

Las Palmas drew 2 - 2 to Real Madrid in a very entertaining match. Las Palmas do put forward a very confident Football style. Touch Football which is pleasing to the eye & very effective in execution as they took their limited chances.

Real Madrid on the other hand created multiple goal occasions & missed the majority, something they later paid for as the Madrid Club could not shut the match. Las Palmas comeback twice with a lax Real Madrid defensive line when they were ahead.

Cristiano Ronaldo was taken off in the 70th min after the Real Madrid second goal & his face was a picture, more so after Las Palmas scored the equalizer.

The goals came in the following order:

• Asensio 33rd min, 0 - 1
• Tana 37th min, 1 - 1
• Benzema 66th min, 1 - 2
• Araujo 84th min , 2 - 2

Great result for Las Palmas which was rewarded for their bravery & consistency, while a big slip for Real Madrid which allows FC Barcelona to shut them on the ladder after they won their game earlier today against Gijon. The difference is now just 1º point between Real Madrid & Barcelona.

More Round 6 La Liga games tomorrow.

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LA LIGA | SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 5 MID WEEK

Spanish Football is celebrating Round 5 of La Liga this mid-week. Games are spread over the three days ( Tues - Thurs ) with today scheduling the top level matches. The widget on the right side of the blog gives you all the results, here we will summarize the today´s two big matches.

Real Madrid drew 1 - 1 to Villarreal in a surprise result. Real Madrid were not as sharp as past games while Villarreal is a good team that pushed the home side tonight. Some of the local big names were below par like Cristiano Ronaldo & Bale, while Real Madrid also missed Modric & Casemiro out for this clash. 

The first goal came through a penalty that Villarreal Captain Bruno converted in the 45th min after Sergio Ramos hand-balled in the goal area. Previously to this Real Madrid lost Marcelo to injury.

Sergio Ramos made up for his "mistake" in the 47th min when he headed the equalizer goal from a corner. From here Real Madrid attempted to make a heroic effort to grab the 3 points but Villarreal held firm to secure the draw, especially a Sergio Asenjo save from a Morata header.

Slip at the "Santiago Bernabeu".

The other Top Liga game between FC Barcelona & Atletico Madrid ended in a 1 - 1 draw. The first half went to Barça´s favour with more ball control & chances. It was FC Barcelona which scored first with a Ratikic header in the 40th min. 

The "moment" came when Messi was substituted injured. Barcelona lost momentum & Atletico brought on Fernando Torres & Correa. Both interchanged touches in the 60th min & Correa scored the equalizer. 

Both teams then attempted the winner but fell short.

Names to mention, Iniesta & Pique outstanding for Barça, while Neymar was non-existent. For Atletico the defenders Godin, Savic & Juan Fran were solid & excellent. 

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LA LIGA | SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 4 SUNDAY GAMES RESULT

Round 4 of La Liga continued today with 4 scheduled matches. Here are all the final results along with the goalscorers.

Entertaining game between Osasuna & Celta de Vigo that ended in a 0 - 0 draw. Lots of goal opportunities, especially for Celta which was not able to finish them off. Shared points.

Atletic Club Bilbao defeated 2 - 1 Valencia CF. Crisis at Valencia which sits at the bottom of the Liga classification table without a victory. Terrible start to the season from Valencia which may see heads roll in coming days.

Although Valencia CF got ahead early in the 1st min through Medran, Bilbao reacted through an inspired Aduriz who scored in the 21st & 24th min to secure the victory. The Valencia defence did not help either, very bad today. 

Villarreal managed a worked & deserved 2 - 1 victory over Real Sociedad. The home side started strong with more intensity & were rewarded with two goals from Sansone ( 21st & 24th min ). Real Sociedad finally reacted and managed to pull one back in the 34th min through Yuri. From here a few more chances but Villarreal held strong.

RCD Espanyol went down 0 - 2 to Real Madrid. It´s the 16th straight win for Coach Zidane equalling the record held by Pep Guardiola when with Barcelona. A worked victory for Real Madrid, without Cristiano Roanldo nor Bale, & early in the match without Casemiro who received a knock & was substituted for Toni Kroos.

RCD Espanyol had their chances & put Real Madrid under pressure a few times but keeper Kiko Casilla was great with some outstanding interventions.

The goals came from James Rodriguez who started today with his 45+2 min goal, along with the second goal from a Lucas Vazquez pass that Karim Benzema knocked into the back of the net in the 70th min. 

MONDAY NIGHT ROUND 4 MATCH:
Alaves - Deportivo A Coruña

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LA LIGA | SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 4 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

La Liga keeps advancing with Round 4 games scheduled for today, Saturday. Plenty of goals scored so far so here are all the final results along with all the goalscorers.

Spanish Football & Round 4 kicked off with the Friday night game between Real Betis & Granada which finished in a 2 - 2 drew. Granada had the match covered with two goals ( Gonzalez 12th & Bueno 32nd min ), but Betis came back with two goals from Bueno ( 35th & 60th min ). The fact that Granada was down to 10 men did not help them, plus a double save ( penalty ) from Betis goalie Adan kept Betis alive.

Newly promoted Madrid Club Leganes hosted FC Barcelona & were defeated 1 - 5. Barça was absolutely dominante on all fronts, playing with 3 Central defenders & Messi was running a riot. Added to this offensive posture Leganes defenders had a terrible day attempting to stop Suarez & Neymar who were very active & scored.

Here are all the goals:

• Messi 14th min, 0 - 1
• Luis Suarez 30th min, 0 - 2
• Neymar 43rd min, 0 - 3
• Messi 54th min (penalty) , 0 - 4
• Rafinha 63rd min, 0 - 5
• Pires 79th min, 1 - 5

The Rafinha 5th goal for Barça was a cracker!

Atletico de Madrid defeated Real Sporting de Gijon 5 - 0 with a brilliant 1º half that shut the door for the visitors. With mid-week Liga in mind Atletico Coach Simeone made changes in the second half, including Fernando Torres who scored two goals.

Griezmann was outstanding with two fabulous goals, along with Gameiro who scored another beautiful piece. Correo came on mid 2º half & was outstanding. 

The goals fell in the following order:

• Griezmann 1st min, 1 - 0
• Gameiro 4th min, 2 - 0
• Griezmann 30th min, 3 - 0
• Fernando Torres 71st min, 4 - 0
• Fernando Torres (penalty) 90th min , 5 - 0

Eibar managed a 1 - 1 drew against Sevilla FC. The visitors will be disappointed as they could not capitalise with Eibar down to 9 men. Sevilla got ahead first in the 26th min through Vietto, to see later Pedro Leon equalize in the 63rd min.


Las Palmas 1 (Momo 9th min) - Malaga FC 0

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LA LIGA ROUND 3 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

La Liga continued today with the remaining 4 matches scheduled of Round 3. Here are all the final results along with the goalscorers.

Real Sporting de Gijon defeated Madrid Club Leganes 2 - 1. The home team continues with their good start to the new Liga season & with today´s win puts them in the Top 4 of the classification table. Early days of course but every point counts as they became vital at the end of the season. Goalscorers:

• Nacho Cases 16th min, 1 - 0
• Cop ( penalty ) 42nd min, 2 - 0
• Diego Rico 57th min, 2 - 1

Valencia again lost today 2 - 3 to Real Betis & have the emergency alarms sounding. Currently sitting second last on the Liga classification table & without a victory, there Liga start is a shocker. Real Betis managed the victory in the very last moment through Ruben Castro. Here are the goalscorers:

• Ruben Castro 37th min, 0 - 1
• Joaquin 53rd min, 0 - 2
• Rodrigo 74th min, 1 - 2
• Garay 77th min, 2 - 2
• Ruben Castro, 2 - 3

Troubled time at Valencia CF at this moment. 

Talking about Clubs in trouble, Granada lost 1 - 2 to Eibar in the last moments,  & with Eibar down to 10 men. Goalscorers:

• Pedro Leon 42nd min, 0 - 1
• Kravets 75th min, 1 - 1
• Enrich 93rd min, 1 - 2

Eibar player Enrich was the hero with his 93rd min goal giving Eibar the victory against the odds. 

Deportivo A Coruña 0 - Athletic Club Bilbao 1 (Raul Garcia 40th min)

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LA LIGA ROUND 3 SATURDAY FINAL RESULTS

La Liga was back in action with Round 3 after the International games break with the following final results along with today´s goalscorers.

The fixture started with the Friday Night game between Real Sociedad & RCD Espanyol which ended in a 1 - 1 draw. The goalscorers were Piatti in the 61st min for Espanyol with Willian José equalizing in the 71st min for Real Sociedad.

Celta de Vigo hosted Atletico de Madrid & lost 0 - 4. After a "nervous" start to La Liga with lack of goals, At Madrid found their groove today with a great performance that included the previously lost goals. French International star Antoine Griezmann was back in form with two goals. Here is how the goals fell:

• Koke 52nd min, 0 - 1
• Griezmann 72nd min, 0 - 2
• Griezmann 80th min, 0 - 3
• Correa 88th min, 0 - 4

Real Madrid defeated Osasuna 5 - 2 in a good match that perhaps saw how the home side relaxed in the latter part of the game to allow the visitors to get back 2 goals. The match saw the return of Cristiano Ronaldo who scored & late in the match Karim Benzema who nearly scored as well. 

The encounter had quality executed goals especially one from Modric which was all class. The goals came in the following order:

• Cristiano Ronaldo 6th min, 1 - 0
• Danilo 39th min, 2 - 0
• Sergio Ramos 45th min, 3 - 0
• Pepe 55th min, 4 - 0
• Modric 61st min, 5 - 0
• Riera, 63rd min, 5 - 1
• David Garcia 77th min, 5 - 2

Sevilla FC managed to win 2 - 1 in the last moment Las Palmas & thus cutting the excellent start to La Liga by the visitors. Worked game by both teams & Sevilla had to fight to the end to gain the three points.

The goalscorers:

• Tana 15th min, 0 - 1
• Sarabia 88th min, 1 - 1
• C. Fernandez 90+3rd min, 2 - 1

Malaga FC lost 0 - 2 to Villarreal. The goalscorers for Villarreal were Costa in the 32nd min & Sansone in the 43rd min

Surprise result of Round 3 of La Liga, FC Barcelona 1 - Alaves 2. First defeat for Barça this season as they run into a very disciplined Alaves defensive line & were punished for their own defensive mistakes which Alaves exploited with precision counter-attacks.

Coach Luis Enrique was forced to bring on big guns Messi, Suarez & Iniesta in the second half but they could not take away from Alaves their well owned prize & the 3 points.

Goalscorers:

• Deyverson 38th min , 0 - 1
• Mathieu 45th min, 1 - 1
• Ibai Gomez 63rd min, 1 - 2

More Round 3 Liga action tomorrow.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LA LIGA ROUND 2 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football continued today with the rest of Round 2 Liga games scheduled. Here are all the final results along with the goalscorers.

Entertaining game between Alaves & Real Sporting de Gijon. The only thing missing were the goals as both teams created good Football & along with that plenty of goal scoring opportunities. Final result a 0 - 0 draw, with shared points.

Las Palmas steam-rolled Granada with a 5 - 1 victory that puts Granada Coach Paco Jemez under stiff criticism. Las Palmas started strong & finished even better with the following goals:

• El Zhar 22nd min, 1 - 0
• Boga 44th min, 1 - 1
• Boateng 56th min, 2 - 1
• El Zhar 68th min, 3 - 1
• Mamo 72nd min, 4 - 1
• Aranjo 84th min, 5 - 1

Great game between Athletic Club Bilbao & FC Barcelona with the final result 0 - 1 going to Barça. Match characterized by missed opportunities from both teams with Barça failing more chances thatn the home side. Barça forward Luis Suarez missed some real sitters especially in that last minute.

The winner for Barça came in the 21st min when Arda Turan found the head of Ratikic who scored.

Villarreal 0 - Sevilla FC 0

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LA LIGA ROUND 2 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football action with Round 2 of La Liga & with 4 scheduled Saturday matches. Yesterday La Liga had two games, while below & following with be a summary of all of today´s final results & goalscorers.

Friday night LIGA results were:

• Espanyol 2 ( Gerard 27th & 67th min) - Malaga FC 2 ( Llorente 69th & Charles 90th min)
• Real Betis 0 - Deportivo A Coruña 0

Valencia CF paid dearly for not taking their opportunities today & lost 1 - 0 away to Eibar. The winner for the home team came in the 61st min through Pedro Leon. Valencia notch up their 2nd loss & are already in trouble at Club level & on the classification table.

In the next hours Valencia forward & Spanish International Paco Alcacer will sign with FC Barcelona. The player did not play today which is a clear sign, while Valencia negotiates with Barça for Munir as the substitute. 

Osasuna lost 0 - 2 at home to Real Sociedad. The two goals from the visitors came in the 40th min through Juanmi & in the 80th min through Garcia.

Hard worked victory by Real Madrid 2 - 1 over Celta de Vigo. The visitors left a very good image as they pushed Madrid to the wire. Celta kept at bay Real Madrid with a very well organized defence which included goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez who made three vital saves ( with help from the woodwork).

However, the first goal for Real Madrid came from a mistake from Celta goalie which Modric "stole" in midfield & found Alvaro Morata who fired a fumble in the 59th min. Celta reacted & caught Real Madrid defence out of position when Orellana received a passed & fired pass Real goalie Casilla in the 66th min to equalize.

Real Coach Zidane moved the bench putting on Lucas Vazquez & James Rodriguez to find something different as Celta was continuously creating chances. It was Vazquez who set up Toni Kroos in the 80th min who placed the ball for the winning goal.

Newly promoted Madrid Club Leganes drew 0 - 0 with Atletico de Madrid. Leganes proved to be a tough nut & were very well placed in defence to frustrate all night the visitors. The Leganes goalie Serantes made three match savers to be an important element in his side overall performance.

At. Madrid will be disappointed with the result as they have two draws so far in Liga & this in La Liga gives your opponents on the classification table a notable advantage.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | ROUND 1 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football & Round 1 of La Liga continued today with another three matches scheduled. Here are all the final results along with all the goalscorers.

Real Sporting de Gijon hosted Athletic Club Bilbao with a final result of 2 - 1 & victory for the home team. Well deserved win for Gijon which put in a disciplined effort from all their players.

The opener came in the 49th min when Cop scored, followed by a second in the 52nd min through Victor Rodriguez. Bilbao managed a consolation goal in the 85th min when Viguera scored. Good start for the season for Sporting. 

Goal by Gareth Bale for Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad lost 0 - 3 to Real Madrid. Comfortable game for the visitors who started with Kovecic & Asensio, leaving on the bench Isco & James. Real Madrid was superior throughout & the goals fell in the following order:

• Gareth Bale 2nd min, 0 - 1
• Marcos Asensio 40th min, 0 - 2
• Gareth Bale 90th min, 0 - 3

Great game from Alvaro Morata who was unlucky not to have scored, along with Toni Kroos who hit the bar. Casamiro was a solid wall in the midfield & Gareth Bale very active & effective all game. The goal from Asensio is a must watch if you get a chance.

Good start & win for Real Madrid.

Atletico de Madrid hosted promoted Deportivo Alaves & the final result 1 - 1 drew. A rocky & at the same time solid Alaves defence, lead by their goalkeeper Pacheco, kept out all of the Atletico multiple attempts at goal right up till the last moment when Gameiro transformed a penalty. However, big surprise, just when At Madrid thought they had the match, Manu Garcia equalized for Alaves in the 94th min.

Sanctioned Antonie Griezmann was missed by At. Madrid which needed that "extra something" tonight which the Frenchman has to break through well positioned defensive set ups. 

La Liga Round 1 Monday Games:

Celta de Vigo 0 - Leganes 1 (Victor Diaz)

Valencia CF 2 (Mina, Mina) - Las Palmas 4 (Livaja, Viera, Boateng, Livaja)

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | TOP GOALSCORER - BEST GOALKEEPER 2015-2016

With the Spanish Liga over for season 2015-2016 its time for the individual prizes. The two main awards, Spanish Liga top goalscorer & Best goalkeeper of the Spanish Liga, go to Luis Suarez & Oblak respectively. 

In the case of Luis Suarez, he also takes the "European Golden Boot" Award as the top goalscorer in European Football.

EL PICHICHI - Leading Goalscorer Spanish Liga 2015-2016

Luis Suarez (FC Barcelona) 40 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 35
Messi (FC Barcelona) 26
Neymar (FC Barcelona) 24
Benzema (Real Madrid) 24

EL ZAMORA - Best Goalkeeper Spanish Liga 2015-2016

Oblak (Atletico Madrid) 18 goals 38 matches
Bravo (FC Barcelona) 22 32
Areola (Villarreal) 26 32
Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) 28 34
Iraizoz (Athletic Club Bilbao) 37 36

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