an unusual run of low scoring & drawn games. The highlight was that
Valencia go to the top of the ladder with their narrow win.
Here is a brief summary of all the results, scorers & images of todays
clashes.
REAL MADRID managed to lift a gear in the 2ºhalf of the game
& take the 3ºpoints against RACING DE SANTANDER with a final
0-2 scoreline. The first half was even, & the bad news was the injury
of Guti in the latter part who was substituted by Van Dar Vaart.
The 2ºhalf saw a more aggressive Real Madrid & they were rewarded
with a goal by midfielder DE LA RED ( above) in the 54th min.
Real Madrid continued their dominance & in the 74th min VAN
NISTELROOY scored a wonderful & the winning goal for his team.
SEE VIDEO OF BOTH THE GOALS BELOW:
to keep them at bay. Important win for Real that takes them up the ladder.
VILLAREAL are looking good even away from home after defeating
NUMANCIA 1-2 & getting into the top part of the league ladder. The
scoreline was surprisingly opened by Numancia in the 42th min by
BRIT. However that "shock" was quickly overcomed by CAZORLA in
the 50th min with the equalizer & LLORENTE with the winner in the
76th min. Notable mentions go to PIRES & NIHAT who played an
important part in Villareal´s win.
Real important win for ATHLETIC DE BILBAO against
VALLADOLID 2- 0 to give them a confidence building 3ºpoints. The
action come in the 2ºhalf when LLORENTE headed in Bilbao´s 1ºst
goal in the 50th min & latter IRAOLA converted a penalty in the 80th
min to secure things. As said, vital win for Athletic won were in a bad
state up to this moment.
Big local derby between REAL BETIS & SEVILLA FC that finished
as derby´s tend to do, in a 0-0 draw. Both teams were very conservative
& not willing to risk at all, although Betis looked the more dangerous
at times.
Same thing between DEPORTIVO & MALLORCA as in the Betis &
Sevilla derby, a 0-0 draw. Very boring, conservative & with Deportivo
hitting the post in the 44th min, but little else.
ALMERIA keep doing the business & find themselves 2ºon the League
table after defeating MALAGA with a solitary goal by NEGREDO
(above) in the 76th min: final score 1-0
VALENCIA find themselves leading the Spanish 1ºst Division with 7º
points after winning a very difficult game against OSASUNA 1-0.
The game was fiercely fought but Valencia managed to lift itself
towards the end & it´s class palyers took control. It was a David Villa
pass that set up MATA in the 84th min to allow him to score & give
Valencia the victory & the 3ºpoints.
FC BARCELONA needed to win YES or YES tonight to lift itself up the
Spanish League ladder & to get off their back the criticism being received
from local media & fans alike for their lack of goals. Well tonight they
manage to "kill two birds with the same stone" as they ripped through
& defeated REAL SPORTING DE GIJON 1-6.
not signed class players ( lack of budget) & they have a very,very poor
defensive strategy that allows goals to rip them apart.
FC Barcelona player XAVI ( above celebrating) started the scoring in the
26th min, that was followed latter by SAMUEL ETO´O in the 32th min
with a header ( as seen below) & Barça´s second; that´s how the 1º half
finished.
The 2ºhalf saw more of the same & terrible defensive plays by
Sporting with the own goal by JORGE in the 49th min illustrating
what has been wtitten. But there´s more, a defensive error forced
Sporting´s GERARD to foul Messi to avoid danger which earned
him a RED CARD in the 56th min & left Sporting with 10 men.
This action had totally cancelled Sportings efforts back in the 50th min
as they managed to grab a goal via MALDONADO that gave some
hope.
With the home team playing badly & in a numerical disadvantage, it
was´nt long before Barça scored again in the 70th min thanks to
INIESTA, the 5ºth goal come in the 85th min via MESSI who put in
the sixth ( his second) of Barça final goal in the 90th min.
If Barça were criticised for not scoring goals, tonight that shut plenty
of months, with the help of the very sad Sporting defence. Tweet
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