FC Barcelona started with their player makers Xavi, Iniesta & Busquets to bring back the ball control & possession philosophy to defeat Real Sociedad relatively comfortably 4 - 1. Barça at home is far more comfortable & quickly got their first goal when Alexis penetrated & found Neymar who got his first official Liga goal in the 4th min.
Neymar was active & later did his left wing magic to place a ball on the head of an incoming Messi who got the second in the 8th min. Smooth sailing for Barça with Busquets picking up the crumbs in the 23rd min to score the third.
Real Sociedad managed a consolation goal by De La Bella in the 64th min but Barcelona young defender Bartra got the fourth in the 76th min. FC Barcelona was effective tonight with either system put in action on the field.
Levante hosted Valladolid in an even struggle that saw Valladolid finish with 10 men after defender Bergdich was shown a red card for dangerous play in the 43rd min. This halted the progression of Valladolid which had managed to come back with an equalizer in the 41 with a Javi Guerra goal. Earlier Levante went ahead with a 35th min goal from Baba. Final result 1 - 1 draw & shared points.
Atletico de Madrid defeated Osasuna 2 - 1 with Atletico forward Costa on fire. The first half was mostly all Atletico with Diego Costa scoring two goals & having a third stopped by the Osasuna goalie which could have meant his hat-trick.
The first goal came in the 18th min from a Juanfran pass & the second from a brilliant Koke pass that saw the Brazilian header home in the 25th min. However, the euphoria paid its price & Osasuna pulled on back in the 42nd min via Oriol Riera.
The second half saw a more active Osasuna start which nearly equalized via Armenteros who failed to convert & Atletico then responsed with a Arda Turan miss which basically illustrated that both teams were more open & less tactically tied down. Atletico attempted a last period attempt to shut things but Osasuna managed to hold out the attacks & made the home team suffer somewhat.
Another win for Atletico de Madrid , another three points & confidence boost for next Saturday big Madrid derby against city rivals Real Madrid.
Malaga FC managed to defeat Almeria 1 - 0 after opening up the visiting teams defensive set-up & play. Even match right up to the first goal from Malaga player Tissone in the 68th min. Before this Malaga had given a warning hitting the wood-work by El Hamdaoui. Then Malaga FC sealed things with a late 91st min goal from Portillo.
Rest of Round 6 Liga games scheduled for tomorrow.
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