La Liga loses court battle, no league matches in United States
Football | November 15, 2019 16:23 ISTLa Liga said a Madrid court denied an injunction to force the federation to approve the staging of the match abroad.
La Liga said a Madrid court denied an injunction to force the federation to approve the staging of the match abroad.
Real Madrid are joint top with Barcelona, who defeated Celta Vigo 4-1 at Camp Nou and both teams have 25 points, two more than Real Sociedad.
It was the 34th La Liga treble for Lionel Messi, tying former Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo for the most in the competition as Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 4-1.
Real Sociedad edged ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid — which both have two games in hand — at the crowded top of the table.
As many as 6 teams have the chance to go on top of the La Liga table this weekend.
Sociedad's fourth victory in seven away matches moved it into third place, behind the league's two traditional powerhouses on goal difference.
Real Madrid wasted the opportunity to move ahead of Barcelona and take the lead in La Liga and remained in second place, level on points with Barcelona.
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Getafe registered a surprise win over Granada as the latter squandered chance to regain the top spot in the La Liga table.
With the win, Real Madrid climbed to within one point of defending champion Barcelona, who have 22 points from 10 games.
Lionel Messi scored two goals and set up two more as Barcelona extended its winning streak and regained the La Liga lead by comfortably defeating Valladolid 5-1.
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Atletico defeated Athletic 2-0 in Madrid with goals by Saul Niguez and Alvaro Morata, joining leader Barcelona and moving one point ahead of Real Madrid.
Both Real Sociedad and Sevilla registered wins on Sunday as only three points separate the top-six sides in the La Liga table.
Barcelona had expressed their interest in bringing back Neymar from PSG this summer and the French side were also willing to offload him.
Real Madrid were undefeated through the first eight games. Their only other loss in any competition this season came in the Champions League when they fell 3-0 at Paris Saint-Germain in September.
The trio of star forwards lifted defending champion Barcelona into first place ahead of Real Madrid's match at Mallorca later. Barcelona now lead Madrid by one point.
The federation's competitions committee said Barcelona and Madrid have until Monday to decide on another date. If the clubs cannot agree, then the committee will choose.
The Spanish football federation has been asked to allow Villarreal's home game against Atlético Madrid on December 6 to be moved to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
The match is likely to be played in December, before the winter break with the proposed date being December 7 -- a Saturday.
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