La Liga: Real Sociedad go top of the table after Real Madrid, Barcelona lose
Football | Oct 19, 2020, 10:19 AM ISTReal Sociedad completed a 3-0 routing of Real Betis to go top of the table in La Liga.
Real Sociedad completed a 3-0 routing of Real Betis to go top of the table in La Liga.
While defending champions Real Madrid lost to newly-promoted Cadiz, Getafe beat Barcelona 1-0 in the La Liga on Saturday.
Luis Suárez scored an early goal to help Atlético Madrid win 2-0 at Celta Vigo and end the team’s scoring drought in the Spanish league on Saturday.
Coutinho has proven to be a key piece in Koeman’s new-look Barcelona. The Dutch coach has moved on from the classic 4-3-3 of Barcelona and shifted to a 4-2-3-1 with Coutinho acting as the central playmaker behind Lionel Messi as striker.
For a second straight game, Vinícius once again led his team in attack by scoring in the first half.
Barcelona won comfortably despite playing more than half the game with 10 men after defender Clément Lenglet was sent off before the break.
A year has gone by and the Belgium playmaker, who has had repeated injuries, has not played like the leader he was at Chelsea.
The Ajax player underwent a medical in Barcelona and the clubs were finalising the details to make the transfer official.
La Lliga defending champions' forwards are scoreless through two games of the Spanish league season as they take on Real Valladolid late on Wednesday night.
Real Madrid beat Real Betis 3-2 as VAR proved decisive in the final stages of the game, with Sergio Ramos scoring the winning penalty in the 82nd minute.
The Argentine vents his anger on Barcelona management in an open letter to the Uruguayan and wishes him good luck for the future.
Juventus also said it has the option to extend the loan for another season through 2022 for another 10 million euros, after which it can purchase his full rights for 35 million euros.
With a squad mostly unchanged from last season, Real Madrid looked out of rhythm and couldn't get more than a point in a lackluster match at the Reale Arena in the Basque Country.
The Villrreal striker first cancels the Eibar goal then assists Paco Alcacer in the winning goal against Eibar.
The Spanish club members on Thursday gathered enough signatures to force a referendum on the current president's future at the club.
Neither player was summoned for Tuesday's training match against Getafe, the last for Madrid before its league opener on Sunday.
Eibar could thank resolute goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic for salvaging a point at home against a more dangerous Celta.
The 2020/21 season kicks off today in major European football leagues today.
The federation has forced the opening game of the La Liga to be played on the weekend, after it was originally scheduled for Friday.
Sevilla's Europa League final victory over Italian side Inter Milan in early August ensured that LaLiga would keep the leading position in the ranking as they have all the way back to 2012/13.
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