Madrid beat Alavés on Tuesday in a very tight match where Luis García Plaza’s men gave Ancelotti a scare. Mbappé left the game injured and will not be in this weekend’s derby. Barcelona won again against Getafe on Wednesday and remains leader and undefeated in this League. Lewandowski’s goal helped the Blaugrana take the three points. Atlético suffered during its visit to Balaídos this Thursday, but took the win with a goal from Julián Álvarez in the 90th minute after a great pass from Antoine Griezmann.
Atlético recovered from the setback against Rayo Vallecano last Sunday with a victory in the 90th minute against the Galician team. Griezmann assisted Julián Álvarez with a great pass that only the Argentine footballer finished. Cholo’s men are in third place, two points behind Madrid and four behind Barça. Celta has its second consecutive defeat and is left without the undefeated in Balaídos.
Villarreal once again takes the three points thanks to their star signing this summer, Ayoze Pérez. The former Betis player scored a double to give the visitors the victory against an Espanyol team that started by winning the game. Marcelino’s men are placed in Champions League positions and regain a level they have not had since Unai Emery left for England. Espanyol, however, has had two consecutive defeats.
Las Palmas continues to be bottom of LaLiga but with better feelings. Betis, however, is a team under construction that is getting results, but has not been able to get more than a draw from the island. The Canarian team took the lead with a goal from Moleiro in the 9th minute of the game. Betis took a while to react and did not score the final tying goal until just before half-time. The Andalusians’ fittest player, Lo Celso, scored again for the third consecutive game in which he has four goals. Pellegrini’s team remains in 11th place with nine points.
Barcelona won again and there are now seven wins out of seven games in LaLiga. Flick’s men keep up the pace and remain undefeated leaders with a very connected team. The German coach has recovered the high level of players like Balde and Raphinha, but especially Lewandowski, who already has eight goals in the competition. The Pole’s goal in the 19th minute was enough for the Blaugrana to maintain the four-point distance over Madrid. Getafe remains second to last with only four points.
Last Tuesday, September 17, Mallorca beat Imanol Alguacil’s team by the minimum, in what was the first victory for the Mallorcans at home. Abdón Prats was the author of the only goal of the game. This victory places Mallorca in sixth position (with one more match) and a balance of two wins, two draws and two losses. For its part, Real Sociedad drops to sixteenth position, after accumulating four consecutive games without winning, including the one against Son Moix.
Leganés drops points again in Butarque in the match played last Thursday, September 19. Athletic was superior to the local team through punching. Goals from Vivian and Iñaki Williams sentenced the Madrid team. Newcomer Haller scored a goal that was disallowed by the referee for offside. After this victory, the Bilbao team occupies fifth position in the table and Leganés, fifteenth.
Sevilla wins again in its home field after achieving it in its last duel at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán by 1-0, both achieved by Jesús Navas, against Getafe. Nervión’s team started winning just before the break with an own goal from David Torres. Already in the second half, Kike Pérez tied the game in the 56th minute for Valladolid. However, it was in the 85th minute when Ejuke made it 2-1 for the team from the Andalusian capital. García Pimienta’s team, whose renewal until 2027 was announced after the match, beat a Valladolid team that needs to improve. The people from Valladolid are in the relegation zone with five points.
Rubén Baraja was unable to straighten Valencia’s course and could only manage a draw against an Osasuna team that had started the season very well, but got its first point away from home at Mestalla. The first half ended without a shot on goal, but in the second, Dani Gómez was able to make it 1-0 for those from Baraja. However, Vicente Moreno’s men managed to break even before FC Barcelona’s visit to El Sadar this Saturday.
A night that could have been peaceful for Madrid before the derby ended with Ancelotti’s team asking for the time. The whites started the match with a quick goal from Lucas Vázquez after a good run by Vinicius on the left wing. In the 40th minute, a piece of genius between Mbappé and Bellingham made it 2-0 and Madrid went into the break with the game on track. Even more so at the beginning of the second half, when Rodrygo faced in the 48th minute from the right and beat Sivera, 3-0. Ancelotti began to make changes to give his players rest. Modrick, Endrick, Vallejo and Arda Güler came in, but Madrid relaxed. In the 85th minute, a placed shot by Benavídez from the edge of the area made it 3-1 and, in the next play, Kike García reduced the score even further. Ancelotti’s men were able to withstand Alavés’ final push, but they suffered.
Girona is enjoying its first participation in the Champions League, but does not want to forget its role in the League, where it has to improve if it wants to repeat European qualification. For this, it is essential that it be competitive in clashes like this one against Rayo, a team that always competes very well whether at home or away.
