La Liga 2021-22: Benzema, Vinicius net braces in Real Madrid win over Valencia
Football | January 09, 2022 12:23 ISTThe Madrid giants increased their lead over second-placed Sevilla to eight points before they plays Getafe on Sunday.
The Madrid giants increased their lead over second-placed Sevilla to eight points before they plays Getafe on Sunday.
La Liga leaders will aim to get back to winning ways in the competition in order to protect their lead as they host Valencia.
The 18-year-old Fati made his first start for Barcelona after a long injury layoff on Sunday, scoring a goal and earning his team a penalty as the Catalan club halted its losing streak by rallying to beat Valencia 3-1.
Nearly 10,000 fans were at Mestalla Stadium as Spanish health authorities allowed the league to restart with crowds of up to 40% of the venues' capacity.
Coming from behind for a second straight time, Atletico Madrid defeated Valencia 3-1 to strengthen its hold on the league with a 7-point lead.
Messi's 643rd career goal for Barcelona since his 2004 debut matched Pelé’s tally for Santos accumulated from 1957-74. Messi is Barcelona’s and the Spanish league’s all-time leading scorer.
Because of the salary cap, La Liga president Javier Tebas said he expects a very quiet winter transfer market for Spanish clubs. He also warned that some of the effects of the COVID-19 will likely last for a few more seasons.
Madrid also faced problems because of the coronavirus as Eden Hazard and Casemiro couldn’t play against Valencia because of positive COVID-19 results.
Elche beat Valencia 2-1 to deal the visitors a third consecutive loss in the Spanish league on Friday.
The 29-year-old Spain international, who scored 10 goals in 38 games for club and country last season, reportedly cost Leeds around 30 million pounds ($40 million).
The development comes just a day after the players returned for pre-season training. Valencia also announced the two individuals are under self-isolation at their respective homes.
Gonzalez will be in charge of the first team coaching staff from Tuesday until the end of the season.
Villarreal is one of the hottest sides in the league since play resumed after a three-month stoppage while authorities tackled the country’s coronavirus outbreak.
Marco Asensio, making his first appearance since a serious knee injury last year, scored with his first touch about 30 seconds after entering the match in the 74th.
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The 62-year-old Gasperini started feeling sick on March 9, a day before Atalanta played at Valencia in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.
A number of La Liga's leading teams have applied pay cuts. Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla players have all accepted 70 per cent pay cuts per month while Real Madrid players will lose 10 per cent of their annual salary.
The club has announced that five of the club's players and staff have tested positive for coronavirus, including defender Ezequiel Garay.
Josip Ilicic scored 4 goals to help Atalanta reach the quarterfinals in its debut season with a 4-3 win over Valencia on Tuesday and 8-4 overall on aggregate.
Hans Hateboer scored twice as Atalanta beat Valencia 4-1 in the first leg of the Champions League's round of 16.
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