Barcelona beat Mallorca, Robert Lewandowski decided

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The national team break is over and the local leagues are back in full force until the World Cup. The seventh round in the Spanish league continues today (Saturday) with four more games. The injured Barcelona will be hosted by Mallorca, Sevilla succumbed to Atletico Madrid in a battle between two representatives in the Champions League, and Sean Weissman came on as a substitute in Valladolid’s dramatic 2:3 over Getafe.

A typical gate. Robert Lewandowski celebrates | Imagebank GettyImages, Alex Caparros

Mallorca – Barcelona

In the shadow of the injury blow that disabled Jules Conde, Ronald Araujo, Frankie de Jong and Memphis Depay, the Catalans recorded a sixth consecutive league victory thanks to a goal from Robert Lewandowski – who scored in each of those six games. For Mallorca and goalkeeper Frederic Raicovic, it was their 10th consecutive loss against Barca, something that has not happened to the team against any opponent in the Spanish top flight to date.

Thanks to the victory, Xavi broke a record that belonged to Zinedine Zidane and recorded 17 consecutive away games in the league without a loss (13 wins and four draws). Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, for his part, set his best streak of minutes without conceding in the Blaugrana uniform – 534 minutes. The German will hope to keep a clean sheet in the next three games to break the club record that belongs to Claudio Bravo (755 minutes), but in two weeks Barcelona will have to wait for the El Clasico against Real Madrid. In the meantime, Xavi’s players will be able to arrive with positive momentum for the important meeting with Inter in the Champions League next Tuesday.

Enso Pati, Barcelona
Cooked nicely. Enso Patti | Imagebank GettyImages, David S. Bustamante/Soccrates

the progress of the game

21st minute: Goal, 0:1 to Barcelona! Fatty started a great individual move and passed to Lewandowski, who dismissed Valiant with a trick and kicked in with his right foot into the far corner.

35th minute: Costa reached a great position in the heart of the box, after Sanchez found him with a cross from the right wing, but Ter Stegen managed to stop his attempt.

51st minute: Sanchez had a good kick from the right side of the box, but Ter Stegen headed for a corner.

89th minute: Kang In Lee received a good pass in the box and looked for the far corner, but the ball rolled out parallel to the goal line.

Atletico Madrid player Albero Morata
End of a dream week. Morata | Imagebank GettyImages, CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP

Sevilla – Atletico Madrid 2:0

The Andalucians’ nightmarish start to the season continued with a fourth loss in seven rounds, while on the other hand, the Colchoneros put behind them the loss in the derby against Real before the break, and overtook Villarreal. Marcos Llorente found the net first (29) for Diego Simeone’s team, and Alvaro Morata, who last Tuesday lifted Spain to the semi-finals of the Nations League with a winning goal in the 88th minute against Portugal, closed a dream week when he also scored tonight (57) and sealed the The result of the game.

Shawn Weissman a Valladolid player celebrates a goal
Received a yellow from the bench. Sean Weissman | Imagebank GettyImages, Angel Martinez

Getafe – Valladolid 3:2

Shawn Weissman started this season in the stands, but came back from his injury in a storm with a winning goal against Almeria and in the international break he was the one who scored the first goal of the Israeli national team against Albania. Weissman remained on the bench and came on as a substitute only in the 79th minute, after all the celebration of the goals, not before he also received a yellow card for unnecessary talk from the bench. Sergio Leon put the guests ahead with a penalty (20), but Borja Miural (29) and Denis Suarez (31) completed a quick turnaround. But Valladolid, who came to this game after two consecutive losses, did not give up this time and Sergio Leon completed a double in the 37th minute and also made Oscar Plano the second reversal of the game (49). In the 72nd minute, the hosts had a great chance to equalize, but Mayoral missed a penalty.

More games:

Athletic Bilbao – Almeria 0:4
For Bilbao: Ignacy Williams (10), Ovian Sunset (17), Nico Williams (62), Mikel Vasga (84, penalty)

Cadiz – Villarreal 0:0

Sunday games

Espanyol – Valencia
Celta Vigo – Betis
Girona – Real Sociedad
Real Madrid – Osasuna

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