2024-04-22 12:08:41
Real Madrid won the soccer El Clásico 3-2 with a set-up goal scored by England’s Jude Bellingham. With six rounds to go, the “White Ballet” leads the Spanish league by 11 points, and the Catalan club’s chances of defending the title are disappearing.
In the fall, Real won 2:1 in Barcelona thanks to two goals from Bellingham, and in January they outclassed their biggest rival in the Super Cup in Riyadh 4:1, mainly thanks to a hat trick scored by Vinícius Junior.
This time Barca started better. Already in the sixth minute, Ukrainian goalkeeper Lunin, the hero of the penalty shootout against Manchester City in the Champions League, fell asleep at Raphin’s corner kick, and Dane Christensen scored the first league goal of the season.
On the other hand, in the 18th minute, 17-year-old Cubarsí, playing his first El Clásico, stopped Vázquez illegally in the penalty area and Barca had to face a penalty for the first time since the start of the league season. Vinícius Junior converted it, Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen capitulated for the first time after six rounds and more than ten hours of play.
Another Barcelona corner smelled like a goal, but the video referee concluded that the ball from Yamal’s boot did not cross the goal line. After switching sides, Lunin only deflected Yamal’s shot in front of him and Firmín López put Barcelona back in front from close range.
However, Vázquez equalized in just three minutes, and Bellingham scored the winning goal after normal time. It was his 17th in the league this season, but his first since mid-February. However, the main character of the match was Vázquez, who scored a penalty, scored one goal and set up another.
Real remain unbeaten in La Liga for 26 games since losing the derby to Atlético in November, their only defeat in the competition.
Getafe football players played at home with San Sebastian 1:1. The visitors, who secured sixth place, have six rounds to go before the end of the European Cup. Getafe, which has been absent from the European scene for the past four years, is three places lower. Fourth-placed Atlético Madrid lost 0:2 to newcomer Alavés.
San Sebastian plays better on the opponent’s pitches, where they have already won seven times. This time too he started better and Barrenetxea soon headed into the net. Latasa took care of the equalizer with a curious goal. Getafe probably got the ball behind the goal line even twice, because the goalkeeper Remiro apparently took the first shot beyond it. But play continued, and before the video referee could review the situation, the home side struck again, and for the second time there was no doubt that the goal was legal.
After being knocked out of the Champions League in Dortmund, Atlético suffered another defeat at Alavés to cut their fourth-placed lead over Bilbao, who they face in a week’s time, to three points. Against coach Simeone, his son Giuliano, who is an Atlético regular, came on for the home team and almost scored the first league goal. His teammates were more accurate and made for a surprise.
The last Almería is the only one in La Liga that has not yet pleased its fans with a three-point home win, and even the match with Villarreal did not change that. The team, which already has its fourth coach this season, reached for at least a point, but Nor Sörloth took away their hopes in the setup.
After losing 1:2, Almería loses seventeen points to the non-relegation spot, and its rescue six rounds before the end is in the realm of utopia.
Spanish Football League – Round of 32:
Getafe – San Sebastian 1:1 (29. Latasa – 13. Barrenetxea), Almeria – Villarreal 1:2 (31. Lozano – 26. Achúmáš, 90.+3 Sörloth), Alavés – Atlético Madrid 2:0 (15. Benavídez, 90+2. Rioja), Real Madrid – FC Barcelona 3:2 (8. Vinícius Júnior z pen., 73. Vázquez, 90.+1 Bellingham – 6. Christensen, 69. López).
Table:
| 1. | Real Madrid | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 70:22 | 81 |
| 2. | FC Barcelona | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 64:37 | 70 |
| 3. | Girona | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 67:40 | 68 |
| 4. | Atletico Madrid | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 59:38 | 61 |
| 5. | Bilbao | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 52:30 | 58 |
| 6. | San Sebastian | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 46:34 | 51 |
| 7. | Betis Seville | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40:38 | 48 |
| 8. | Valencia | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 35:34 | 47 |
| 9. | Villarreal | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 51:55 | 42 |
| 10. | Getafe | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38:44 | 40 |
| 11. | Pamplona | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 37:46 | 39 |
| 12. | The Palms | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 30:39 | 37 |
| 13. | Alavés | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 28:38 | 35 |
| 14. | FC Sevilla | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 39:44 | 34 |
| 15. | Vallecano | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 27:39 | 34 |
| 16. | Celtic vigo | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 37:47 | 31 |
| 17. | Mallorca | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25:36 | 31 |
| 18. | Cadiz | 32 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 22:45 | 25 |
| 19. | Granada | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33:61 | 18 |
| 20. | Almeria | 32 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 31:64 | 14 |