He For real Madrid went no further than the goalless draw against Osasuna and could therefore be the leadership of LaLiga, which is still in the power of one Athletic whose game against Athletic was postponed due to the snowstorm.
Precisely the snow, the cold and an uncomfortable rival Osasuna They prevented Zinedine Zidane’s team from taking the victory over Pamplona.
See: The league table of the League of Spain
After this result, the For real Madrid they remain second to one point behind Atlético (38 against 37), but the rojiblanco team has three games less than their civilian rival.
He BarcelonaFor his part, he continues his climb in LaLiga and has already added eight games without losing (20 out of 24 possible points), after beating Granada 4-0 this Saturday (7th).
With doubles from Frenchman Antoine Griezmann (12 and 63), one of the players most criticized for his poor performance at the start of the season, and Argentinian Lionel Messi (35 and 42), who seems to be slowly returning to its best level, Ronald Koeman’s team took all three points from their visit to the Nuevo Los Cármenes Stadium.
Rare case this season, the Barcelona At no point did he suffer against a very inferior rival and this time he managed to finish the scoring chances as he claimed Koeman during the start of the season.
That even meant that Koeman rested in the last part on his way to a Messi who tops the LaLiga scorers ranking (with 11).
“Barça needs Leo for his game, his interest in creating opportunities and also for his effectiveness, which is necessary to fight for the titles,” said Koeman after the game.
The azulgrana team adds 34 points, three from For real Madrid and four from Atlético, although he also has three more games than the leader.
“If everyone is in good shape and in their best shape,” Barça can fight for the title, according to their coach, although he admitted that “for now, given the distance, it’s quite complicated.”
With his victory, the Barcelona He regained third place on the table Villarreal had taken away from him on Friday after their 4-0 win in Vigo against Celta (8th).
THE OTHER PARTIES
Also this Saturday, a triplet of Moroccan Youssef En-Nesyri gave Sevilla the victory in their home field against Real Sociedad 3-2, allowing the locals to reach the San Sebastian team on the table.
Also: the scoring table of the Spanish league
With this victory, Sevilla, ranked sixth, added 30 points and Real Sociedad reached fifth, but with a better goal difference.
In an amazing match, En-Nesyri had already scored two goals (4, 7) within ten minutes of the game, although Real Sociedad had drawn twice in own goal thanks to the goals of the Brazilian defender Diego Carlos from Seville (5) and the Swede Alexander Isak (14).
Four goals had been scored in barely fifteen minutes and it would be the Moroccan striker himself who would score the goal of the Sevilla victory at the start of the second half (46), after a cross from Argentinian Lucas Ocampos.
For its part, the match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, originally scheduled to take place next Saturday at 4:15 pm (3:15 pm GMT) at the capital’s Wanda-Metropolitano stadium, was “suspended” due to the snowstorm currently hitting the city.
“Given the exceptional situation caused by the storm that is going through much of the peninsula, bringing the airport into it Madrid Barajas all day today and the impossibility of having the field in optimal conditions, LaLiga, after contacting both clubs, asked the Professional Competition Committee early in the morning to take the Club Atlético de Madrid-Athletic Club, ”the agency said in a statement.
ALIGNMENTS
Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Nacho Vidal, Aridane, David García, Juan Cruz; Oier, Moncayola, Roberto Torres, Rubén García, Iñigo Pérez and Calleri.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Lucas, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Asensio, Hazard and Benzema.