EMBARRASSING NIGHT IN LA LIGA AS BOTH BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID ARE HUMBLED BY OPPONENTS ; ARSENAL,…
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EMBARRASSING NIGHT IN LA LIGA AS BOTH BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID ARE HUMBLED BY OPPONENTS ; ARSENAL, SPURS AND JUVE RECORD WINS ON THE SAME NIGHT
by Joseph Omoniyi
The Catalans were upset by the previously winless Leganes before the Blancos failed to capitalise by slumping to a dismal 3-0 loss at Sevilla
Real Madrid and Barcelona like to outdo each other but this went too far. In a crazy evening in La Liga the Catalans stumbled to a shameful 2-1 defeat at Leganes before Real Madrid followed suit in a 3-0 humiliation by Sevilla, blowing the chance to move top of the table.
Both Leganes and Sevilla produced superb, electric displays and fully deserve the credit for their impressive victories against Spain’s top two.
But the limp displays offered by Barcelona and Madrid, both beaten on the same day for the first time since January 4, 2015, were remarkable in their own right.
After Philippe Coutinho sent Barcelona ahead, the visitors were stunned by a second half double from Nabil El Zhar and Oscar Rodriguez—on loan from Real Madrid—in the space of just 68 seconds.
Veramelen made the mistake of not picking up former Liverpool winger El Zhar for the first goal and Gerard Pique put the second on a plate, as Barcelona showed no spine.
To make matters worse, Valverde’s substitutions didn’t help the team either, with the coach seemingly unable to change his system during a game, instead making like-for-like swaps.
Barcelona’s performance was limp and bar forcing an excellent double save out of Leganes goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar, they never looked like forcing their way back in.
Madrid’s defeat was more drastic in terms of the scoreline, although in Sevilla they found motivated, high-class opponents, who attacked relentlessly.
A defence with Marcelo and Sergio Ramos is never likely to be overly-secure and Andre Silva exposed its frailties with two goals in four minutes.
The Portuguese forward, once touted by Madrid’s all-time top goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo as his heir in the national team, was not picked up as he sent the Andalusians rushing into a two-goal lead before a buzzing Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.
Wissam Ben Yedder’s third sent Sevilla further ahead, after Gareth Bale had hit the post.
Madrid found their footing in the second half and Luka Modric scored with a neat chip although the goal was correctly ruled out by VAR for offside.
Despite the magnitude of the scoreline, Madrid’s performance bettered that of Barcelona’s in the Spanish capital, but it will still go down as an opportunity lost, as they sit behind their arch-rivals on goal difference at the top of the table. It adds to the pressure on coach Julen Lopetegui ahead of Saturday’s derby clash with Atletico Madrid, who, with the right combination of results, could go top themselves.
On this humiliating night both Real and Barcelona showed La Liga is there for the taking.
Meanwhile, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur are both through to the next round of the Carabao cup.
Welbeck’s first half brace Put the gunners ahead. Brentford tried to come back into the game after they pulled one back in the second half, but substitute, Lacazete buried the visitors with a third goal for Arsenal at the Emirate.
Tottenham beat Watford 4-2 on penalty after a 2-2 draw. Chelsea came from a goal down to beat LIVERPOOL 2-1. Westham were on a goal rout as they thrashed Macclesfield 8-0.
In the Serie A, Paulo Dybala ended his drought with a skilful finish against Bologna as Juventus get six Serie A wins out of six this season. JUVE won 2-0.
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