Atletico Madrid

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid - Match Report

15:09

Barcelona 2 - 0 Atletico Madrid

  • Barcelona break Atletico's stubborn defense to score two late goals and go 11 points clear at the top. 
  • Diego Costa was sent off after only 28 minutes after a clash with the referee.
  • Lionel Messi scored his 32nd goal of the season whereas Luis Suarez scored his 19th goal of the season. (La Liga only)



Both teams had been playing good football in the first 30 minutes of the game. It was Barca who had the first clear chance at goal in the 14th minute, when Jordi Alba hit the upright after a Lionel Messi-lofted pass. 

Messi then hit a free-kick narrowly over before Jan Oblak saved from Coutinho, who shot to close to the keeper from a Luis Suarez pass. 

Thirty seconds later, Diego Costa received a blatant for squaring up to the referee. 

The second half started pretty dull, with Barcelona hitting three shots at Oblak.  Atleti had a chance through a free kick conceded by Gerard Pique, but it was comfortable for Ter Stergen. 

Barcelona continued to build pressure and Oblak had to make a double save, first parrying of a Suarez shot and then saving the rebound from the substitute Malcolm. 

A set piece gave Atletico another opportunity in the 74th minute but Rodrigo headed Griezmann's cross over. And just as it looked that the teams will share points Suarez struck an imposing shot to finally beat Oblak with five minutes to go. The Uruguayan took off his shirt to celebrate, earning a yellow card, which means he will miss the next game. 

Atletico had not even recovered from the first goal when Messi made it 2. A typical run from him, shooting low in the corner, leaving Oblak wrong footed. 




Barcelona

El Clasico - Match Preview - La Liga

00:00

It's a big game for:

 Both the teams. Yes, this is true as this game is considered as the deciding match of the La Liga. With Barcelona 3 points and 1 game behind Madrid, this match can provide some relief and the top position in the league table, only if Barca win.


Best stat:

 1-1. The last Clasico resulted in a 1-1 draw. With Neymar giving his all he could but Sergio Ramos took the Camp Nou like a storm and helped Real to draw the Clasico.
Player to watch:

 Cristiano Ronaldo. The first player in UEFA history to score 100 goals. Ronaldo has been in top form lately and has scored 5 of the 6 goals Real scored against Bayern.


Form guide:

 Real Madrid. WWWDW
Barcelona. DWLLW
Match odds:

 Real Madrid win. 11/10
Barcelona win. 21/10
Draw. 3

Alaves

Real Madrid vs Alaves - Match Report - La Liga

20:17

Real Madrid beat Alaves to stretch their lead at the top.

Real Madrid go five points clear at the top by beating Alaves 3-0 with goals from Benzema, Isco and Nacho. 

Madrid had to wait for 30 minutes to break the deadlock, but before that, they had only 1 shot on target and 4 off target. And a burst of speed by Carvajal before crossing in to Benzema who finished from 6-yard out and completed his set of scoring against every La Liga team. 1-0. Goal. Real Madrid(Benzema).

Real Madrid made an amazing passing move which included Ronaldo, Danilo and Bale. The latter then finished wide of the post. 

Ronaldo was picked up by Benzema but the Portuguese was flagged offside after he finished the ball off.

Alaves could've equalised in the 60th minute but Deyverson failed to get a touch on the ball. 

Madrid scored again by Isco who was picked up by Cristiano Ronaldo in the box and Isco finished it sweetly over the keeper at his near post. 2-0. Goal. Real Madrid(Isco).

Just 4 minutes later Real Madrid scored again. Gareth Bale took a free-kick from about 25 yards out which was saved by the keeper and struck the crossbar, but Nacho was alert as he headed it in the back of the net to complete the victory. 3-0. Goal. Real Madrid(Nacho).




Athletic Bilbao

Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao - Match Preview

15:50

It's a big game for:

 Keylor Navas. The Costa Rican goalkeeper was heavily criticised after he conceded a poor goal against Real Betis on Monday, but his save in the dying minutes helped Real to win again Betis. It would be interesting to see how he performs against Athletic Bilbao.



Best stat:

 24. Real have won 24 matches out of the 31 played between these two clubs. Losing 5 and drawing 2. They have won the last 3 games played against Athletic Bilbao.
Player to watch:

 Aritz Aduriz. The Spanish player is currently the highest goal scorer for Bilbao this season, scoring 15 in all competitions out of which 7 are from La Liga. He could cause problems for the Real Madrid defense. 


Form guide:  

 Real Madrid. WWWDW
Athletic Bilbao. WWLWL
Odds:

 Real Madrid win. 4/6
Athletic Bilbao win. 4
Draw. 3

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona - Match Preview - La Liga

18:36

A look ahead to the La Liga clash at the Vicente Calderon Stadium.

 It's a big game for:  

 Luis Enrique. He may not be an on field player but the manager of the Catalans is under fire due to his previous results with the club, losing to PSG 4-0 and edging out Leganes 2-1.




Best stat:

 26. The Barcelona forward will get a chance to add his impressive tally of 26 goals against Atletico Madrid and could move ahead of Real Madrid for the first time since months.
Player to watch:

 Arda Turan. The Turkish international has missed the last two weeks due to a hamstring injury but will return to the Barcelona squad and could be useful in the midfield.

Form guide:

 Atletico Madrid. WWWDW
FC Barcelona. WLWDW
Odds:

 Atletico win. 2/1
Barcelona win. 23/17
Draw. 5/2

Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs Valencia - Match Report - La Liga

15:31

Real Madrid shocked by Valencia as the European Champions lose 2-1.

 Early goals from Simone Zaza and Fabian Orellana helped Valencia to shock Real Madrid at the Mestalla.

 Valencia scored in the 4th minute when Diego Alves played a ball to Simone Zaza who took a half-turned and shot a volley past Keylor Navas on his far post and gave Valencia the lead. 1-0. Goal. Valencia.

 Valencia scored again after 5 minutes when Nani played a through ball to Fabio Orellana who finished it past Keylor Navas, but Navas could've saved that. 2-0. Goal. Valencia.

 Cristiano Ronaldo had a shot skidded past the post but it eventually found James Rodriguez whose shot was blocked by Munir on the goal line.

 Keylor Navas saved a free kick in the 31st minute which was going into the top corner of the net.
Cristiano Ronaldo got one back for Real just before the half-time when Marcelo cross in and Ronaldo jumped the highest and scored with his head. 2-1. Goal. Real Madrid.

 Varane, who was not having a great match, nearly gave Valencia another goal when he fumbled the ball in his feet and Zaza picked it up, before Navas came out of his line and saved Real.

 Karim Benzema was denied by Diego Alves when the Frenchman picked up a Toni Kroos free kick in the 68th minute, but it was ruled as a foul.

P.S. No match facts this time. Stay tuned till next week for more Real Madrid updates. Check out the match preview on 25th February; Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona. 

Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs Espanyol - Match Report

13:12

Gareth Bale scores on his return as Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0. 

 Gareth Bale returned from his ankle injury and joined the score sheet with Alvaro Morata as Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

 Real had a wonderful opportunity in the 30th minute when Lucas Vazquez picked up a dreadful pass from Piatti, Vazquez then passed it to Ronaldo on the right wing who crossed it in to Morata, but Morata failed to connect to it.

 Seconds later Cristiano Ronaldo had the ball in the back of the net, but he was ruled offside by the linesman.

 But two minutes later Real took the lead with Morata who headed the ball in the back of the net after Isco's cross found him at the back post. Goal. 1-0. Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo had a chance to double Real's lead in the 69th minute but the cross from Morata was just too high for the Portuguese.

 Gareth Bale doubled Real's lead in the 83rd minute when Real were on a counter attack and Gareth Bale, with his speed got a pass from Isco and finished it sweetly past Diego Lopez. Goal. 2-0. Real Madrid.
Match Facts:

                               RMA                                                            ESP

                               68%                      Possession                   32%

                               12(3)                    Shots(on goal)             3(1) 

                               12                          Fouls                            13 

                               3                            Yellow Cards                4

                               0                            Red Cards                     0

                               4                            Offsides                        1

                               13                         Corners                          2

                               1                            Saves                            1

Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs Osasuna - Match Report

17:05

Cristiano Ronaldo and Isco put Zidane's men top.

 Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco and Lucas Vazquez helped Real to stay clear a point at the top of the table, having played 2 games less.

 The first half was overshadowed by Osasuna right-back Tano, fracturing the tibia and fibula of his right leg in a collision with Isco. Keylor Navas had to stretch out to his bottom left corner when a deflected shot was about to go in the goal.

 Cristiano Ronaldo gave Real the lead in the 24th minute when he got a through-ball from Karim Benzema and scored with his first shot of the night. 1-0. Goal- C.Ronaldo.

But Osasuna refused to stay down and equalised in the 33rd minute with a brilliant chipped goal from Sergio Leon. 1-1. Goal- S.Leon.

Benzema was denied by the Osasuna goalkeeper, Salvatore Sirigu, who stretched out to the feet of Benzema to deny him after taking the shot from the pass by Ronaldo.

 Keylor Navas proved that he is the man at the Real Madrid goal with a series of brilliant stops in the 43rd and the 47th minute and silenced the critics. 

 Isco got the loose ball in the 18-yard box when Benzema lost it due to some strong challenges from the Osasuna defenders, but Isco was quick to react and scored with his right foot. 2-1. Goal- Isco.

 Sirigu denied Cristiano Ronaldo with a sharp, low 1v1 save in the 74th minute and kept Osasuna's hopes alive.

 Real should have got a penalty in the 78th minute when Ronaldo controlled the cross Vazquez with his chest and Osasuna's defender struck his arm out to stop Ronaldo to get to the ball before Sirigu collected it.

 Lucas Vazquez missed an open goal when a cross from James Rodriguez made the keeper committed but a strong tackle by Oier made the Spaniard miss an open goal.

 But Lucas Vazquez made amends for his mistake as he chipped the ball over a committed Sirigu and signalled game over for Osasuna in the 90+2 minute. 3-1. Goal- L.Vazquez.
Match Facts- 

                               RMA                                                            OSA

                               66%                  Possession                        34%

                               12(6)                Shots(on goal)                  11(8)

                                8                      Fouls                                  10 

                                2                      Yellow Cards                       3

                                0                      Red Cards                           0

                                3                      Offsides                              3

                                2                      Corners                              3

                                7                      Saves                                 2





Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad - Match Report

18:15

Ronaldo, Kovacic and Morata on target as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 3-0.

 Cristiano Ronaldo, Mateo Kovacic and Alvaro Morata all were on target as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

 The first highlight of the game resulted in a goal with a wonderful through ball from Cristiano set up Mateo Kovacic for his goal in the 33rd minute.  

 Sociedad made a good move in the 45th minute which included some heel flicks and one-touch passes but the finish which was needed was not produced.

 Real scored their second goal in the 50th minute when this time the roles were reversed; with Kovacic became the provider and Ronaldo the scorer. Kovacic fed Ronaldo an amazing ball and Ronaldo finished it sweetly over the keeper to double Madrid's lead.

 Ronaldo again could've become the provider with a free-kick in the 72nd minute which was headed in by Morata at the back post but the assistant referee raised the offside flag.

Lucas Vazquez had an opportunity to take advantage of the goalkeeper's mistake when Rulli accidently passed to Vazquez but recovered to make a good sharp save from Vazquez' shot.

 Inigo Martinez was sent off after a tackle on Casemiro which earned him his second yellow card of the game and Sociedad had to play the last 17 minutes of the game with 10-men.

 Real were on a quick counter-attack and Alvaro Morata got back his offside ruled goal when Vazquez launched a cross from the right flank and Morata headed it home.

Match Facts:

                               RMA                                                            RSO

                               43%                  Possession                        57%

                               7(4)                  Shots(on goal)                  9(3)

                               15                      Fouls                                 12

                               2                        Yellow Cards                     1

                               0                        Red Cards                          1

                               3                        Offsides                             2

                               0                       Corners                               3

                               3                       Saves                                  1



Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad - Match Preview

18:18

It's a big game for:

 Danilo. Having scored two own-goals in his last three matches, the Brazilian would be looking to make amends as he is again, to my surprise, is included in the 19-men squad which will face Sociedad. And if he starts he should play to book his place in the starting line-up and to book his place in our hearts.
Best stat:

 14. Real Madrid have won 14 matches out of the 16 matches played between these two sides. Sociedad's last victory over Madrid came on 31st of August 2014, beating Madrid 4-2.
Remember when:

 At the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid thrashed Real Sociedad 5-1 with a hat-trick from C.Ronaldo and Benzema and Khedira scoring 1-1 each. The only goal for Sociedad came from the boots of Antoine Griezmann.
Player to watch:

 Cristiano Ronaldo. Having scored an amazing free-kick in the draw against Celta de Vigo, many believe that the Portuguese is again getting better at free-kicks and is finding his goal-scoring feet. It will be interesting to see that what magic can the talisman will produce.
Previous meetings:

 Real Madrid 3 (Bale 2, Asensio) - Real Sociedad 0. August 2016.
Real Madrid 1 (Bale) - Real Sociedad 0. April 2016.
Real Madrid 3 (C.Ronaldo 2, Vazquez) - Real Sociedad 1 (Bruma). December 2015.
Form guide:

 Real Madrid: DWLLD.
Real Sociedad: LWLWD.
Match odds:

 Real Madrid win: 2/7
Real Sociedad win: 17/2
Draw: 5

 Hope Real Madrid wins this one and shrugs off its poor form and get back on the winning track.

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