Alexander Puzik sums up the twenty-fourth round of the championship of Spain.
The extravaganza for Benito Villamarin, the "economical" victory of Barcelona, ??the next three points of Atletico, the strong-willed Victoria of Valencia, the scandalous victory of Seville, the Real Madrid jubilee goal, Diego Costa's amusing complaints, and Deportivo again lost to football - about this and much more in the results of the 24th Tour of the Spanish Examples.
Tour results:.
SPAIN. LA LIGA, 24 TOUR FEBRUARY 16, 2018 22:00 Girona 3: 0 Leganes 17 FEBRUARY 2018 14:00 Las Palmas 1: 2 Sevilla 17:15 Eibar 0-2 Barcelona 19:30 Alaves 1: 0 Deportivo 21:45 Malaga 1 : 2 Valencia 18 FEBRUARY 2018 13:00 Real Sociedad 3: 0 Levante 17:15 Atletico 2: 0 Athletic 19:30 Espanyol 1: 1 Villarreal 21:45 Betis 3: 5 Real Madrid FEBRUARY 19, 2018 22:00 Getafe 3: 0 Celta Real - Betis: Modrica's factor and the stupidity of "cucumbers" Real Madrid this season has taught us that luck is repeatedly replaced with a disastrous game. Therefore, the match of this tour against Betis fans of the club waited cautiously. On the one hand on the scales was the most important victory over PSG in the Champions League, but on the other - the terrible and at times shameful game of the team in the championship of Spain. There was also the possibility that Real Madrid players would not be able to tune in to La Liga after the battles in the Champions League. Season in Spain failed and found motivation for games more and more difficult. To win should have been rotation, because in Real there are hungry players who still need to prove a lot to the coach.
As a result, Zidane expectedly moved from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2, releasing the flanks of Asensio and Vasquez, and in a couple of Ronaldo sent Bail. Also was given rest and Modrica - he was replaced by Kovacic. By the first minute it seemed that the guests would not have any problems this evening, and the goal of Asensio even more assured in this, but there it was. "Creamy" again stepped on the same rake and after a goal scored down in the attack and began to think about maintaining the account and a trivial game on the counter. At the same time, it's worth praising Betis. "Green-white" did not break the missed goal, but on the contrary - angered and charged emotionally.
Real Madrid was punished with lightning speed and Betis was ahead. A separate applause to Joaquin - a veteran made both goals. A wonderful time was spent winger. What happened in the second half? Goal of Ramos - nothing unusual. The captain helps out in the most critical moments and everyone is used to it already. But after his goal on the field began to be a real chaos. Betis too early to believe in himself and agreed to play almost without the center of the field, on a collision course. The most real hara-kiri. Real Madrid felt the smell of blood, accelerated speed and destroyed an impudent rival. For these minutes, Zidane's team deserves praise.
Now let's go through the players. Managed to fail the match Nacho. Own goal and the mass of lost martial arts. The good thing is that the team won, otherwise Nacho would be a real anti-hero. Close to the failure was Carvajal, but his solo passage on the right flank, which led to the goal, partially corrected the situation. Weakly played Kovacic. In many respects because of Mateo, the center of the field was lost in the first half. Modrica clearly did not have enough. Not Kroos, namely Modrica. If the Croat were on the field, such chaos in the first half would not have happened. On the other hand, Kovacic did not want to criticize somehow. What did Zidane want from a football player whom he practically does not let out on the field?.
Bale. What is going on with the Welshman? With each match it seems that his problems are no longer a game character. More and more thoughts emerge about the loss of motivation. Gareth does not have eyes, he is nervous and hectic when he is changed, and just does not look like a member of the team. Foreign body, which at the moment is a huge problem for Real Madrid. Now about the heroes of the meeting. Their three. Ronaldo, Asencio and Vasquez. A brilliant match from this trio - their game made a result. By the way, such football from reservists (Asencio and Vasquez) can force Zidane to seriously think about changing the game model. And in view of the failure of the speeches of Bale and Benzema, not to think about it - a sin.
Speaking of Benzema! "The best striker of the world" © it took only two minutes to score a goal. Well, critics? Got? What did Zidane tell you? And you did not believe.
Barcelona: everything goes according to the plan "Blue-pomegranate" wanted to beat Eibar, while spending the minimum amount of forces before the match of the Champions League against Chelsea, and they achieved it. To thoroughly analyze the game of the Catalan team does not make much sense, because Barcelona operated far from 100%. But Eibar deserves respect for this duel. This team is one of the few that owned the ball almost the same percentage of playing time as Barcelona (47 vs. 53). "Weaponsmiths" created moments and showed good football, but the class is a class.
Goal Suarez put Eibar in a difficult position, but the chances to equalize were. Even after the idiotic removal of Orellana, which we'll talk about below. Eybar MendiliBara showed mature football, but still lacked the determination to attack. Too much of the owners respected the opponent. In general, the game was not particularly spectacular precisely because of Barcelona. The speed will include the team will be in the match with Chelsea, and here it was possible to play calmly.
For such an attitude towards the duel Barca could well be punished, but the cross on the hopes of Abar put the removal of Orellana. One of the most ridiculous deletions in my memory. Fabian did not like the decision of the referee in one of the episodes and in the heat of the argument he kicked the ball. Here, take a look.
Orellana is a very talented footballer, but his character became for him the most real enemy on the football path. Fabiana was kicked out of Celta, then - from Valencia. A new chance was received in Eibar and became an important player and again for the old. The reaction of MendiliBar did not take long to wait and he immediately shouted something after his player. If Orellana does not apologize to the team and the coach and does not find the right words, then we will not see him for a while on the football field. In this you can not doubt. Mendilibar is not the coach who will forgive this.
Gift for Sevilla: the judges canceled the clean goal of Las Palmas Especially about the game of Las Palmas and Sevilla, there is nothing to talk about. The teams showed roughly equal football, Sevilla was a bit sharper, more often beat, but the "palm" more owned the ball. After Sarabia made the score 2: 0 in favor of his team, it seemed that the intrigue was dead, but in the last 10 minutes the hosts scored two clean goals and had to rejoice in a draw. Nevertheless, linesman in the 93rd minute of the meeting saw offside at Galves, who was not close. As a result, the goal was canceled.
An effective mistake that will affect both the struggle for the 4th Ligochemion's place, and the battle for survival. If it were not for this arbitrator error, Villarreal would have already overtaken Seville in the standings and would have thrown it out of the top 5, and Las Palmas would have come close to saving the 17th place. However, the judges had their own plans. Here is a screenshot with a drawn line in addition with Galvez's twitches on Twitter.
"Judges hate Diego Costa" The chances of Athletics on the Wanda Metropolitano and so were illusory, and given the absence of disqualified Raul Garcia and Aritz Aduris, who are the leaders of the team, and even more so. After the matches of Atletico and Athletics in the Europa League, where they achieved confident victories over Copenhagen (4-1) and Spartak (3-1), accordingly there was little hope that on the wave of extravaganza in the European cups the teams will be given a fiery duel in the Example, but our hopes crashed like ships on rocks.
To understand the approximate picture of what is happening in Madrid that evening, let us cite one statistical fact - for the entire first half of the team for two did not inflict a single blow to the target gate. The first half was remembered only by the constant falls and appeals of Diego Costa. In one of the episodes, the striker turned his finger at the temple to the referee, clearly hinting at his weak qualification. Yellow card arrived instantly. Without a smile for Kostya do not look. The disgusted forward continues to amuse the audience with such antics, but for Atletico this behavior of one of the leaders is a problem.
Let's get to the match. In the second half of the "mattress" expected to get their own and opened an account. To a great surprise, the "Indians" then scored and the second goal. And we are already so used to the standard 1: 0! Separately note the game of Kevin Gameiro in this meeting, who scored a goal and a productive transfer for half an hour, spent on the field. Maybe Simeone should think about and play the player on the left in the midfield?.
And finally, your attention to the excellent interview of Diego Costa after the match with Athletic:.
"A number of judges are manic towards me, and this can not be changed. They hate me. They immediately warn me at the most insignificant moments. Today, the referee just wanted to show me the yellow card, that's all ".
Valencia: a landmark victory Despite the fact that Malaga is a hopeless outsider of La Liga this season and continues to move to Segunda, there were no prerequisites for an easy walk of the "bats". For Malaga, there comes a period that for every match (especially home) the team will go out as the last. That's about what happened this evening at La Rosaleda. Despite the fact that the guests owned the ball more, the "anchovies" had enough opportunities to close the game. Goal Ideeye in the first half was a warm-up match, but the main events were already in the second half.
Malaga had several real chances for the second goal, but the team did not use them, for which it was severely punished. First Coquelin scored his debut goal in Primera with a header, although before that he failed to excel for 10 years spent in the Arsenal, and after a few more minutes, Parejo realized a penalty, designated for the foul of Miquel's last hope in Rodrigo. That's what happens with the underdogs. The favorite is able in a few minutes to turn the course of the meeting, and waste in such cases is akin to suicide. Valencia applause, the team continues to fight for the Champions League, although a couple of weeks ago, many dropped the Marcelino team from the accounts.
Finally Murillo came back! The Colombian did not play since mid-November and his absence was very much felt. In the game of this tour, Jason immediately showed why it was not enough. One of the best players of his team. In advance we will send him to the team of the tour with the hope that in the next match he will show even stronger football.
And a little bit of bad news. On the eve of Spain came the news that Valencia does not have enough funds to buy out from Inter Jeffrey Kondogbia. For this the club needs 25 million euros and in the current realities this amount seems ridiculous. However, in the media they write that Valencia will not even help out in the Champions League, and to buy out the player the club will have to sell one or two players. With such a terrible financial situation, Valencia can not count on long-term success. In case of an exit in the Champions League team in the next season to play in three tournaments. I think that you yourself understand what the team is waiting for in such a case without strengthening a number of positions.
One line:.
Villarreal again could not win. This time the "submarine" stumbled over a strong Espanyol. In general, the game was tied and parrots in the case equalized the score. Scored Granero, who had completely failed the game before.
Sociedad in his field predictably did not notice Levante. The hero of the meeting was Sergio Canales, who changed the injured Prieto on the 13th minute, and then scored a goal and an assists transmission.
Getafe in his field unexpectedly defeated Selta. The score was 3: 0, but the hosts owned the ball only 32% of playing time. Excellent implementation, and the "Celts" this time did not save either Aspas or Maxi Gomez. Iago's worst match in the league.
Girona took the example from Getafe and with the same score beat the uncompromising Leganes. Interestingly, the game was fairly equal, and the outcome of the meeting was decided by the implementation of moments. And finally, Alaves in his field minimally defeated Deportivo. The next goal of El Haddadi and the second defeat of Seedorf. Koval - out of order due to injury.
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Interesting facts of the tour:.
21 - Xabi Prieto sold 21 of 22 penalties in the matches of La Liga.
264 - Ronaldo equaled with Raul in the number of productive matches in Real Madrid - both scored in 264 games (club record).
12 - Dani Parejo was involved in more goals than any other midfielder this season (6 goals and 6 assists).
147 - Messi has become the best raspasovschikom in the history of La Liga. Making an assist in this round, Leo caught up with Michel (147).
3 - The last three goals of Gameyro in the Example are crammed with Grizmann transfers.
1 - Esteban Granero scored the first goal in La Liga since January 2011 - 2590 days have passed since then.
162 - Sergio Ramos repeated the record of the Spanish Championship in the number of yellow cards (162).
8 - Cristiano Ronaldo since the beginning of 2018 has scored 8 goals in La Liga - more than any other player.
100 - Casemiro in Real Madrid won 100 wins.
17 - Thomas Partey in the match against Athletic made 17 selections - his personal record in the Atletico.
1 - Rodri scored the first goal in La Liga - for this he had to spend 49 matches.
6000 - Real Madrid - the first team to score 6000 goals in La Liga.
29 - Real Madrid did not lose a single match out of 29, when Lucas Vasquez.
0 - Gareth Bale in a match against Betis did not give a single pass to the opponent's penalty box.
16 - In the 21st century, Espanyol and Villarreal played 16 times in a draw - more than any other clubs with each other.
23 - Paulinho set a historical record Examples - did not lose in his first 23 games of the tournament (18 wins and 5 draws).
50% - Leo Messi was involved in 31 of Barcelona's 62 goals this season (20 goals and 11 assists).
42,7% - Real Madrid in the match with Betisom owned the ball only 42.7% of the playing time - the worst figure in the season.
3 - Sevilla and Betis in this season three times received five goals each in their own net.
!! - This season, Ronaldo scores more than Messi (97 minutes per goal against 115).
6000 - Marco Asensio became the author of the 6000th goal of Real Madrid in the championship of Spain.
9 - For 24 rounds of this season, Atletico missed only nine goals.
9 - The Cloud missed only 9 goals in the first 24 rounds. This is a repeat of the record goalkeeper Deportivo Llano, who achieved the same indicator in the season-1993/94.
3 - Abelardo Fernandez (Alaves) for the first time in La Liga won three games in a row as a coach.
Attendance:.
Stadium Seating Capacity Santiago Bernabeu 81 044 Camp Nou 99 354 Wanda Metropolitano 67 703 Atletico - Athletic 2: 0 60 022 88.65% Ramon Sanchez Pisjuan 45 500 Estadio de la Ceramika 24 890 Anoeta 32 076 Sociedad - Levante 3-0 18,189 56.71% San Mimes 53,332 Cornella El Prat 40,500 Espanyol - Villarreal 1: 1 19,688 48.61% Mendizorrosa 19,840 Alaves - Deportivo 1: 0 19,453 98.05% Ipoorua 7,083 Eybar - Barcelona 0: 2 6 760 95.44% La Rosaleda 30 044 Malaga - Valencia 1: 2 21 134 70.34% Mestalla 55 000 Balaidos 31 800 Gran Canaria 31 250 Las Palmas - Sevilla 1: 2 19 1 61 61.32% Benito Villamarine 54 000 Betis - Real 3: 5 53 486 99.05% Riazor 34 600 Butareke 10 958 Coliseum Alfonso Perez 17 393 Getafe - Celta 3: 0 8 367 48.11% Montilivi 13 286 Girona - Leganes 3: 0 9 142 68.81% Ciudad de Valencia 26,354 Total viewers:.
235 402 Average Occupancy:.
73,51% Tour questions:.
Humor of the week:.
The current situation in the example.
Ramos approves - in the match of the championship of the state of Bayah in Brazil, ten red and eight yellow cards were shown (in the picture below a little mistaken in the calculations).
This time we woke up! Will it be enough for a long time?.
The King of Madrid is back in business!.
In how! Messi, who spends a great season, played in 42 games and scored 30 goals. Ronaldo, conducting a bad season, played in 33 matches and scored 30 goals. Counted matches for the club and the national team.
Here it is mods!.
? Beautiful art near the stadium Sociedad Anoets!.
Schedule for the next round:.
SPAIN. LA LIGA, 25 TOUR 23 FEBRUARY 2018 22:00 Deportivo -: - Espanyol 24 FEBRUARY 2018 14:00 Celta -: - Eibar 17:15 Real Madrid -: - Alaves 19:30 Leganes -: - Las Palmas 21:45 Barcelona -: - Girona 25 FEBRUARY 2018 13:00 Villarreal -: - Getafe 17:15 Athletic -: - Malaga 19:30 Valencia -: - Real Sociedad 21:45 Sevilla -: - Atletico 26 FEBRUARY 2018 22:00 Levante -: - Betis Tournament table:.
# 20 FEBRUARY 2018 AND H N P ZAR A DIFFERENCE ABOUT 1 Barcelona 24 19 5 0 62 11 51 62 2 Atletico 24 16 7 1 36 9 27 55 3 Valencia 24 14 4 6 47 28 19 46 4 Real Madrid 23 13 6 4 55 26 29 45 5 Seville 24 12 3 9 31 35 -4 39 6 Villarreal 24 11 5 8 35 29 6 38 7 Eibar 24 10 5 9 32 36 -4 35 8 Girona 24 9 7 8 34 30 4 34 9 Getafe 24 8 9 7 29 21 8 33 10 Betis 24 10 3 11 41 50 -9 33 11 Celta 24 9 5 10 41 37 4 32 12 Real Sociedad 24 8 5 11 46 45 1 29 13 Leganes 23 8 5 10 20 25 -5 29 14 Athletic 24 6 10 8 24 27 -3 28 15 Alaves 24 9 1 14 22 33 -11 28 16 Espanyol 24 6 9 9 22 32 -10 27 17 Levante 24 3 11 10 21 38 -17 20 18 Las Palmas 24 5 3 16 18 52 -34 18 19 Deportivo 24 4 5 15 24 53 -29 17 20 Malaga 24 3 4 17 15 38 -23 13 Alexander Puzik, Football. ua Ask the author, as well as express criticism (preferably constructive), you can at the relevant conference of our site.
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