La Liga
Real 2-0 Valencia: Back on track with goals from Asensio and Vinicius
With Asensio and Vinicius scoring two superb goals in three minutes, Real Valencia defeated 2-0 at the Bernabeu and reduced the gap to leaders Barcelona to five points.
After a 0-0 draw against Sociedad less than 24 hours ago, Real didn’t have room for a fresh start at home and on Thursday evening (2.2.) in Valencia made sure to clear the postponed match between the two teams on matchday 17 League.
The bats, who were introduced with caretaker coach Voros after Gattuso’s dismissal, played fully defensively but managed to serve the targeted plan just once for 45 minutes.
In the second game, Ancelotti’s side played with more energy, leaving their opponent no room to react. Asensio and Vinicius found their way into the net with fantastic goals to seal the Merengues’ 2-0 lead that put them at -5 above.
The match
Real came into play strongly and had a great moment with Asensio already in the 3rd minute, his cross stopped at Mamardashvili, then the home side found chances with Asensio, Vinicius and Kamavinga but didn’t miss a good rhythm and ‘choked’. defensive Valencia.
Just before the two sides went into the dressing room for the break, it became the most talked about phase of the first half when Riedinger headed in at 45+3 from a Modric corner, but the goal didn’t count.
This is because, after his conversation with the VAR, the referee was called to the monitor to watch the phase and there he saw Benzema’s aggressive foul on Musa, as a result of which he took Riedinger’s joy and punished the owner with a Golden Ball card.
Real ended the first half with 4 finals (2 at home) and no goals, but the second half was a very different affair as Ancelotti’s men came on fresh and scored twice in so many first finals during that period.
Both were spectacular, with Asensio making it 1-0 in the 52nd minute with an unimaginable diagonal left shot from the top of the box and Vinicius making it 2-0 in the 54th minute after an incredibly fast run and a flawless finish.
In the 57th minute Benzema missed a great scoring opportunity and three minutes later he left the team because he felt unwell and was replaced by Ancelotti. In the last half hour, Madrid were successful and Valencia tried to get back into the game but lost all hope in the 72nd minute when Gabriel committed a very hard foul on Paulista Vinicius and rightly saw the red card straight away.
The final 20 minutes were entirely procedural after the visitors kept a clean sheet, with Real creating another good chance through Valverde, and in the final the Spanish and European champions celebrated a convincing but important win ahead of home games to follow ( La Liga, Copa del Rey) and abroad (Club World Cup, Champions League).
REAL: Courtois, Nacho, Militao (36′ Carvajal), Riedinger, Kamavinga, Modric (66′ Valverde), Kroos (67′ Tswameni), Thembayos, Asensio, Benzema (60′ Rodrigo), Vinicius
VALENCIA: Mamardashvili, Foulquier, Gabriel, Diakbi, Gaya, Guillaume, Moussa (Comer 75), Almeida (Moriba 70), Castigejo (Andre 59), Cavani (Fran 75), Lino (Lato 70)
Source: sport 24
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Marcos Llorente scored the only goal in Atletico’s injury-time win over Sevilla, lifting them to third place in La Liga, ahead of Barcelona.
Atletico defeated Sevilla with 1:0 in their procrastination game 4th matchday and overtook Barcelona for 3rd place in the La Liga standings.
The Rojiblancos were superior for most of the game, but in the first half the visitors managed to keep a clean sheet. However, at the start of the second period, Marcos Llorente, one of Diego Simeone’s two half-time substitutes, scored the first goal.
Another change almost made the difference when Caglar Seyunjiu came on in the 66th minute and was sent off four minutes later with a straight red card.
Quique Sanchez Flores’ men failed to threaten against ten opponents and Atlético picked up an important win before half-time.
The program for the 19th matchday
- 01.02. 6:00 p.m Getafe – Rayo Vallecano
- 01.02. 8:15 p.m Real Sociedad – Alaves
- 01.02. 10:30 p.m Valencia – Villarreal
- 01.03. 6:00 p.m Granada – Cadiz
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Real – Mallorca
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Celta-Betis
- 01.03. 10:30 p.m Girona – Atletico
- 01.04. 6:00 p.m Osasuna – Almeria
- 01.04. 8:15 p.m Seville – Sporty
- 01.04. 10:30 p.m Las Palmas – Barcelona
Source: sport 24
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Real Madrid have suffered a major blow to their central defense due to injuries and one of the things they have on their list ahead of January is the loan of 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan from Zenit.
After the serious injuries to David Alaba and Ender Militao, Real Madrid have entered the transfer market to sign a central defender.
One of the cases that the Merengues are considering, according to AS, is 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan, who plays for Zenit St. Petersburg. Madrid initially wants to bring him in with a loan and a purchase option for next summer.
The young footballer is exactly the right person to strengthen the Merengues as he is left-footed and can develop into a very good footballer. This particular formula would also satisfy Zenit, but there is a non-football problem.
Groups linked to the Russian state continue to face sanctions from the European Union (and the US) over the military invasion of Ukraine. Specifically, teams cannot receive an amount over 108,000 euros.
Zenit is owned by Gazprom, one of the most famous oil companies (in the world) controlled by the Russian state.
Source: sport 24
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According to the German newspaper “Die Welt”, Barcelona is threatened with exclusion from the new Champions League due to violations of Financial Fair Play. However, the Catalans are not aware of the specific risk.
A few hours after the legal recognition before the Court of Justice of the European Union of the European Super League, a project that Barcelona and Real Madrid have “operated” from the beginning until today, the Blaugrana are in adventure.
A publication by German newspaper Die Welt reports that the Catalans are at risk of being banned from the new Champions League (for up to three years) due to Financial Fair Play violations. Barcelona announced gigantic profits (a whopping 304 million euros), but according to the report, UEFA will audit the finances as the income must only come from “football activities”.
Barcelona reported on its balance sheet revenue from “Barca Studios”, the project that manages the team’s audiovisual material, such as the team’s official channel (Barca TV).
Sources in Barcelona management told Mundo Deportivo that they were unaware of the scenario in question.
Source: sport 24
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