On Saturday, the battles of the 4th round continued in the Spanish "La Liga" championships. Today, four matches were played.
The first duel took place at 14:00 in the province of Madrid, where the league newcomer team "Leganes" is based. The newcomers, who had already taken points from Madrid's "Atletico" this season, were unable to surprise the country's champions - the Catalans defeated their opponents with a score of 1-5.
During the first 10 minutes, "Leganes" set a pace that was not to the liking of "Barca" coach Luis Enrique. The hosts dangerously and actively played in front of Marco-Andre ter Stegen's goal, but all matters were resolved by a few defensive errors and MSN's attack.
In the 15th minute, Lionel Messi scored after Luis Suarez's goal. In the 31st minute, the footballers exchanged roles and this time, Argentina assisted L. Suarez with a goal. Neymar started the opponent's break in the first half with another pass from L. Suarez.
In the second half, the visiting team did not receive a response - Lionel Messi scored his second goal in the 55th minute from the penalty spot, and the team's fifth goal was added by Rafinha. In the 80th minute of the match, the hosts managed to score a consolation goal.
In the other matches, for the second consecutive win, the Madrid "Atletico" team achieved victory at the "Vicente Calderon" stadium. Diego Simeone's men defeated "Sporting Gijon" with a score of 5-0 ahead of their match with "Barcelona" on Wednesday.
The winning side scored goals through Kevin Gameiro and two each from Antoine Griezmann and Fernando Torres.
In another duel, "Sevilla" played 1-1 with "Eibar". In the ranks of the latter, two players received red cards, but the Europa League winners failed to outperform their opponents in this way.
In the last evening match, "Las Palmas" narrowly defeated "Malaga" and are now neck and neck with the league leaders.
Results:
"Leganes" 1 - 5 "Barcelona" 15' [0 - 1] L. Messi 31' [0 - 2] L. Suarez 44' [0 - 3] Neymar 55' [0 - 4] L. Messi (pen.) 64' [0 - 5] Rafinha 80' [1 - 5] Gabriel
"Atletico" 5 - 0 "Sporting Gijon" 2' [1 - 0] A. Griezmann 8' [2 - 0] K. Gameiro 31' [3 - 0] A. Griezmann 72' [4 - 0] F. Torres 90+1' [5 - 0] F. Torres (pen.)
"Eibar" 1 - 1 "Sevilla" 27' [0 - 1] L. Vietto 64' [1 - 1] P. Leon 45' Y. Rodriguez ("Eibar") sent off 86' D. Garcia ("Eibar") sent off
"Las Palmas" 1 - 0 "Malaga" 10' [1 - 0] F. Momo (pen.)
Standings:
