On Saturday evening, five matches of the 11th round of the Spanish "Primera" championship took place.
The first match was played at the "Juegos Mediterraneos" stadium, where "Almeria", supported by their fans, clashed with "Barcelona". Luis Enrique's team defeated the hosts with a score of 1-2 only at the end of the match.
The Catalans dominated the entire match and created more opportunities, but it was "Almeria" who scored first. After a great assist from a teammate, Claudio Bravo stopped Thievy Bifouma.
In the second half, "Barcelona" had no way out, and L. Enrique made two substitutions - Luis Suarez and Neymar appeared on the field. In the 73rd minute, Neymar equalized the score after receiving a pass from Suarez.
After 11 minutes, the Catalans finally managed to take the lead and extend their lead. The same Uruguayan L. Suarez made an assist to Jordi Alba, who became the hero of the match.
In the other matches, the players of Madrid's "Real" team left no chances for Madrid's "Rayo Vallecano" at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium.
Gareth Bale scored in the 9th minute, and Sergio Ramos found the net in the 40th minute after a set-piece situation. However, at the end of the first half, the visitors reduced the gap when James Rodriguez made a mistake at Keylor Navas' goal.
In the second half, "Rayo" could not hold back the hosts, and goals were flowing freely. In the 55th minute, Toni Kroos scored his first goal for the royal club, and just four minutes later, Karim Benzema found the target.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who not only scored a goal against "Rayo" but also made two assists, sealed the final score in this match.
"Real" remains in the first place with 27 points and has a 2-point advantage over the closest pursuers.
Results:
"Almeria" 1 - 2 "Barcelona"
37' [1 - 0] T.Bifouma
73' [1 - 1] Neymar
82' [1 - 2] J.Alba
"Getafe" 0 - 0 "Elche"
"Real Madrid" 5 - 1 "Rayo Vallecano"
9' [1 - 0] G.Bale
40' [2 - 0] S.Ramos
44' [2 - 1] A.Bueno
55' [3 - 1] T.Kroos
59' [4 - 1] K.Benzema
83' [5 - 1] C.Ronaldo
"Celta" 0 - 0 "Granada"
"Malaga" 2 - 1 "Eibar"
42' [0 - 1] M.Arruabarrena
53' [1 - 1] Juanmi
89' [2 - 1] N.Amrabat (penalty)
88' R.Navas ("Eibar") sent off the field
League table:
