On Sunday, four matches of the 4th round were played in the Spanish "La Liga" championship.
In the capital of Catalonia, the local Barcelona's "Espanyol" faced Madrid's "Real". Zinedine Zidane's team surpassed their opponents with a score of 2-0 and repeated the record of 16 consecutive victories belonging to the "Barcelona" club.
Throughout the match, "Espanyol" aggressively fought for every ball, but the "white" team's mastery allowed them to enjoy a crucial victory.
The first goal came at the end of the first half, when James Rodriguez broke through several opponents and scored a precise shot from about 20 meters into the bottom corner of the goal.
In the second half, "Real" created many dangerous opportunities, but they only managed to score the second goal in the 71st minute. Karim Benzema, after a precise pass from Lucas Vazquez, beat Diego Lopez and secured the team's victory with a score of 0-2.
With four victories out of as many possible, the "Real" club is the sole leader of "La Liga" with 12 points. 3 points behind the royal club are "Barcelona" and "Las Palmas".
In other matches, Bilbao's "Athletic" secured their first victory against "Valencia", while "Villarreal" defeated San Sebastiano's "Real Sociedad" after a fierce battle. The game between Pamplona's "Osasuna" and Vigo's "Celta" ended in a goalless draw.
Results:
"Espanyol" 0 - 2 "Real Madrid" 45+2' [0 - 1] J. Rodriguez 71' [0 - 2] K. Benzema
"Villarreal" 2 - 1 "Real Sociedad" 22' [1 - 0] N. Sansone 25' [2 - 0] N. Sansone 35' [2 - 1] Y. Berchiche 16' A. Pato ("Villarreal") missed a penalty 90+2' J. Zaldua ("Real Sociedad") sent off
"Athletic Bilbao" 2 - 1 "Valencia" 2' [0 - 1] A. Medran 24' [1 - 1] A. Aduriz 41' [2 - 1] A. Aduriz
"Osasuna" 0 - 0 "Celta"
Tournament table:
