On Saturday, four matches of the 6th round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship were played.
"Sporting Gijon" hosted guests from Barcelona. Without the injured Lionel Messi, Barcelona had no trouble and crushed the home team with a score of 0-5.
Luis Suarez and Rafinha scored in the first half, while Arda Turan and Neymar, who scored twice, contributed to the opponent's defeat in the second half.
In other matches, San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad" suffered a defeat to "Eibar" away, while Bilbao's "Athletic" defeated "Sevilla" at home, who lost their second position.
In the last evening match, Zinedine Zidane once again had a bitter pill to swallow. Real Madrid lost points for the second time in a row - this time with a 2-2 draw against "Las Palmas" away.
In the 33rd minute, young Marco Asensio put Real in the lead, but five minutes later "Las Palmas" equalized. In the second half, Real pressured the opponents and in the 67th minute, the guests took the lead again with Karim Benzema, who came on as a substitute.
In the 72nd minute, Zidane made a bold decision - he took Cristiano Ronaldo off the field. Real continued to attack, but in the 85th minute, they were forced to clear the ball from their goal. Sergio Araujo unexpectedly found the ball at his feet and equalized the score.
At the end of the match, Isco had a good opportunity to extend the lead, but his header missed the target. Real, who played two draws in a row, remains at the top of La Liga, but has reduced the lead over their closest opponents to one point.
Results:
"Sporting Gijon" 0 - 5 "Barcelona"
29' [0 - 1] L. Suarez
32' [0 - 2] Rafinha
81' [0 - 3] Neymar
85' [0 - 4] A. Turan
88' [0 - 5] Neymar
74' A. Lora ("Gijon") sent off
"Eibar" 2 - 0 "Real Sociedad"
57' [1 - 0] Illarra (own goal)
66' [2 - 0] Bebe
24' A. Elustondo ("Real Sociedad") sent off
25' P. Leon ("Eibar") missed a penalty
"Athletic Bilbao" 3 - 1 "Sevilla"
26' [1 - 0] M. San Jose
55' [1 - 1] S. Nasri
66' [2 - 1] M. Balenziaga
90' [3 - 1] A. Aduriz (penalty)
88' S. Sirigu ("Sevilla") sent off
"Las Palmas" 2 - 2 "Real Madrid"
33' [0 - 1] M. Asensio
38' [1 - 1] D. Tanausu
67' [1 - 2] K. Benzema
85' [2 - 2] S. Araujo
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