On Saturday, the 13th round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship continued with four matches being played.
At the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium, the unbeaten this season Madrid "Real" team faced "Sporting Gijon". Zinedine Zidane's team had difficulties, but extended their victory with a 2-1 result to increase their lead over closest pursuers.
The match started off successfully for the hosts - in the 5th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo scored from an 11-meter penalty, and in the 18th minute, after a great pass from Nacho, C. Ronaldo increased the lead with a header.
However, in the 35th minute, the visitors managed to reduce the deficit and bring back some intrigue.
Heavy rain poured down in Madrid, making it difficult for both teams to control the ball. In the 78th minute, "Gijon" had a perfect opportunity to take points from the leaders, but Duje Cop missed the 11-meter penalty.
"Real" fought hard for the victory and increased their lead over "Barca" to 7 points. In addition, Zinedine Zidane entered the club's history by equaling Carlo Ancelotti's unbeaten streak of 31 matches.
In another match, "Malaga" created a true football fiesta at the end of the match and defeated La Coruna's "Deportivo" with a score of 4-3, while Barcelona's "Espanyol" easily defeated "Leganes" with a score of 3-0.
In the last evening match, "Sevilla" won "Valencia" after a tough battle with a result of 2-1. In the 53rd minute, an own goal by Ezequiel Garay allowed the Andalusians to take the lead, but in the 65th minute, Munir equalized. However, "Sevilla" triumphed in this match as Nicolas Pareja scored the winning goal.
"Sevilla" climbed to the second position after the victory, temporarily trailing the leader "Real" by 5 points.
Results:
"Real Madrid" 2 - 1 "Sporting Gijon"
5' [1 - 0] C. Ronaldo (11m penalty)
18' [2 - 0] C. Ronaldo
35' [2 - 1] D. Carmona
78' D. Cop ("Gijon") missed a penalty
"Malaga" 4 - 3 "Deportivo"
4' [0 - 1] C. Borges (11m penalty)
21' [1 - 1] M. Santos (11m penalty)
40' [2 - 1] S. Ramirez
56' [3 - 1] M. Santos
72' [3 - 2] F. Andone
81' [3 - 3] C. Borges
90+2' [4 - 3] P. Ontiveros
"Espanyol" 3 - 0 "Leganes"
47' [1 - 0] G. Moreno
51' [2 - 0] P. Piatti
88' [3 - 0] P. Piatti
"Sevilla" 2 - 1 "Valencia"
53' [1 - 0] E. Garay (own goal)
65' [1 - 1] Munir
75' [2 - 1] M. Pareja
League Table:
