Spanish Football La Liga 2018 – Highlights: Match Day 35 of 38 as of 28th April

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Match wise Highlights

Match 1 of 10: Levante Vs Sevilla

Result: 2 – 1

Goal Scorers:

• Levante: Roger Marti 10’, Jose Luis Morales Nogales 73’
• Sevilla: Carlos Fernandes Luna 15’

Highlights:

• No one was expecting that Sevilla would be defeated by Levante; a team who stood 17^th in the La Liga rankings.
• But, not only did Levante opened the scoring, they also finished it as Nogales netted the ball at the 73^rd minute to beat Sevilla.
• Sevilla tried their best to conjure up a counter attack, however Levante’s defending was too good to break through.
• Apart from Carlos Fernandes, no Sevilla player could score a goal as Sevilla lost the match and retained their 7^th position on the table.

Match 2 of 10: Espanyol Vs Las Palmas

Result: 1 – 1

Goal Scorers:

• Espanyol: Gerard Moreno 75’
• Las Palmas: Jonathan Calleri 28’ (P)

Highlights:

• Statistics wise Espanyol should have won the match but Las Palmas was not going to let Espanyol win too easily.
• On the other hand, Las Palmas were in a pretty comfortable position as they had ensured a lead by scoring a penalty at the 28^th minute.
• However, a good comeback was made by Espanyol as Gerard Moreno scored at the 75^th minute to level the scoreboard.
• After that both teams tried to score the tie-breaker goal, however no one succeeded in doing so as the match was tied at 1 – 1.

Match 3 of 10: Real Sociedad Vs Athletico Bilbao

Result: 3 – 1

Goal Scorers:

• Real Sociedad: Mikel Jose 14’, 53’, Mikel Oyarzabal 36’
• Athletico Bilbao: Raul Garcia 58’

Highlights:

• Athletico Bilbao’s Mikel Jose ran out of luck today as he scored two own goals to slump his side into defeat.
• Real Sociedad couldn’t ask for more as Mikel scored another goal to lead his team to victory.
• In reply, Athletico Bilbao could only manage to score one goal as they lost 3 – 1 to Real Sociedad.
• After this win Real Sociedad broke into the top 10 and are now ranked 10^th in the La Liga table.

Match 4 of 10: Real Madrid Vs Leganes

Result: 2 – 1

Goal Scorers:

• Real Madrid: Gareth Bale 7’, Borja Mayoral 44’
• Leganes: Darko Brasanac 65’

Highlights:

• It was sigh of relief to see Gareth Bale scoring a goal for Real Madrid amid the news nowadays filled with his transfer rumors.
• Bale opened the scoring line for Real at the 7th minute to put them in the lead.
• And, he was followed by Borja as Real Madrid the 1^st half with a 2-0 lead on the scoreboard.
• Leganes player Darko replied with a goal at the 65^th minute. However, Real Madrid did not allow Leganes to score a 2^nd goal as they won the match comfortably.
• After this win Real Madrid are now only 1 point behind Athletico Madrid who are ranked 2^nd on the La Liga table.

Match 5 of 10: Villarreal Vs Celta Vigo

Result: 3 – 1

Goal Scorers:

• Villarreal: Carlos Bacca 12’, 34’, 37’
• Celta Vigo: Pione Sisto 33’

Highlights:

• Carlos Bacca had a memorable match today as he scored a hattrick in the first half of the match to put Villarreal in the driving seat.
• After this blow Celta Vigo could never recover as they lost the match by 3-1.
• Surprisingly, Celta Vigo had more possession of the ball more than Villarreal but it was their shot accuracy that lost them the match.
• After this win Villarreal retained their number 6^th position and moved one step closer to breaking in the top 5 teams of La Liga.

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