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Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid: Player ratings explained as Suarez steps up

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Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid: Player ratings explained as Suarez steps up There may have been no Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta or Cristiano Ronaldo but there was no shortage of drama in a Clasico without the usual suspects on show.Barcelona reclaimed top spot with a convincing win after a Real Madrid fightback early in the second half, with Julen Lopetegui’s side dro...

La Liga round-up: Levante shotstopper shines to pile misery upon Real Madrid

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La Liga round-up: Levante shotstopper shines to pile misery upon Real Madrid Levante piled the pressure on Julen Lopetegui with a 2-1 win at the Bernabeu over the weekend to inflict further misery upon Real Madrid. Los Blancos have now failed to win in five in all competitions with defeat in the Spanish capital seeing them drop to seventh in La Liga. However, they were unluc...

La Liga Team of the Month: Barcelona trio make the cut in September's best XI

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La Liga Team of the Month: Barcelona trio make the cut in September's best XI Barcelona are the dominant side in our La Liga team of the month despite failing to win three of five league outings in September. While the defenders faltered, the attackers lived up to the billing, none more so than Argentine sensation Lionel Messi, who was again at his very best to excel for the ...

La Liga round-up: League's top scorer stars in team of the week

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La Liga round-up: League's top scorer stars in team of the week Another week and yet more dropped points for Barcelona and Real Madrid, who failed to beat Valencia and Alaves, respectively, with the latter overcoming the European champions late on to ramp up the pressure on Julen Lopetegui. A fourth successive win saw Sevilla move to the top of the table as they...

La Liga round-up: Goalkeeping pair excel in gameweek 7

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La Liga round-up: Goalkeeping pair excel in gameweek 7 It’s rare for both Barcelona and Real Madrid to drop points in the same week, but it’s happened twice in the space of four days in La Liga as the pair were held to draws by both Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid after respective midweek defeats at the hands of Leganes and Sevilla.It&rsqu...

La Liga round-up: Fornals on fire as Barcelona and Real Madrid lose

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La Liga round-up: Fornals on fire as Barcelona and Real Madrid lose Following a hugely significant round of midweek matches, in which both Barcelona and Real Madrid were defeated, we run through the best and worst performers in La Liga from gameweek 6.It was Atletico that most profited from the shock results of the top two on Wednesday, closing the gap to the pair t...

La Liga round-up: Sevilla dominate best XI after thrashing Levante

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La Liga round-up: Sevilla dominate best XI after thrashing Levante What a difference a week makes. Earlier this month, Sevilla lost 2-0 to Getafe following the international, but followed that defeat up with resounding wins over Standard Liege and Levante in the Europa League and La Liga, respectively. The trounced the latter 6-2 on Sunday and have no fewer than fo...

La Liga round-up: Barcelona trio top gameweek 3 ratings

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La Liga round-up: Barcelona trio top gameweek 3 ratings Barcelona absolutely battered Huesca on Sunday, smashing the La Liga debutants 8-2 at Camp Nou. Huesca may have taken an early lead through Juan Camilo Hernandez, but that did little more than spark the defending La Liga champions into life, with the top three best rated performers of gameweek 3 ply...

La Liga round-up: Bale thriving out of Ronaldo's shadow for Real Madrid

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La Liga round-up: Bale thriving out of Ronaldo's shadow for Real Madrid Real Madrid and Barcelona continued their 100 per cent starts to the season, while newly-promoted SD Huesca have also made a fine start to the campaign and are up in the dizzy heights of third. Valencia are still searching for their first league win of the season after a shock 2-0 defeat to Espanyol...

La Liga round-up: Messi starts league season with perfect WhoScored rating

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La Liga round-up: Messi starts league season with perfect WhoScored rating Reigning champions Barcelona kicked off the new La Liga campaign with a routine 3-0 victory over Alaves, while Julen Lopetegui relieved some early pressure at Real Madrid with a win against Getafe. Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw with rivals Valencia on Monday night, but Levante and newly-pr...