“I thought about the move before I did it, and I pulled it off”, Neymar said.
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“I don’t really care who is top scorer”.
Athletic Bilbao moved into the top half of the table with their fifth consecutive win as 21-year-old sensation Inaki Williams struck a wonder goal in a 3-1 win over Espanyol. Atletico Madrid suffered at home until the 93rd minute to score an agonizingly unfair goal in their 1-0 victory over overachieving visitors Sporting Gijon, 14th in the standings.
Rafael Benitez’s men are now three points adrift of leaders Barcelona.
Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season as they squandered a 1-0 lead to lose 2-3 at Sevilla on Sunday. The absence of Cristiano Ronaldo (given his Barcelona bias) is not all that shocking.
No, this was a match of terrific technique, with the two sides taking it in turns to press and probe, to cut out or create, and it turned out to be – as it seemingly always is when these team meet – a superb matchup.
“We hope that all the players that are now with their national teams return without injuries and with a lot of strength”, Bartomeu added. Playing at home against another of the season’s surprising performers, Villarreal, the Cules found themselves in a dogfight that could have gone either way for the first 60 minutes.
Sky Sports pundit and La Liga expert Guillem Balague has responded to Neymar’s phenomenal recent form by stating that the Bracelona superstar Leo Messi is the only player on the planet who is better than his teammate. Suarez got his from the penalty spot, but he also laid on the third for Neymar.
“It’s about knowing how to play football, control the ball, pass and be more comfortable in possession”.
Yet again, Villarreal took on Barcelona toe-to-toe, but critical errors-the kind you just can not MAKE against Barcelona-resulted in Barcelona goals. The Brazilian’s second goal – Barcelona’s third – was a wonderfully taken volley, after he had flicked the ball and spun around a defender to top-off a superb performance.
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Defender Nacho Fernandez, who scored Real’s only goal in their Champions League victory over Paris Saint Germain last Tuesday, hit the post with a swerving volley after 10 minutes.
