Real Madrid recovered this Wednesday, three days after their rout against Atlético. But La Liga is dominated this evening by a surprise guest.
Summoned to react 72 hours after its disappointment in the Madrid derby against Atlético (3-1), Real Madrid did not fail this Wednesday evening at the Bernabeu in front of Las Palmas. In this 7e lifted from La Liga, the Merengues secured their sixth league success of the season, winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Diaz (45e+2) and Joselu (54e).
A meritorious victory marked by the return to competition of Vinicius, four weeks after his hamstring injury, with the key for Real not a place of provisional leader – Barça, still undefeated in this exercise and previous leader, having settled for a draw the day before against Mallorca (2-2) – but a rank of first runner-up upset.
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Indeed the two behemoths of the Spanish elite find themselves beaten this evening by a surprising team from Girona. After suffering a draw to start their season, the Catalans were able to string together six successes to take pride of place in La Liga – the latest obtained this Wednesday on the pitch at Villarreal and after conceding the opener (1-2) . Simply stunning!
