FC Barcelona beat Real Valladolid 4-0 this Sunday with a brace from Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who scored for the second consecutive game and put Barcelona in the top positions of the championship.
Lewandowski (24 and 65), ‘Pedri’ González (43) and Sergi Roberto (90+2) scored the Blaugrana goals, in a game in which the Frenchman Ousmane Dembelé also shone, author of two assists.
With Jules Koundé in the starting eleven, once his registration in LaLiga was resolved, the players led by Xavi Hernández suffocated the rival, locking him in the area until a cross from Raphinha found the Pole free of a mark to open the scoring.
Before the break, Dembelé shot a ball into the heart of the blanquivioleta area, which ‘Pedri’ took advantage of to double the advantage.
Already in the second half, the Frenchman connected with the Pole, who defined with a backheel, helped by a touch from visiting defender Joaquín. A shot by Lewandowski after regulation time was parried by Jordi Masip to the crossbar, and Roberto took advantage of the rebound to score the fourth goal.
Barcelona adds seven units and closes the third day in second position, tied on points with Villarreal.
The Yellow Submarine (2nd) did not go beyond a goalless draw on their visit to Getafe (19th), losing the opportunity to catch Betis at the top of the Spanish league table.
The Levantine team was able to take the victory in one of the last actions of the match, in a penalty signaled by the referee for what seemed like a clear hand by the Uruguayan defender Mauro Arambarri, blocking a shot from a rival attacker (90 + 6).
But after viewing the television images, the referee backed down on his decision, as it was shown that Arambarri touched the ball… with his face.
With this tie, Villarreal is second in the provisional standings with 7 points, two behind the leader Betis.
Real Madrid (4th), which ends Sunday at Espanyol (8:00 p.m. GMT), could tie with the Sevillian team at the top of the table if it achieves the third consecutive victory in the championship.
— Results of the matches of the 3rd day of the Spanish football championship, and classification table:
– Friday:
Girona – Celtic 0 – 1
Betis-Osasuna 1-0
– Saturday:
Elche – Real Sociedad 0 – 1
Lightning – Majorca 0 – 2
Almeria – Seville 2 – 1
– Sunday:
Getafe-Villarreal 0-0
Barcelona – Real Valladolid 4 – 0
(8:00 p.m. GMT) Espanyol – Real Madrid
– Monday:
(18:00 GMT) Cadiz – Athletic
(8:00 p.m. GMT) Valencia – Atletico Madrid
Classification: Pts JGEP GF GC Dif
1. Betis 9 3 3 0 0 6 1 5
2. Barcelona 7 3 2 1 0 8 1 7
3. Villareal 7 3 2 1 0 5 0 5
4. Real Madrid 6 2 2 0 0 6 2 4
5. Osasuna 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 2
6. Royal Society 6 3 2 0 1 3 4 -1
7. Majorca 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 1
8. Athletic 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
9. Almeria 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
10. Lightning 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
11. Celtic 4 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2
12. Atletico Madrid 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1
13. Girona 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 0
14. Valencia 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
15. Seville 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2
16. Spanish 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2
17. Elche 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4
18. Getafe 1 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5
19. Real Valladolid 1 3 0 1 2 1 8 -7
20. Cadiz 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3
