Xavi Hernández made his debut on the Barcelona bench with a suffered 1-0 win in the derby against Espanyol (11th), this Saturday at the Camp Nou, ranking sixth in the League, eight points behind provisional leader Sevilla.
The former legend midfielder surprised with his lineup, mainly due to the inclusion of the young 17-year-old Ilias Akhomach, but it was the dutch Memphis Depay the one who scored the winning goal thanks to a penalty that he forced himself (48) in an action much disputed by the Espanyol players.
Before, despite not going 2-2 at home against Alavés (14th), Sevilla was provisionally leader of LaLiga this Saturday, tied on points with Real Sociedad, which will host Valencia (10th) on Sunday
Sevilla, led by Julen Lopetegui, can thank the added point, since he got it thanks to a goal from Croatian Ivan Rakitic in the discount (90 + 2).
The Alaves, a team that started the season badly but is making a comeback in recent weeks, took the lead on two occasions, with goals from Victor Laguardia (5) and Joselu (45 + 7 from a penalty).
The first goal of the Andalusians marked him the Argentine Lucas Ocampos shortly before the break (38).
The Sevillian team, which this week will play its future in Europe against Wolfsburg, they are leading by goal difference despite not being at their best, as evidenced by the fact that they have only won one of their last four league games.
Later, the reigning champion, Atlético (4th), won 1-0 in extremis against Osasuna (9th) and it was two points behind the leading duo.
The team led by Diego Simeone suffered greatly, but he resolved his duel with a goal from a corner from Brazilian Felipe, who took advantage of a false start by Sergio Herrera to score his first goal of the season.
Real Sociedad will be able to regain the leadership if they score against Valencia on Sunday, although before Real Madrid will have played (3rd with 27 points), which also opts for the leadership if they beat Granada (17th).
– Results of the matches of the 14th day of the Spanish championship:
– Friday:
Raise – Athletic 0 – 0
– Saturday:
Celta – Villarreal 1 – 1
Seville – Alavés 2 – 2
Atlético de Madrid – Osasuna 1 – 0
Barcelona – Espanyol 1 – 0
– Sunday:
(09:00 Bolivian time) Getafe – Cádiz
(11:15) Granada – Real Madrid
(13:30) Elche – Betis
(16:00) Real Sociedad – Valencia
– Monday:
(16:00) Rayo – Mallorca
Classification: Pts JGEP GF GC Dif
1. Seville 28 13 8 4 1 23 9 14
2. Real Sociedad 28 13 8 4 1 19 10 9
3. Real Madrid 27 12 8 3 1 28 13 15
4. Atlético de Madrid 26 13 7 5 1 22 13 9
5. Betis 21 13 6 3 4 19 17 2
6. Barcelona 20 13 5 5 3 20 15 5
7. Ray 20 13 6 2 5 19 14 5
8. Athletic 19 13 4 7 2 11 8 3
9. Osasuna 19 14 5 4 5 14 18 -4
10. Valencia 17 13 4 5 4 21 20 1
11. Espanyol 17 14 4 5 5 14 14 0
12. Villarreal 16 13 3 7 3 15 13 2
13. Mallorca 15 13 3 6 4 13 19 -6
14. Alavés 14 13 4 2 7 10 17 -7
15. Celtic 13 14 3 4 7 14 18 -4
16. Cádiz 12 13 2 6 5 12 19 -7
17. Granada 11 12 2 5 5 11 16 -5
18. Elche 11 13 2 5 6 11 17 -6
19. Lift 7 14 0 7 7 12 25 -13
20. Getafe 6 13 1 3 9 6 19 -13
