Football players of “Real” Madrid | Photo: Real Madrid CF
In the legendary Madrid derby, “Real” beat “Atletico” 2:1 away from home. In the 18th minute of the match, Rodrigo, one of the heroes of the last season, opened the score of the game for “Real”, while Uruguayan Federico Valverde doubled the lead. The current holders of the Spanish and Champions League trophies allowed the home team one goal back, with defender Mario Hermoso doing it in the 83rd minute. At the end of the match, he “buried” himself in the last hopes of getting a point, earning the second yellow card, which turned into a red card. With six wins in six matches, “Real” has started the new season brilliantly and is at the top of the “La Liga” table. Meanwhile, it was Atletico’s second loss, and in the overall standings the team is just behind the Eurocup zone, in 7th place.
In other matches, “Real Betis” (2:1 against “Girona”) and “Real Sociedad” (2:1 against “Espanyol”) celebrated victories at home, while “Getafe” beat “Osasuna” 2 away in the match of two red cards: 0. The duel between “Villareal” and “Sevilla” ended in a draw (1:1).
The seventh victory in eight matches was celebrated by the leading team Paris Saint-Germain, which beat Lyon 1:0 on the road. The only goal was once again taken care of by the stars of PSG – this time Neymar in the role of assistant, while Lionel Messi turned out to be the goal scorer.
“Marseille” also continues the season without losses, although this time they lost points, but they played a draw 1:1 with “Rennes”. “Monaco” left no hope for the defense of “Reims” (3:0), “Angers” surprised “Nice” (1:0), “Troyes” scored three unanswered goals against “Clermont” (3:1), ” Ajaccio” won against “Brest” (1:0), while “Nantes” and “Lens” did not determine the winner in the duel (0:0).
“Arsenal” won 3:0 (2:0) over “Brentford” in the away match. William Saliba, Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira scored for the winners. In this match, a record was also set – the young footballer Ethan Nwaneri made his debut for the London “Arsenal” at the age of 15 on Sunday, becoming the youngest player to play in the English Premier League. Nwaneri, aged 15 years and 181 days, entered the match in second-half stoppage time. Previously, the youngest player to play in the English Premier League was “Liverpool” player Harvey Elliott, who made his debut in England’s strongest league at the age of 16 years and 30 days.
Historical in Premier League today. Arsenal young talent Ethan Nwaneri becomes the youngest ever Premier League player. ⚪️???? #AFC
Nwaneri’s 15 years, 181 days old. Born in 2007. ???? pic.twitter.com/VJ4ht06dHY
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 18, 2022
In the second match of the day, “Everton” and “West Ham United” competed in a duel between two teams that had an unsuccessful start to the season in Liverpool. The home team won 1-0. Frenchman Nils Maupaj stood out with the only accurate shot.
Results of Sunday’s matches:
“Udinese” – Milan “Inter” 3:1
“Monza” – Turin “Juventus” 1:0
“Fiorentina” – “Verona” 2: 0
“Cremonese” – Romas “Lazio” 0: 4
“AS Roma” – “Atalanta” 0:1
“AC Milan” – “Napoli” 1: 2
Results of Sunday’s matches:
“Union” Berlin – “Wolfsburg” 2:0
“Bochum” – “Cologne” 1:1
“Hoffenheim” – “Freiburg” 0:0
