• Today, the 14th victory of the “La Liga” season was won by “Barcelona”, which beat “Getafe” with a minimum of 1:0.
• The club managed to win 44 points this season, which is its best score since 2017/2018. season when 45 points were obtained. Later, the club won the championship title.
• In addition, the team led by Xavi Hernandez has not yet lost against Getafe in La Liga. Today was the 14th victory in 18 games.
• The only goal was scored by Pedri, who scored in the second match in a row. During 98 games in the “Barcelona” ranks, this became the first time when a footballer was able to stand out in two matches in a row.
• In the next round, the club will compete against the league’s newcomer “Girona”, which lost 0:1 to “Villarreal” in this round.
• In another game, “Barcelona’s” closest follower, “Real” Madrid, also celebrated their victory, beating Bilbao “Athletic” 2:0 away.
• Real scored in both halves. In the first half, the score was opened by Karim Benzema, who scored the ninth goal of the season, thus rising to the third place in the list of the league’s top scorers.
• Also, Benzema scored the 228th goal in the “La Liga” championship, making Raul second in the list of the tournament’s all-time top scorers. The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo is the leader with 311 goals.
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— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 22, 2023
• In the second half, the result of the game was fixed by Toni Kroos’ accurate shot. In general, during the entire match, Real used their opportunities better. It had only a slight advantage in possession (51% vs. 49%).
• In a week, Carlo Ancelotti’s team will play their next game against Real Sociedad, who are only three points behind.
18th round of La Liga
| The game | The result | Goal scorers |
|---|---|---|
| Majorca – Celtic | 1:0 (0:0) | Vaskess 59′ |
| Rayo Vallecano – Real Sociedad | 0:2 (0:2) | Sërlots 15′ Barenetekša 36′ |
| Espanyol – Real Betis | 1:0 (1:0) | Braitwaites 43′ |
| Atletico Madrid – Valladolid | 3:0 (3:0) | Morata 18′ Grīzmans 23′ Beautiful 28′ |
| Seville – Cadiz | 1:0 (0:0) | Rakitic 89′ (11m) |
| Villarreal – Girona | 1:0 (0:0) | Both 90+11′ (11m) |
| Elche – Health | 1:1 (0:1) | Karmona 67′ – Avila 20′ |
| Barcelona – Getafe | 1:0 (1:0) | Pedri 35′ |
| Athletic Bilbao – Real Madrid | 0:2 (0:1) | Benzema 24′ Cross 90′ |
| Valencia – Almería |
Overall rating
| V | A team | S | U | N | Z | Gate | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Barcelona | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36:6 | 44 |
| 2. | Real Madrid | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38:16 | 41 |
| 3. | Real society | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28:18 | 38 |
| 4. | Atletico Madrid | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27:16 | 31 |
| 5. | Villarreal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21:13 | 31 |
| 6. | Real Betis Football | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19:14 | 28 |
| 7. | health | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18:17 | 28 |
| 8. | Athletic Bilbao | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25:20 | 26 |
| 9. | Vallecano Ray | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24:22 | 26 |
| 10. | Mallorca | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15:16 | 25 |
| 11. | Girona | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24:26 | 21 |
| 12. | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22:26 | 20 |
| 13. | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23:18 | 19 |
| 14. | Almeria | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18:26 | 18 |
| 15. | Sevilla | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18:26 | 18 |
| 16. | Getafe | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16:25 | 17 |
| 17. | Celtic vigo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17:29 | 17 |
| 17. | Valladolid | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13:28 | 17 |
| 19. | Cadiz | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12:29 | 16 |
| 20. | Elche | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12:36 | 6 |
Top goal scorers
| V | Player | Club | Number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robert Lewandowski | Barcelona | 13 |
| 2. | Joselu | Espanyol | 10 (3) |
| 3. | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 9 (1) |
| 4. | Wake up Aspass | Celtic vigo | 8 (1) |
| 5. | Vedats Muriči | Mallorca | 8 (2) |
| 6. | Borha Iglesiass | Real Betis | 8 (3) |
| 7. | Braiss Mendess | Real society | 7 |
