Spanish La Liga Round Nine
Posted on November 5, 2008
Filed Under La Liga
1st November 2008
In round nine of La Liga Barcelona shot to the top of the league, with a 4-1 victory over Malaga. Xavi opened the scoring for Barca after 5 minutes with a brilliant free-kick. Malaga hit back on 13 minutes through Duda. Lionel Messi restored Barcas lead on 19 minutes with a low strike. Xavi grabbed his second and Barca’s third in the 53rd minute thanks to an assist from Thierry Henry. Dani Alves scored a deflected free-kick after 81 minutes to give Barca a comfortable 4-1 away victory.
Valencia were beaten at home 4-2 to Racing, a surprise defeat considering Valencia were top before this weekend. Mohamed Tchite gave Racing the lead on 23 minutes. David Villa put Valencia back on level terms with a penalty. Early in the second half Tchite scored his second goal to put the visitors back in front. Joaquin then brought Valencia level once again. Tchite scored his hat-trick on 80 minutes with a header from a set-piece. On 85 minutes things got worse for Valencia as David Albelda put through his own goal to make it 4-2 to Racing.
Villarreal beat Athletic 4-1 at El Madrigal and are now just one point off Barca. Giuseppe Rossi gave the home side the lead on 24 minutes. Joseba Etxeberria headed home after 29 minutes to equalise for the away side. Robert Pires put Villarreal back in front from a Rossi assist. Santo Cazorla made it 3-1 after an hour. Jozy Altidore completed the scoring, after being set up by Santi Cazorla. Atletico Madrid beat Mallorca 2-0. Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero scored both goals. The first came after 14 minutes, after Diego Forlan set him up with a headed pass. The second came after 28 minutes when the Uruguayan and Aguero combined well again for Aguero to finish well, from a short distance out.
2nd November 2008
On Sunday, Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Almeria and missed the chance to go level with Barca, at the top of the league. Real took the lead in the 38th minute through a Raul header. Pablo Piatti rescued a draw late on with a left footed effort. Real Valladolid came back from two goals down to Sevilla to win 3-2. Renato and Jesus Navas gave Sevilla a two goal lead. Then came a turning point in the game, as Sevilla had Luis Fabiano dismissed. Valladolid got a goal back just before half-time through Sesma Jonathan. Fabian Canobbio came on as a substitute and scored two goals, as the home side completed an amazing turnaround.
Getafe drew 1-1 with Recreativo Huelva. Javi Guerrero scored for Recreativo, only to see his team mate Bouzon Amoedo sent off for two bookable offences. Despite battling hard Recreativo couldn’t hold on and in the 83rd minute Juan Angel Albin equalised for Getafe. Sporting Gijon beat Numancia 3-1 at home. Asier Goiria gave the visitors a good start after 20 minutes. The lead didn’t last long however, as Luis Moran equalised soon afterwards for Gijon. Mate Bilic then struck twice for Gijon, his second goal coming from the spot to seal the points.
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