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Barcelona fails in the derby, Madrid wins in the derby

2020-01-04T23:20:16.426Z


Espanyol had ten points from 18 games before the city derby against FC Barcelona. Another point was added because Wu Lei was the first Chinese player to score against Barça. Real Madrid was happy.



Espanyol 2-2 FC Barcelona (1-0)

FC Barcelona have not gone beyond a tie in a competitive city derby near Espanyol. The Spanish champions cashed in the bottom of the table shortly before the end after Frenkie De Jong had been sent off with yellow and red (75th minute).

  • Read here how hardly any other club in their own city has it as difficult as Espanyol.

Espanyol had even led against the leader by a goal from David López (23rd), only Luis Suárez (50th) and Arturo Vidal after submission by Suárez (59th) turned the game. The Uruguayan striker has been directly involved in the past ten Barcelona leagues. Wu Lei's equalizer (88th) meant a novelty: for the first time, a Chinese player scored a goal against Barça. For Espanyol it is only the eleventh point out of 19 games.

- Last 10 goals of @FCBarcelona in La Liga (as of 2-1 lead at Espanyol)

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⚽ Suárez # EspanyolBarça # LaLigaSantander

- Gracenote Live (@GracenoteLive) January 4, 2020

Getafe CF 0-3 Real Madrid (0-1)

Real Madrid also played a derby, even though Getafe is just outside the city gates of the Spanish capital. In the "Derbi del sur de Madrid" (South Madrid derby), however, the local rival literally provided rifle support for the royal: After a cross from Vinícius Júnior, Getafe's goalkeeper David Soria fisted the ball directly in front of Madrid's central defender Raphaël Varane (34th).

  • Read here how Getafe almost made it into the Champions League with a fouling squad.

Soria's teammates made it similarly easy for Varane when they let him head in for a free decision by Toni Kroos (53.). Shortly before the end, Luka Modric countered Federico Valverde to the final score (90th + 6th). Madrid remains second after the win, but is now tied with Barcelona, ​​only the goal difference of the capitals is two goals worse. Getafe slips to seventh place due to the defeat, but remains only five points behind third place.

Another result:
Atlético 2-1 Levante (2-1)

Source: spiegel

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