Ramos penalty puts Madrid four points clear; other European results

Real Madrid is showing a lot more zeal than their counterpart Barcelona in the challenge for the La Liga League title as they dug deep to win late into their game against Getafe.

Madrid captain Sergio Ramos sealed victory from the penalty spot late in the game to put Madrid 4 points clear at the top of the La Liga table.

The derby was keenly contested as Getafe and their high intensity, the physical pressing game almost dented Madrid’s hope of securing maximum points.

https://youtu.be/KavoEYt6HOU

Zidane’s men came closest to breaking the deadlock before the break when Vinicius Jr connected with Ferland Mendy’s low cross, only to be denied by a stunning David Soria save.

Getafe was not good for 90 minutes and it could prove costly for the team trying to get into Europe as they began to tire in the final third of the game allowing Real started to dominate. Mathias Olivera caught Dani Carvajal inside the box and gave Real the chance to take the lead from 12 yards.

The captain, Ramos, made no mistake from the spot as the hosts got all three points they barely deserved. it was a victory that gives them more breathing space ahead of second-placed Barcelona with only five games now remaining.

Other La Liga midweek results

Eibar 0 – 2 Osasuna

With only 6 points above relegation, Eibar would need to be more careful if they are to avoid the drop to the second tier of Spanish football. They lost at home to Osasuna who are having a fairly good season this campaign.

Goals from Ruben Garcia in the 6th and 74th minute of the game secured all three points for the visitors.

https://youtu.be/zTjPepj-d8w

 

Real Sociedad 2 – 1 Espanyol

Real Sociedad fought back from a goal down by David Lopez as early as the 10th minute of the game to win 2 – 1 against Espanyol eventually.

Goals from Willian José in the 56th minute and Alexander Isak in the 84th minute ensured the hosts complete a comeback and won the match.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHzrxM3NDgQ

Spanish La Liga 2019/20 as it stands

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Real Madrid	33	22	8	3	61	21	40	74
2	Barcelona	33	21	7	5	74	35	39	70
3	Atletico Madrid	33	15	14	4	43	25	18	59
4	Sevilla	33	15	12	6	48	33	15	57
5	Villarreal	33	16	6	11	53	40	13	54
6	Getafe	33	14	10	9	42	31	11	52
7	Real Sociedad	33	15	5	13	50	42	8	50
8	Athletic Bilbao	33	12	12	9	38	28	10	48
9	Granada	33	13	7	13	40	38	2	46
10	Valencia	33	12	10	11	41	48	-7	46
11	Osasuna	33	11	11	11	40	47	-7	44
12	Levante	33	12	6	15	41	46	-5	42
13	Real Betis	33	9	10	14	43	54	-11	37
14	Real Valladolid	33	7	15	11	27	37	-10	36
15	Alaves	33	9	8	16	32	50	-18	35
16	Eibar	33	9	8	16	34	50	-16	35
17	Celta Vigo	33	7	13	13	32	42	-10	34
18	Real Mallorca	33	8	5	20	35	56	-21	29
19	Leganes	33	5	10	18	24	49	-25	25
20	Espanyol	33	5	9	19	27	53	-26	24

Italian Serie A results and highlights

Atalanta 2 – 0 Napoli

The side, which has scored the most goals in the Serie A this season, Atalanta, continues to shine as two early goals in the second half from Mario Pasalic and a left-footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner by Robin Gosens ensured victory and consolidates their fourth European spot in the league.

 

Roma 0 – 2 Udinese

Relegation-threatened side, Udinese took a big step towards avoiding the drop from Serie A as goals by Kevin Lasagna and substitute Ilija Nestorovski in each half gave them a 2-0 win against 10-man AS Roma.

The result lifted Udinese to 14th place on 31 points from 29 games, six clear of the drop zone, while Roma stayed fifth 12 points adrift of fourth-placed Atalanta and a berth in next season’s Champions League.

 

Italian Serie A 2019/20 Table as it stands

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Juventus	29	23	3	3	59	25	34	72
2	Lazio	29	21	5	3	66	28	38	68
3	Inter Milan	29	19	7	3	62	29	33	64
4	Atalanta	29	18	6	5	82	39	43	60
5	Roma	29	14	6	9	53	40	13	48
6	Napoli	29	13	6	10	46	39	7	45
7	AC Milan	29	12	7	10	36	37	-1	43
8	Verona	29	11	9	9	37	34	3	42
9	Cagliari	29	10	9	10	48	45	3	39
10	Parma	29	11	6	12	40	38	2	39
11	Bologna	29	10	8	11	41	46	-5	38
12	Sassuolo	29	10	7	12	51	50	1	37
13	Fiorentina	29	7	10	12	35	42	-7	31
14	Udinese	29	8	7	14	25	41	-16	31
15	Torino	29	9	4	16	33	52	-19	31
16	Sampdoria	29	8	5	16	33	51	-18	29
17	Genoa	29	6	8	15	35	56	-21	26
18	Lecce	29	6	7	16	36	66	-30	25
19	Spal	29	5	4	20	23	50	-27	19
20	Brescia	29	4	6	19	25	58	-33	18