La Liga: Vinicius Jr stunner rescues Real Madrid towards Sevilla
Vinicius Junior ran to the nook and carried out some samba strikes by the flag earlier than his teammates rushed in to embrace him. The younger Brazilian ahead had simply scored one other decisive objective for Real Madrid. His lovely late strike sealed a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Sevilla on Sunday in a match between two of one of the best groups in Spain for the time being.
Vinicius Junior neatly managed the ball along with his chest by the sideline earlier than making a run previous a few defenders. He fired a well-placed shot into the highest nook from outdoors the world for an 87th-minute winner which delighted Madrid followers on the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
“That’s what the great players do, they capitalize on the chances they get and make a difference,” Madrid midfielder Casemiro stated. It was the second objective within the final three matches for Vinicius Junior, and the eleventh in complete in what has been his finest season by far since becoming a member of Madrid. He has already scored extra objectives now than in his earlier three seasons in complete.
“He is extraordinary. He has something special on his feet,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stated. “This is one other step for him to turn out to be the most effective gamers on the earth.“
Karim Benzema, one other red-hot participant for Madrid, additionally scored to offer the league leaders a four-point benefit on the high over defending champion Atletico Madrid, which received 4-1 at Cadiz. Real Sociedad dropped to 3rd after dropping 1-0 at Espanyol, whereas Sevilla stayed fourth, 5 factors off the lead.
Sevilla, which had been unbeaten in six consecutive league video games, opened the scoring with a header by Rafa Mir within the twelfth. Benzema equalized from shut vary after a blunder by Sevilla goalkeeper Bono within the thirty second. Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois got here up with a giant save in stoppage time to ensure the win for the hosts and hold Sevilla winless on the highway towards Madrid since 2008.
ATLETICO REBOUNDS
Atletico acquired the objectives flowing within the second half, with Antoine Griezmann among the many scorers within the win at Cadiz. Thomas Lemar, Angel Correa and Matheus Cunha additionally scored after halftime for Atletico because it rebounded from a shocking house loss to AC Milan that left it at risk of elimination from the Champions League.
Diego Simeone’s group had received solely one in all its final 4 matches in all competitions. After a sluggish begin, Atletico secured the three factors by scoring three objectives in a 20-minute span.
Lemar broke the impasse within the 56th, then Griezmann scored within the seventieth and Correa within the 76th. Cunha added a fourth within the 86th, after Cadiz had pulled one nearer in a uncommon own-goal by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who couldn’t swat away a excessive lob shot that went throughout the world and over his head.
“We have to try to keep improving,” Simeone stated. “It was important to win this match so we could stay on the right path in the league.” It was the second consecutive loss for Cadiz, which has received solely as soon as in its final 10 league matches. It’s seventeenth within the league, simply outdoors the relegation zone.
SOCIEDAD LOSES AGAIN
After having its 17-match unbeaten streak ended by Monaco within the Europa League on Thursday, Real Sociedad misplaced at Espanyol. The outcome dropped Sociedad to 3rd place, one level off the lead.
Yangel Herrera scored within the 77th for Espanyol, which moved to ninth place. Sociedad had a controversial second-half objective by Alexander Isak disallowed as a result of the ball touched the referee within the buildup.
BETIS THRIVES
Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis stayed near the Champions League spots with a 3-1 house win over last-place Levante, with ahead Juanmi Jimenez scoring all three objectives for the hosts within the second half.
Levante, which took an early lead with a objective from Shkodran Mustafi, is the one group with no win after 15 league matches. Its winless streak within the competitors is now at 23 video games, relationship again to final season. Betis is fifth with 27 factors.
