الخميس، 31 ديسمبر 2015

La Liga News: 31 December 2015; Madrid Giants Survive Scares, Sergio Canales Tears ACL

Cristiano Ronaldo brace sees Real Madrid overcome Sociedad - ESPN FC
Cristiano Ronaldo helped ease the pressure on boss Rafa Benitez as his two goals inspired Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad. The Portuguese missed a penalty and then scored from the spot to give Madrid a deserved first-half lead which was quickly cancelled out at the start of the second period by Bruma.

Rafa Benitez gets vote of confidence from Butragueno - ESPN FC
Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has backed under-fire manager Rafa Benitez to return Los Blancos to their former glory. Cristiano Ronaldo's brace inspired Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad on Wednesday, easing the mounting pressure on his boss.

Real Madrid Transfer News Winter Window Watch - ESPN FC
Probably not. Club president Florentino Perez won't be eager to invest in January with Benitez's future already up in the air. El Presi got stung last year with Lucas Silva and is unlikely to make the same mistake again, especially with fans up in arms over the Copa del Rey debacle and a general air of revolt emanating from the Bernabeu stands toward the current regime.

Two late goals carry Atletico Madrid to victory at Rayo - ESPN FC
Atletico Madrid left it late but eventually saw off local rivals Rayo Vallecano 2-0 thanks to goals by Angel Correa and Antoine Griezmann. The visitors dominated the first half but were pegged back by Paco Jemez's side after the break, only for substitute Correa to break the deadlock after 88 minutes and then an otherwise quiet Griezmann struck 90 seconds later to kill off the hosts.

Atletico Madrid Transfer News Winter Window Watch - ESPN FC
Simeone fueled the fire at a recent news conference by saying, "whenever the January window comes, we are open to any situation." And with a chance to push on and claim a second league title in three years, there is no reason for Los Rojiblancos not to look for new recruits.

Augusto jets in for Atleti medical | Football Espana
Augusto Fernandez’s protracted move from Celta Vigo to Atletico Madrid is almost complete after he landed in the Spanish capital on Thursday morning. The 28-year-old left Celta Vigo’s 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday with tears in his eyes, and the Spanish Press have since caught him touching down at Adolfo Suarez airport, where he acknowledged cameramen with a smile.

Ciro Immobile and Ever Banega on target as Sevilla see off Espanyol - ESPN FC
Sevilla continue on their prolific run of form at home after downing Espanyol 2-0 at the Sanchez Pizjuan. Ciro Immobile slid in to meet a cross from Vitolo to open the scoring after 16 minutes and then Ever Banega added a second shortly before the break to put Unai Emery's men on their way to a seventh consecutive league win.

Real Sociedad Sergio Canales tears knee ligaments - ESPN FC
Real Sociedad midfielder Sergio Canales tore ligaments in his left knee during their 3-1 loss at Real Madrid on Wednesday. Canales had already torn ligaments in his right knee on two separate occasions. He required surgery both times. He went down while running just before half-time, and had to be carried off on a stretcher.

Celta Vigo 0-1 Athletic Bilbao - ESPN FC
Athletic Bilbao put themselves back in contention to challenge strongly for the European places in 2016 with a 1-0 victory at Celta Vigo. In-form Celta came into the game unbeaten in six matches in all competitions, winning five, but lost ground on Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona above them as Raul Garcia struck the only goal of the game midway through the second half.

Levante 0-1 Malaga - ESPN FC
A late goal by Duda saw Malaga beat Levante 1-0 away from home to pick up a third straight league victory. The Portuguese veteran arrowed a free-kick under the Levante wall on 79 minutes to snatch the three points from an open game, leaving Levante rooted to the bottom of the table.

Eibar 2-0 Sporting Gijon - ESPN FC
Eibar ended 2015 on a positive note with a 2-0 home victory against Sporting Gijon. Second-half goals from Sergio Keko and Gonzalez Borja Baston saw the hosts halt a five-match winless run in La Liga and moved them to within striking distance of the European places.

Las Palmas 4-1 Granada - ESPN FC
Las Palmas returned to winning ways as they claimed a much-needed 4-1 victory over fellow Primera Division strugglers Granada at Estadio Gran Canaria on Wednesday night. As a result the home side moved up three spots to 16th, while Granada, who were reduced to 10 men late on, dropped down a place to 18th - just three points off the bottom.

German Lux helps earn Deportivo goalless draw at Getafe - ESPN FC
A series of important saves by goalkeeper German Lux helped Deportivo earn a goalless Primera Division draw at Getafe and preserve their 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions. The hosts dominated the first half but it ended goalless due to the quick reactions of the Argentine custodian, and although Depor reasserted themselves after the break, neither side was able to find the elusive goal.



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