This January 5th is full of gifts and news.
Here are five news stories you can’t miss this Monday…
Real Madrid beats Betis
📸 PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU – AFP or licensor
Real Madrid had a great game under Xavi Alonso, with Gonzalo Garcia excelling in one area and Thibaut Courtois excelling in another.
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The striker from “La Fábrica”, like Fran Garcia and Raul Asensio, the other two scorers of the game, showed his ability in front of the Bernabeu and scored a perfect “hat trick”, scoring with both feet and scoring with a header.
Against them was a Betis team that was defensively fragile, especially their centre-backs, but fought to the end under “Cujo” Hernandez and Aito Rubal.
Real Sociedad suspend Simeone’s Atletico Madrid
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It wasn’t a great start for Atletico Madrid. The Los Blancos dropped two points at Anoeta after Gonzalo Guedes equalized.
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A draw wouldn’t be a disaster, but given the poor start to the season for Cholo’s side, every mistake will now hurt more.
They hope to get “revenge” in the Spanish Super Cup, where they will face Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
Heartbreaking relegation
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The top of the league is straining, but so is the bottom. There are five teams fighting for survival within just six points.
Defeats to Mallorca and Valencia left Oviedo one point ahead, with Girona and Levante three ahead after wins over San Moix and Sanchez Pizjuan respectively.
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But please note, they are not the only ones…
Manchester and Liverpool ‘mistakes’
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Manchester United had managed to get closer to the European spots in the Premier League and had a chance to compete with Liverpool, but Amorim’s side once again disappointed and the “Amorim is out” chants were back.
On the other hand, Arsenal’s main followers Manchester City, who have done their homework, take on Chelsea, who no longer have Enzo Maresca, on Saturday.
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If that wasn’t good enough for Arsenal and Aston Villa, Liverpool also dropped points, drawing with Fulham.
Serie A “three-way match”
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Inter, Milan and Napoli are doing their homework and are already working with their followers following the “mistakes” of Juventus, Roma and Bologna.
Napoli beat Lazio 0-2 on Sunday thanks to goals from Rahmani and Spinazzola. The game was also marked by the ejections of three players that occurred during the game.
On the other hand, Inter Milan also did their homework and defeated Bologna 3-1, whose defense was weak and was overwhelmed by the “tsunami” of Lautaro Martinez, who was shining brightly.
This article was translated into English by artificial intelligence. You can read the original version here 🇪🇸.
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