He continues this year from where Rayo Vallecano left off last year. The Madrid players defeated newly promoted Granada 2-0 in “Nuevos los Carmenes” in the match that completed the second matchday of La Liga and found themselves at the top together with Real Madrid and Valencia, having done their best and leaving the hosts without a point in last place.
Sevilla started last year. The holder of the Europa League lost 3-4 to Alaves in Vitoria and was left without a point in the tail along with Granada, Almeria, showing that its good European presence is just a parenthesis, with the Basques getting their first win of the season.
The schedule for the second matchday:
Friday 18/8
Mallorca-Villarreal 0-1
(62′ Moreno)
Valencia-Las Palmas 1-0
(74′ Pen. Pepelos)
Saturday 19/8
Real Sociedad-Telta 1-1
(22′ Barenetsea – 90+4′ Mingyetha)
Almeria-Real Madrid 1-3
(3′ Aribas – 19’/60′ Bellingham, 73′ Vinicius)
Osasuna-Bilbao 0-2
(11′ I. Williams, 20′ Gurutheta)
Sunday 21/08
Girona-Getafe 3-0
(12′ Herrera, 55’/65′ Stouani)
Barcelona-Cádiz 2-0
(82′ Pedri, 90+4′ Torres)
Last year-Atletico Madrid 0-0
Monday 21/8
Alaves-Seville 4-3
(7′ Rioja, 44′ Duarte, 54′, 59′ Kike-15′ aut. Ambar, 41′ Lamela, 90’+7′ Mir)
Granada-Rayo Vagecano 0-2
(75′ Alvaro Garcia, 79′ Sis)
The next (third) matchday:
Friday 25/8
Las Palmas-Sociedad
Telta-Real Madrid
Saturday 26/8
Cádiz-Almeria
Granada-Mallorca
Seville-Girona
Sunday 27/8
Villarreal-Barcelona
Valencia-Osasuna
Bilbao-Betis
Monday 28/8
Getafe-Alaves
Rayo Vallecano-Atletico Madrid
Source: Sport Fm
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