La Liga – Matchday 22

Barcelona and Real Madrid both secure an extra three points, thus keeping the Catalonians well above their rivals from Madrid. This and much more in round 22 of La Liga!

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Results

17.2.2023		Girona	6		Almeria	2
18.2.2023		Real Sociedad	1		Celta Vigo	1
18.2.2023		Real Betis	2		Valladolid	1
18.2.2023		Mallorca	4		Villarreal	2
18.2.2023		Osasuna	0		Real Madrid	2
19.2.2023		Elche	0		Espanyol	1
19.2.2023		Rayo Vallecano	1		Sevilla	1
19.2.2023		Atletico Madrid	1		Athletic Club	0
19.2.2023		Barcelona	2		Cadiz	0
20.2.2023		Getafe	1		Valencia	0

The 22nd matchday in Spain kicked off with Girona meeting Almeria in Catalonia. After a very exciting 90 minutes it was 6 – 2, the home side securing the 3 points. In the second match of the round, Real Sociedad met Celta Vigo, with the match ending 1 – 1, both teams getting a point each. In another highly anticipated match, we had Osasuna meeting reigning champs, Real Madrid. The final score was 0 – 2, Ancelotti’s men securing the three points.
Moving forward, we had another intriguing match, with Atletico Madrid meeting Athletic Club. The match ended 1 – 0, Atletico adding 3 more points to their tally. The leaders, FC Barcelona faced Cadizand after the final whistle it was 2 – 0, Barcelona securing the three points, to keep their 8 points lead over Madrid. To conclude the round, we had Getafe meeting Valencia. The match ended 1 – 0, Getafe grabbing the 3 points and moving further away from the relegation zone.

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Standings

#		Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Goals	Points
1		Barcelona	22	19	2	1	45 : 7	59
2		Real Madrid	22	16	3	3	46 : 17	51
3		Real Sociedad	22	13	4	5	32 : 22	43
4		Atletico Madrid	22	12	5	5	31 : 17	41
5		Real Betis	22	11	4	7	29 : 23	37
6		Rayo Vallecano	22	9	7	6	29 : 24	34
7		Athletic Club	22	9	5	8	31 : 23	32
8		Mallorca	22	9	4	9	20 : 22	31
9		Villarreal	22	9	4	9	24 : 22	31
10		Osasuna	22	8	6	8	19 : 21	30
11		Girona	22	7	6	9	33 : 33	27
12		Sevilla	22	6	7	9	24 : 30	25
13		Espanyol	22	5	9	8	27 : 33	24
14		Celta Vigo	22	6	6	10	23 : 34	24
15		Valladolid	22	7	3	12	16 : 30	24
16		Getafe	22	5	7	10	19 : 28	22
17		Almeria	22	6	4	12	27 : 40	22
18		Cadiz	22	5	7	10	17 : 35	22
19		Valencia	22	5	5	12	26 : 27	20
20		Elche	22	1	6	15	15 : 45	9

Xavi’s Barcelona are first in the league, maintaining their eight points lead over their arch rivals, Real Madrid. Real Sociedad are 3rd, a further 8 points behind, on 43 points. Atletico Madrid are 4th, on 41 points. Out of the top 4 we have Betis, Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao, in that order.

Elche are still last, yet to hit double digits and sit on 9 points. Valencia has fallen even more and are now 19th, with 20 points. The trio of Cadiz, Almeria and Getafe are 2 points in front of the bats, with 22 points. Sevilla are now 12th, out of the relegation zone, but far from European places.

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Team of the Week

Barcelona’s solid win is rewarded by 3 players in this week’s team of the week, as we have Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto(as a midfielder) and Ferran Torres. We also have two from Atletico, as Griezmann and Reinildo are included. The top performer of the round is none other than Robertone from Almeria with a 9.0.