Last Friday began a new season in the league championship with the notable loss of Leo Messi. After his departure to the Parisian capital, the Spanish league has been orphaned of world-class stars, or so we believed. The brain drain that has been taking place in recent years with the Argentine’s goodbye, Sergio Ramos’s goodbye or the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo 3 years ago, has diminished the talent of our competition.
In addition, at the national level, the departure of ‘engineers’ such as Xavi or Iniesta has only diminished the extraordinary characteristics of a league that has been the best in the world for many years. However, as current Barcelona president Joan Laporta once said, we are not so bad. They say that a nail takes out another nail and that is exactly what we witnessed on the first day in Spain. Unbelievable goals, wonderful assists and unbeatable matches they make up the cover letter of a league that still has a lot to say.
A promising start: 22 goals in 8 games
Although Messi has already set sail for the French league, the absence of goals has not been noticed this weekend. With 22 targets in 8 games disputed, the Spanish competition has equaled the goalscoring figure of the first day of last season in the absence of the two games that remain to be played this Monday.
What’s more, all the teams that have made an appearance in the league start have managed to pierce the rival goal except for four teams, Getafe, Osasuna, Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano. We have even been able to enjoy more than one goal in most of the duels, except for the Valencia-Getafe and the Health-Espanyol, which ended at zeros. With these numbers, the Spanish league should be satisfied with its debut despite the rumors that define the competition as expired.
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Benzema, Correa, Braithwaite and Lamela make ‘their August’ with a double
Benzema is an inexhaustible source of talent. After an excellent season and a superb Eurocup, ehe Real Madrid forward shone again against Alavés with a masterful double. In Balaídos, Angel Correa He also showed his power with two unattainable shots for Celta’s Argentine goal, Matías Dituro.
Danish Braithwaite He showed his credentials at the Camp Nou with an unappealable header in the first half and a goal in the small area to kill the game. But without a doubt, the best performance was that of Erik Lamela. The former Tottenham player appeared before the Sevilla fans with dbeautifully made goals in just forty-five minutes making it clear that he has come to our league to uncover himself as one of the best signings in it.
“The staging of @ErikLamela with the @SevillaFC… ✨✨#SevillaFCRayo#PLAYLaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/8JE6q5LOMu“
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) August 15, 2021
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Valencia and Sevilla want to ‘get into the rag’
The team that does not have the most talented squad in the category, but it does possess other qualities with the unmistakable stamp of Jose Bordalás. With the expulsion in the first minute of the game of Hugo Guillamón, the Valencian team resurfaced from its ashes to win the game with a goal from Carlos Soler. For its part, Sevilla did not give the team trained by Andoni Iraola an option. Sánchez Pizjuán lived a magical night with two goals from his recent signing, Erik Lamela in addition to the goal of En-Nesyri from the penalty spot to open the can in Nervión.
With these results, Valencians and Sevillians will try to hold on to the nobles of the leaderboard to continue giving war to the three contenders for the title.
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Alaba and Paul are already excited in Madrid
The Austrian side is here to stay. Despite the nerves to please the white parish, the former Bayern Munich player shone in his debut with an assist from the left-handed lane for Vinicius to push the ball to the back of the net. At 29 years old, the defender made 87% of successful passes in addition to 100% success in the tackles he attempted.
The current league champion did not miss his debut. Simeone’s pupils beat Celta in a match that got complicated for them at the beginning of the second half. With the victory in his pocket, the Argentine gave entry to his compatriot, Rodrigo de Paul, which did not disappoint. The 26 minutes that he was on the green, the rojiblanco midfielder made a dangerous shot, a key pass and 100% effectiveness in all his interventions with the ball.
“First game of La Liga! First victory!
The beginning we all wanted. So the season can continue! Go!First match of the season. First win.#Hala Madrid @realmadrid pic.twitter.com/ianDQfY5zW“
– David Alaba (@David_Alaba) August 15, 2021
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