Soccer players of “Real” Madrid | Photo: Real Madrid CF
In the legendary Madrid derby, “Real” beat “Atletico” 2: 1 away from home. At 18 ‘of the match, Rodrigo, one of the heroes of last season, opened the scoring of the match for “Real”, while the Uruguayan Federico Valverde doubled the advantage. Current Spanish and Champions League trophy holders conceded a goal to the home team, with defender Mario Hermoso making it in the 83rd minute. At the end of the game he “buried” himself in the last hopes of getting a point, earning a second yellow card, which turned into a red card. With six wins in six games, “Real” has started the new season brilliantly and is at the top of the “La Liga” standings. Meanwhile, it was Atletico’s second defeat, and in the overall standings the team is just behind the Eurocup zone, in 7th place.
In other games, “Real Betis” (2: 1 against “Girona”) and “Real Sociedad” (2: 1 against “Espanyol”) celebrated home wins, while “Getafe” beat “Osasuna” 2 away in the match of two red cards: 0. The duel between “Villareal” and “Sevilla” ended in a draw (1: 1).
The seventh win in eight games was celebrated by the leading team of Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Lyon 1: 0 away. The only goal was once again taken care of by the PSG stars – this time Neymar in the role of assistant, while Lionel Messi turned out to be the scorer.
“Marseille” also continued the season without defeat, although this time they lost points, but played a 1: 1 draw with “Rennes”. “Monaco” left no hope for the defense of “Reims” (3: 0), “Angers” surprised “Nice” (1: 0), “Troyes” scored three unanswered goals against “Clermont” (3: 1), “Ajaccio” won against “Brest” (1: 0), while “Nantes” and “Lens” did not determine the winner in the duel (0: 0).
“Arsenal” won 3: 0 (2: 0) over “Brentford” in the away match. William Saliba, Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira scored for the winners. A record was also set in this match: on Sunday the young footballer Ethan Nwaneri made his debut with London Arsenal at the age of 15, becoming the youngest player to play in the English Premier League. Nwaneri, 15 years and 181 days, entered the field in the second injury time. Previously, the youngest player to play in the English Premier League was “Liverpool” player Harvey Elliott, who made his debut in England’s strongest league at the age of 16 years and 30 days.
Historic in the Premier League today. Young Arsenal talent Ethan Nwaneri becomes the youngest ever Premier League player. ⚪️🔴 #AFC
Nwaneri is 15 years old, 181 days old. Born in 2007. 💫 pic.twitter.com/VJ4ht06dHY
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 18, 2022
In the second game of the day, “Everton” and “West Ham United” competed in a duel between two teams that had an unsuccessful start to the season in Liverpool. The home team won 1-0. Frenchman Nils Maupaj distinguished himself with the only accurate shot.
Match results on Sunday:
“Udinese” – Milan “Inter” 3: 1
“Monza” – Turin “Juventus” 1: 0
“Fiorentina” – “Verona” 2: 0
“Cremonese” – Romas “Lazio” 0: 4
“AS Roma” – “Atalanta” 0: 1
“AC Milan” – “Napoli” 1: 2
Match results on Sunday:
“Union” Berlin – “Wolfsburg” 2: 0
“Bochum” – “Cologne” 1: 1
“Hoffenheim” – “Freiburg” 0: 0
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