Barca the 'winners' as Real and Atletico draw a blank in the Wanda

Source: Xinhua| 2017-11-19 08:41:31|Editor: Jiaxin
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MADRID, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona will probably consider themselves the winners of the Madrid derby after Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid drew 0-0 in the Madrid derby in the Wanda Metropolitan stadium on Saturday night.

The draw means both of the Madrid sides drop two points and are now 10 points behind Barca after just 12 weeks of the season.

The game itself saw Atletico have just one shot on target and Diego Simeone's men seemed happier with the draw than Real Madrid, who had more of the ball, but once again fired blanks.

Real's best chance came in the closing minutes when Cristiano Ronaldo's chance was blocked by a last gasp challenge by Lucas Hernandez.

Barcelona meanwhile won 3-0 away to Leganes thanks to two goals from Luis Suarez, who had not scored in almost 500 minutes of football, before opening the scoring in the 28th minute of the game.

Ernesto Valverde's side again showed their pragmatic side as they were pinned back for periods of the game by a lively home side, but their effectiveness in front of goal and Ter Stegen's excellent saves, were again key factors.

The negative factor of the game was the yellow card shown to Gerard Pique, who now misses next weekend's game in Valencia through suspension.

Sevilla coach Eduardo Berizzo enjoyed a happy reunion against his former club Celta Vigo as Sevilla came back from a goal down to win 2-1.

Maxi Gomez put Celta ahead with a powerful header from the edge of the box after 13 minutes, but Luis Muriel equalized with another header nine minutes before the break.

Former Celta striker Nolito won the game with the third headed goal of the match just three minutes after halftime, but Sevilla's win was tarnished by a knee injury suffered by right back Sebastian Corchia.

Getafe brushed past struggling Alaves 4-1 with first half goals from Markel Bergara and Jorge Molina, while Angel netted twice after the break before Christian Santos scored a late consolation for the visitors, who have lost 10 of their 12 matches this campaign.

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