Real Madrid and Real Betis kept sharing the top spot in La Liga after their third victory and keeping the full mark so far. On the other hand, Barcelona and Villarreal completed their position inside the semi-finals with seven points, while Seville continued its poor results by receiving the second defeat and its failure so far to achieve any victory.
Here are the ten most prominent facts and oddities for the third round of La Liga:
1- Benzema outperforms himself
The French Karim Benzema scored two goals for Real Madrid to lead his team to a 1-3 victory in the Espanyol stronghold to continue his brilliance in La Liga, where he scored 13 goals in his last 14 matches in the Spanish League He scored in all but four competitors during this period.
2- Borja Iglesias Nebras Betis
Borja Iglesias led his Real Betis team to win the first three matches in La Liga and shared the lead with Real Madrid thanks to his four goals, scoring in the three matches.
Borja scored a goal in the 3-0 victory over Elche, before scoring the two winning goals for his team against Mallorca 1-2, and also scored the only winning goal against Osasuna last Friday 1-0 in the third round.
3- Seville loses its identity against Almeria by
losing 2-1 to Almeria, the newly promoted to the limelight. Victories are still stubborn in Seville this season, as they lost to Osasuna 2-1 and drew against Valladolid in Sanchez Pizjuan 1-1.
In total, Sevilla earned only 26 points out of 60 in its last 20 matches in La Liga, including 17 matches last season.
During this period, Julen Lopetegui’s team won only five matches out of 20, drew on 11 occasions and lost on 4, and achieved one victory away from home against Levante 2-3 last season.
4- Lewandowski scores a new double in three rounds
the Polish Robert Lewandowski is the top scorer in La Liga with Borja Iglesias with four goals, after he scored a new double in his second match in a row, with two goals against Valladolid Sunday at Camp Nou, which Barca won 4-0, And before that he scored a double against Real Sociedad in a 1-4 win.
Leva, the former Bayern Munich star, also participated in five of the eight goals scored by Barca this season.
5- Rayo and continuous fasting for victories at home
Rayo Vallecano has not achieved any victory at home for eight months and 10 days, after falling 0-2 last Saturday against Real Mallorca.
Rayo’s last victory at home was against Alaves with two clean goals on December 18, 2021, and he has not won since then in La Liga among his fans.
Rayo has scored 11 goals in his last three home games.
6- Iago Aspas continues to shine Iago Aspas continues to shine
in the ranks of Celta Vigo, as he scored a goal in the team’s first three matches in La Liga, the last of which led his team to a 1-0 victory over Girona.
“Aspas is a very good player, from half a chance he can score,” Girona midfielder David Lopez said after the match.
In the last ten matches in La Liga, Aspas scored 8 times and made two more goals for his teammates.
7- Roca enters the history of Girona
Joel Roca, born in 2005, became the youngest player to play an official match with Girona and came into the Spanish League, at the age of 17 years, two months, and 19 days.
Roca is the youngest player in the modern history of the Catalan club to participate in his shirt in an official match, as he came down to participate against Celta Vigo (81 s).
8- Brice Mendes scores the net Finally
, Brice Mendes, who joined this summer for Real Sociedad, scored a goal in his team’s second victory in three rounds and came against Elche away from home (0-1), to earn the team its sixth point.
The goal is the first for Bryce Mendes to end a 15-game record fast.
9- Villarreal’s fast
After ten official matches in which opponents netted, including four this season, Villarreal fell into a goalless draw against Getafe.
Villarreal is fourth in the La Liga standings with seven points.
The last time the Yellow Submarine team failed to score against Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League semi-final was last April when it fell with two clean goals.
10. Valladolid conceded the most goals
Valladolid conceded eight goals in its first three La Liga games, during which it scored a single point against Sevilla (1-1).
Valladolid fell at the beginning of its campaign with a 3-0 victory against Villarreal, before losing yesterday by 4-0 at the Spotify Camp Nou, the stronghold of Barca.