A roundup of all of Saturday’s action in Spain’s top flight…
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Huesca 0-3 Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid cut Barcelona’s lead in the title race to two points with a resounding victory away to 20th-place Huesca. Barcelona will host 15th-place Leganes on Sunday.
Lucas Hernandez opened the scoring in the 31st minute, and while his finish inside a heavy fog would ultimately be enough for Diego Simeone’s side, Santiago Arias (52nd) and Koke (71st) tacked on insurance goals in the second half.
WATCH: 🔴⚪️ @LucasHernandez finishes off a nice move amid the fog to give @atletienglish a 1-0 lead over @SDHuesca ⏯👇https://t.co/gwPzMu3Tyy
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) January 19, 2019
WATCH: Another goal from an @atletienglish fullback! This time it's @santiagoarias13 with a clean volley 🚀 to make it 2-0 👀⏯ #HuescaAtleti https://t.co/WIH0V3pHtP
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) January 19, 2019
Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla
In a battle of two sides level on points in a battle for third place, Real Madrid turned in one of their better performances on the season en route to a 2-0 victory over Sevilla.
Sure, Los Blancos didn’t break the scoreless deadlock until Casemiro unleashed his long-range blast in the 78th minute — thus the result was in doubt for much of the game — but Madrid were in complete control despite the goal coming late on. Sevilla managed just four shots over 90 minutes and held just 31 percent of possession.
WATCH: 🗣 "A stupendously magnificent hammer blow... staggering power... immaculate skill." - @RayHudson couldn't say enough about this @Casemiro stunner from long range. You're gonna want to see it 👀⏯ #RealMadridSevillaFC https://t.co/FsGVkkL2Nb
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) January 19, 2019
Even still, the score remained tight at 1-0 until stoppage time, when Luka Modric 2018 Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric put the game to bed.
WATCH: @lukamodric10 robs the @SevillaFC_ENG back line and finishes "cool as Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock" to give @realmadriden a 2-0 lead just before the final whistle ⏯⬇️ #RealMadridSevillaFC https://t.co/6anPyoKyIO
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) January 19, 2019
Now in sole possession of third place — three points clear of Sevilla, but still seven back of Barcelona — Santiago Solari’s side appears to have righted the ship enough that they’ll cruise to a top-four finish.
Elsewhere in La Liga
Celta Vigo 1-2 Valencia
Sunday’s La Liga schedule
Real Betis v. Girona — 6 a.m. ET
Villarreal v. Athletic Bilbao — 10:15 a.m. ET
Rayo Vallecano v. Real Sociedad — 12:30 p.m. ET
Levante v. Real Valladolid — 12:30 p.m. ET
Barcelona v. Leganes — 2:45 p.m. ET