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La Liga feature: Barcelona on song in Real Madrid's anniversary week

The top flight of Spanish football saw RC Celta and RCD Mallorca playing out a seven-goal thriller, Barcelona kept up their strong form while Robert Moreno was given the marching orders by Granada CF.

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Bengaluru, March 10: It was yet another week of high drama and edge-of-the seat thrillers in the La Liga.

The top flight of Spanish football saw RC Celta and RCD Mallorca playing out a seven-goal thriller, Barcelona kept up their strong form while Robert Moreno was given the marching orders by Granada CF.

The week began with a bang with Real Madrid putting up a terrific show at the Santaigo Bernabeu. There was a party atmosphere at the Bernabeu on Saturday (March 5) night as Real came from behind to defeat Real Sociedad 4-1.

Eduardo Camavinga and Luka Modric each scored long-range wonder goals, before Karim Benzema bagged his 20th league goal of the season with a penalty and Marco Asensio netted after coming off the bench. Carlo Ancelotti said afterwards that it might have been his side's best performance of the season.

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The blockbuster Sunday (March 6) night game in La Liga Santander last weekend was Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid at the Benito Villamarín.

It was a back-and-forth game that ultimately saw Atletico prevail 3-1, with Joao Felix the star man as he scored his side's first two goals before Thomas Lemar added a third. The result sees the capital city side leapfrog Real Betis and move back into the top four.

From a change of coach at Granada CF to Real Betis and Valencia CF reaching the Copa del Rey final, myKhel.com takes you back to the week that went by in the top tier of Spanish football.

Brilliant Barca

Brilliant Barca

By achieving a 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Elche CF, Xavi's FC Barcelona side were able to keep up their good run of form.

After Fidel opened the scoring, Ferran Torres scored his first La Liga goal for Barça, before Memphis Depay converted a late penalty in resounding fashion. That makes it three league wins in a row now for the Catalan club and their ever-improving attack.

Madrid milestone

Madrid milestone

In addition to their successful week on the pitch, Real Madrid were celebrating off it too. Last Sunday was the club's 120th birthday, as the club was founded as Madrid Football Club on March 6th, 1902.

Since then, Real Madrid have become one of the biggest sporting institutions in the world and have won title after title, including 13 European Cups and 34 La Liga championships.

Moreno fired

Moreno fired

Granada CF have taken the decision to move on from Robert Moreno, with the coach sacked on Saturday night following a run of nine matches without a victory.

Their latest poor result was a 1-3 loss at Valencia CF, which provoked this change that sees B team coach Ruben Torrecilla take over for the time being.

Copa del Rey final is set

Copa del Rey final is set

Real Betis vs Valencia CF will be the final of this season's Copa del Rey, with those two sides securing passage to the showpiece event in midweek. Real Betis scored a last-minute goal to draw 1-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano in their semi-final second leg, progressing 3-2 on aggregate, while Los Che's 1-0 win at home to Athletic Club saw them go through 2-1 on aggregate.

Both fanbases celebrated like wild and are already looking forward to the final on April 23rd.

Story first published: Thursday, March 10, 2022, 13:15 [IST]
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