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La Liga wrap: A weekend with 35 goals, another El Clasico win for Real Madrid

From start to finish, it was a weekend of goals in La Liga as 35 goals went in over the first nine fixtures of Matchday 10.

David Alaba

Bengaluru, October 26: The Spanish La Liga saw some rivetting action in the weekend with Real Madrid coming out on top in the first El Clasico of the 2021-22 season, beating Barcelona 2-1 in an edge-of-the-seat thriller at the Camp Nou.

David Alaba's first goal for Los Blancos was timely and brilliant, before Lucas Vázquez and Sergio Agüero traded stoppage time goals for the 2-1 final score.

This is the fourth El Clasico win in a row for Real Madrid, the first time this has happened since 1965.

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From the first El Clasico of the season to a brand-new contract for one of world football's biggest rising stars, here's all you need to know as to what was happening in the top-flight of Soanish football over the weekend.

Goals galore

The Sevilla vs Levante kicked off Sunday's action with an end-to-end match that produced eight goals, the home side winning 5-3. There were seven different scorers in the game, with only Jose Luis Morales, Levante captain and all-time top scorer in La Liga, netting more than once.

From start to finish, it was a weekend of goals in La Liga. 35 goals went in over the first nine fixtures of Match-day 10, with every team netting at least one except Cadiz CF, who lost 0-2 to Alaves.

There is s no let-up in the La Liga calendar, with Matchday 11 being played in midweek across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. There are some fascinating games scheduled, such as Real Madrid's home match against an Osasuna side with just two points fewer, or Barcelona's visit to a Rayo Vallecano side who sit one point ahead of them.

Sociedad still on top

Sociedad still on top

Still at the top of the La Liga standings are Real Sociedad, who earned an impressive 2-2 draw away at Atletico de Madrid on Sunday night.

The Basque side's Two Alexanders scored the goals, with one for Sorloth and one for Isak, before a Luis Suarez brace levelled the scoreline for the defending champions.

La Liga teams in CL

La Liga teams in CL

In the Champions League, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Villarreal defeated Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kyiv and Young Boys respectively,.

Meanwhile Sevilla drew at French champions Lille and Atletico Madrid narrowly lost a close thriller to Liverpool.

Fati's new Barca contract

Fati's new Barca contract

Ansu Fati has signed a new contract with Barcelona, committing to the Catalan club until 2027. This is great news for the Blaugrana, who have great expectations for one of world football's best young talents.

Coming just a week after Pedri agreed his own new deal, this latest contract extension is something for Barca fans to smile about.

Contract extension in Cadiz

Contract extension in Cadiz

At Cadiz, they are celebrating a contract extension too. 17-year-old midfielder Alvaro Bastida has put pen to paper on a new deal that will run until 2026, which is great news for the Andalusian club as Bastida is one of the top talents to have emerged from their academy in recent years.

Already, despite his young age, Bastida is part of the first-team setup.

Story first published: Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 13:00 [IST]
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