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Real Madrid made light work of Atltico Madrid.
Real Madrid beats city rivals Atltico Madrid 2-0 in El derbi as Benzema scores his 36th goal of the year. (2:57)
The leaders in Spain and Germany made moves over the weekend. Real Madrid fans hope so. Manchester United were thankful for their world-class goalkeeper, a USMNT youngster scored a vital goal, and more.
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Talking points, top goals, and troubled teams are included.
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Real Madrid have not lost in the last 11 LaLiga derbies.
Real Madrid defeated their rivals on derby day.
The LaLiga is in danger of becoming a one-team league this season after Real Madrid won 2-0 over Atleti. Carlo Ancelotti's side have won 10 games in a row and are eight points clear of Sevilla. Madrid have played a game more than their traditional rivals, so they are 13 and 18 points behind.
Madrid is the most efficient team in Spain in terms of attack, thanks to the work of Benzema and Vinicius Junior. The first goal was set up by Vinicius and the second by Marco Asensio. Benzema has 18 goals in Spain, more than anyone else. Vinicius has 12 and 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 888-270-6611 At the other end of the field, Thibaut Courtois is in great shape.
The only teams standing between Madrid and the LaLiga trophy are Madrid and the two sides from Sevilla and Real Betis. It would take a lot for this to fall.
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The cross from Vinicius Jr. was volleyed home by Benzema.
December 12, 2021.
Is the German team to lose?
The title race might not be over, but the rest of the league is firmly in after a week in which the gap between the two teams was only one point.
The rivals faced winnable games against Mainz and Bochum after the contentious win by the defending champion. Both fell behind, but both were able to fight back and get the three points.
After falling behind by a goal in the 22nd minute, the team scored twice in the second half. Corentin Tolisso's long ball was thumped in by Kingsley Coman before Jamal Musiala's thundering low strike settled the contest.
The first half was a battle ofchances with the Germans creating chances but going behind via a Sebastian Polter penalty after Christopher Antwi-Adjei was taken down. The second half was all BVB, but they couldn't get a goal.
FCBayernEN came from behind to extend their lead, thanks to goals from Kingsley and Jamal Musiala.
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December 11, 2021.
Wolves' hopes are ruined by Jimenez.
It will be hard to find a more stupid red card than the one Wolves' forward Raul Jimenez received against Manchester City on Saturday. The Mexican international's club looked like they were going to win the game when they were only a goal down at the half-time break.
As City tried to counter, Jimenez was booked for a challenge on Rodri. He stuck his leg out to block the ball when he failed to retreat from the subsequent free kick. Wolves are facing the prospect of playing 45 minutes with 10 men after a second yellow card. A strange chapter ended with the City fans booing and jeering.
Wolves were pinned on the edge of their penalty area as City attacked in wave after wave, having looked solid in defence and dangerous on the break. They did a good job of resisting for more than 20 minutes, but they were undone by the second-half penalty.
Things could have been different if Jimenez had not made a mistake.
Wolves are down to 10 men after a player gets two yellow cards.
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NBC Sports Soccer December 11, 2021.
The strikers are old and young.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic produced more heroics at the age of 40 to rescue a point for AC Milan and a player 19 years his junior starred again to move clear in the Capocannoniere race as Italy's top flight continued to show that it has a wealth of quality centre- forwards
The leading scorer with 15 goals is Dusan Vlahovic, who scored twice in Saturday's win over Salernitana. Gabriel Batistuta and Luca Toni both scored 32 goals in a calendar year with La Viola, but the Serbia international's 32 goals in 2021 is more.
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Vlahovic needs to score two more times before January to break the 71-year-old high of 33 achieved by Portugal's star player, but might that be his last match in Florence? Davide Torchia, the agent for the 21-year-old, said Vlahovic could be available in January.
The strike against Atalanta was the 12th in his last 12 league games, and it was the home of Giovanni Simeone. Beto, 23, followed up a double against Lazio with the opener against AC Milan.
Three goals are must-see.
What a moment for USMNT's Richards!
Chris Richards would no doubt disagree with the first glance, but a headed corner kick is the best goal. Hoffenheim's push for a top-four place in the Bundesliga was kept alive by his 94th-minute finish from a set piece.
Richards' first career goal in the German top-flight was notable, as it was the second season in a row that the on-loan defender has had an impressive run of form.
Chris Richards scored the winning goal for Hoffenheim today. His first goal was in the German league.
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Look at what it meant.
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December 11, 2021.
The decisive for Sevilla was by Delaney.
Sevilla earned an against-the-run-of-play win against Athletic Bilbao thanks to Thomas Delaney's brilliant strike, keeping them in touch with Real Madrid.
The Danes found the top corner with a lovely left-footed effort from the corner of the box. The goal came from Sevilla's only shot on target and punished Athletic for their missed chances.
The English won at San Mames thanks to a goal from Thomas Delaney.
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December 11, 2021.
Maddison makes a point.
James Maddison will score more spectacular goals than the late strike that rounded off the win over Newcastle on Sunday, but he will show his qualities as an attackingMidfielder.
The 25-year-old has not always been in Brendan Rodgers' good books, but the manager will have been happy to see the way Maddison bounced a pass off Patson Daka and beat Martin Dubravka. It was a goal of simplistic quality.
Two teams should be worried.
Is Allegri the right person to lead the team?
The Bianconeri are four points outside of the top four and 11 behind AC Milan and Inter as the halfway point of the campaign nears, after another disappointing result, which saw them surrender a lead to draw at struggling Venezia.
Inter Milan broke the club's nine-year stronghold and brought back five-time winner Allegri. While other people benefited from sabbaticals, might Allegri's time out have seen football pass him by? When finding creative solutions was his specialty, he seems incapable of resolving in-game issues. Better players are needed, but more should come from what he has.
The draw for Europe's elite will be favorable for Allegri's side after they won the group and were thrashed by Chelsea. The hallmark of this season's team is unreliable and inconsistent, which are not traditionally associated with the club.
Matthew AraMU hit that.
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The EQUALIZER is against June. The game is on.
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CBS Sports Golazo is on December 11, 2021.
The size of Xavi's Barcelona task is something he sees.
Reality has bitten for Xavi. After a win over Espanyol and a draw with Benfica, it's been three games without a win for Barcelona. They lost out on the chance to play in the group stage of the European competition after they gave up the lead against Osasuna twice on Sunday.
Even though they are competing with Real Madrid for the title, Barcelona are in a race to make the top four and qualify for the playoffs.
There are some positives in the form of young players, but that's a problem for Xavi. The new Barcelona boss said it was difficult to digest that the side has become so reliant on teenagers.
A trip to Saudi Arabia to play in the Diego Maradona Cup on Tuesday is not the preparation they need for Saturday's game at home to Eibar, with defender Gerard Pique labeling the situation as "critical".
Chimy Avila and Abde scored their first goals in El Sadar.
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LaLiga English posted on December 12, 2021.
The weekend's MVP.
David De Gea had to be at his best for Manchester United.
Man United is saved by Dave.
David De Gea tipped the balance in his favor on Saturday. Had it not been for his goalkeeper, there might have been awkward questions about how one of the world's most talented squad lost to the league's bottom team.
De Gea has been one of United's best players this season, not that he has had much competition, and continued his fine form at Carrow Road. His save from Ozan Kabak's goal was world class and earned him a second straight league clean sheet; United had not done that since March.
