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Lucas Vázquez (R) scores Real Madrid’s first goal against Celta de Vigo during their La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, January 2, 2021. / CFP
Lucas Vázquez (R) scores Real Madrid’s first goal against Celta de Vigo during their La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, January 2, 2021. / CFP
Real Madrid beat a Celta de Vigo in form 2-0 at home on Saturday thanks to a goal and assist from Spanish pair Lucas Vázquez and Marco Asensio, placing the team above Atlético de Madrid at the top of the league.
The victory brought the Spanish champions to the top with 36 points, one ahead of second-placed Atlético, who have three fewer games.
Marco Asensio (L) celebrates with his teammate Lucas Vázquez after scoring Real Madrid’s second goal against Celta de Vigo during their La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, January 2, 2021. / CFP
Marco Asensio (L) celebrates with his teammate Lucas Vázquez after scoring Real Madrid’s second goal against Celta de Vigo during their La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, January 2, 2021. / CFP
“We said before the game that after sliding against Elche, we wanted to show our usual aggressiveness and recover the ball at the top of the field,” said Vazquez.
“Right now, every game is key, we are on a good streak, we did not expect to draw the other day but the team is in good shape and if we continue playing like this we will fight for everything.”
Kieran Tierney # 3 celebrates with his teammates after scoring Arsenal’s first goal against West Bromwich Albion during their Premier League match played behind closed doors and in snowy conditions in West Bromwich, England on January 2, 2021 . / CFP
Kieran Tierney # 3 celebrates with his teammates after scoring Arsenal’s first goal against West Bromwich Albion during their Premier League match played behind closed doors and in snowy conditions in West Bromwich, England on January 2, 2021 . / CFP
In the Premier League, a rare goal by Kieran Tierney, a superb team effort topped off by Bukayo Saka and a brace by Alexandre Lacazette gave Arsenal their third consecutive Premier League victory by beating Baggies, West Bromwich Albion, 4 -0 in snowy conditions on Saturday.
“We had a great week, three games in seven days, we managed to win them and everything looks much better. It was difficult conditions, but the team looked good from the beginning. It is a great victory,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said after the match. quoted by BBC Sports.
Alexandre Lacazette (C) scores Arsenal’s fourth goal to seal the team’s 4-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion during their Premier League match in West Bromwich, England, on January 2, 2021. / CFP
Alexandre Lacazette (C) scores Arsenal’s fourth goal to seal the team’s 4-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion during their Premier League match in West Bromwich, England, on January 2, 2021. / CFP
“After the results we had before, we had to improve things immediately. Now we have regained some discipline. We look more creative in the last third and we look solid in the back.”
The victory lifts Arsenal to 11th place in the table with 23 points, six points behind European positions. West Brom remains second from the bottom with eight points after 17 games.
RB Lepzig’s Spanish forward Dani Olmo applauds for scoring a goal against VfB Stuttgart during their Bundesliga match in Stuttgart, Germany, on January 2, 2021. / CFP
RB Lepzig’s Spanish forward Dani Olmo applauds for scoring a goal against VfB Stuttgart during their Bundesliga match in Stuttgart, Germany, on January 2, 2021. / CFP
In the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig rose to the top of the German soccer league after Dani Olmo’s goal in the second half earned them a 1-0 win at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
Bayer Leverkusen fell to third place after a 2-1 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt as league action resumed after a short Christmas break.
Leipzig have 31 points after 14 games, one ahead of Bayern Munich, who face Mainz, second from last place, on Sunday and three above Leverkusen, third.
Source (s): Reuters
