Barca won by four goals: Real missed the leap to the top of the table

Sunday 10th January 2021

Barca win by four goals
Real missed jump to the top of the table

Spain's football leagues have to struggle with the unfamiliar masses of snow. Several matches have been postponed, and Atlético Madrid will also stay away today. Real Madrid could move ahead of their arch-rivals in the table, but missed the chance.

The Spanish soccer champions Real Madrid suffered another setback in the title fight. The team around the German international Toni Kroos did not get past a 0-0 at penultimate CA Osasuna on Saturday evening and thus missed the temporary jump to first place. The second in the Primera División is only one point behind leaders Atlético Madrid (38). However, coach Diego Simeone's team have played three games fewer than Real.

The Atlético home game against Athletic Bilbao was canceled due to the unusual winter weather. The guests could not arrive on Saturday. The airport of the Spanish capital was even closed in the meantime. In addition, the bad conditions on the streets had also impaired the safety of their own team, the referees and the club employees, Atlético wrote on its website. The catch-up date is to be announced by the league in the coming days.

Messi and Griezmann hit twice

FC Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, were able to play at Granada CF in the evening and won 4-0 (3-0) thanks to goals from Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezman. Messi scored in the 35th and 42nd minutes, the French in the 12th and 63rd minutes. Jesus Vallejo, who was only substituted in the second half, saw the hosts red card because of an emergency brake (78th). Messi, who scored twice in a 3-2 draw against Athletic Bilbao during the week, took the lead in the top scorers list with eleven goals. In the table, the Catalans are in third place with 34 points.

Meanwhile, the league announced on Saturday that the game between Elche FC and Getafe FC would be postponed from this Sunday to next Monday. A corresponding application had been submitted to the responsible committee, it said. Some second division games are also to be postponed. In Madrid alone, the storm "Filomena" caused chaos with heavy snowfall. On the motorway rings of the Spanish capital, a blanket of snow more than 60 centimeters thick stuck many motorists, some of whom had to spend the night in their vehicles.