Matchday 12 of LaLiga hasn’t had any particular surprises. With the games postponed by the DANA still to be played, FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid have done their job. They are joined by a surprising Osasuna, who already occupy fifth place and are strengthened by the draw between Athletic Club and Betis. At the bottom of the table, Deportivo Alavés’ win over Mallorca and Leganés’ defeat at Girona stand out. We begin with LaLiga Overtime.
LaLiga Overtime 24/25 – Match Day #12:
Atlético put out the fire:
It had been several disappointing performances for Diego Pablo Simeone‘s side, showing poor attitude and being far less competitive than usual. The ‘rojiblancos’ hosted a UD Las Palmas side coming off the back of two consecutive victories after Diego Martinez’s arrival on the bench. A much inferior team on paper, but one that had to be taken into account.
The colchoneros’ game was not brilliant, but it was solvent. We saw some good performances such as Pablo Barrios who was substituted at half-time and everything indicates that it was due to physical problems. In addition, Giuliano Simeone was once again one of the outstanding players, doing damage on the flank and opening the scoring. It seems that some green shoots are finally starting to appear at the Metropolitano.
‘Culé’ victory in the Catalan derby:
Hansi Flick’s FC Barcelona once again left a game practically solved in the first half alone. The ‘Culés’ were far superior and generated many chances with a great performance from Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal. The pace was very high and they created a lot of chances, to the point that, despite the 3-0 half-time lead, Joan García had to intervene several times.
The second half was calmer: Barcelona slowed down the pace and Espanyol carried the weight of the game in a game that was already settled. Manolo García’s men found the net on four occasions, but three were disallowed by the VAR.
Real Sociedad assault the Pizjuán:
Real Sociedad and Sevilla came into this matchday with options to confirm themselves as teams fighting for European places. Sevilla were unable to generate in a match that would have catapulted them up the table, as it is a very tight area of the table. Pimienta‘s men tried mainly from outside the box, as they were barely able to generate.
On the Donostiarra side, Zubimendi again showed a fabulous level in the pivot and Take Kubo rescued that determinant version that we are seeing less of this season and managed to score the goal that opened the scoring for the visitors. With this victory, Imanol‘s side now occupy places in the upper-middle of the table and are getting closer to the European places.
Translated by Marcos Rodríguez.
Main image: Edit Pablo Benítez.
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