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Gareth Bale scored two goals as Real Madrid came back twice to earn a draw at Villarreal in La Liga action on Sunday.
Villarreal
VILL
Real Madrid
MAD
| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
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Saves
3
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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16
Xavier Quintillá
52'
Goals
0
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2
Mario
Goals
0
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Goals
0
73'
9
Carlos Bacca
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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23
Moi Gómez
74'
Goals
1
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Goals
0
55'
24
Javi Ontiveros
Goals
0
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Goals
0
62'
19
André Zambo Anguissa
Goals
0
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7
Gerard Moreno
12'
Goals
1
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| Substitutes | ||
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Saves
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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20
Rubén Peña
Goals
0
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| - | Match ends, Villarreal 2, Real Madrid 2. | |
| 90'+4' | Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Real Madrid 2. | |
| 90'+4' | Second yellow card to Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) for a bad foul. |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 5 | +5 | 11 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 5 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Granada | 5 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 5 | +1 | 10 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 5 | +4 | 8 |
| 8 | Barcelona | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 9 | Levante | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 11 | Getafe | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 12 | Valencia | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Alavés | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | Eibar | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Leganes | 5 | -6 | 1 |
Troubled Valencia's joy at beating Chelsea in the Champions League in midweek was punctured by a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Leganes.
A number of players have begun to lose confidence in Ernesto Valverde following Barca's disappointing start to the season, sources have told ESPN.
Gab Marcotti says Barcelona's midfield still needs to be figured out, but it's not time for Barca to panic just yet.
Luis Suarez said Barcelona are anticipating a "long and complicated" season after their "worrying" loss to newly promoted Granada on Saturday.
Maybe it's because it's early in the season, or maybe it's because he's coming off an injury, but Luis Suarez was woeful in Barca's loss at Granada.
Promoted Granada moved into first place in La Liga after a convincing 2-0 win over Barcelona on Saturday took them to 10 points.
