La Liga: Matchweek 31 Results and Preview; 30th March

La Liga Results:

Results:  30^th March 2013

Barcelona 2-2 Celta de Vigo

38’ Bohigues Natxo Insa (Celta de Vigo)

43’ Cristian Tello (Barcelona)

73’ Messi (Barcelona)

88’ Borja Oubina (Celta de Vigo)

Celta Vigo are on a three-match losing run in La Liga whereas Barcelona have won just 1 of their last five away games across all competitions. Lionel Messi has scored 28 goals in his last 18 Liga outings and is bidding to become the first player in history to score against 19 league opponents in consecutive matches. Barcelona had a 1 goal lead but unfortunately Borja’s goal saved Celta and helped them to gain 1 point. Barcelona had many chances but only 3 shots were on Target out of 8.

Player Stats:

Lionel Messi:

The 4 consecutive time balloon d’Or winner Lionel Messi became the first player of La Liga to score against all the teams. Yesterday’s goal made Messi’s record for scoring 20^th Consecutive Goal. A huge Achievement by a player..

Match 2:

Levante 1-0 Sevilla

40’ Ruben Garcia

Levante UD 1-0 Sevilla FC highlights: Mid-table clash occurred on Saturday when Levante play host to Sevilla in an interesting La Liga encounter which was won by the home team. Both sides were keen on grabbing maximum points but it was Levante that managed to secure that result after a fine attacking move was finished off by an excellent low drive shot by Ruben Garcia five minutes before the halt time.

Match 3:

Rayo Vallecano 1-3 Malaga

21’ Weligton (Malaga)

31’ Piti (Pen) (Rayo Vallecano)

55’ Julio Baptista (Malaga)

86’ P. Morales (Malaga)

The match was quite Interesting as Malaga got an early breakthrough but it was not enough when Willy Caballero (Malaga) made a foul inside the box and gave penalty to the opponents. Piti (Rayo Vallecano) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to bottom right corner. Till the half time it was 1-1 but it was’nt over for Malaga they were thirsty for more goals and eventually they got it when  Julio Baptista’s header from centre of the box to top left corner which was assisted by Pedro Morales and gave his team one goal lead. 4 minutes before the full time a stunning strike from P. Morales outside the box gave Malaga 2 goals lead and helped his team to get 3 easy points.\

Match 4:

Real Madrid 1-1 Zaragoza

6’ Rodri (Zaragoza)

38’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Real Zaragoza got an early goal with the help of Rodri but it was'nt over when The Portuguese forward of Real Madrid restored parity with a precise finish but they could not find a winner. Things did not go to plan from the start for Jose Mourinho's men as the relegation-embroiled side took a surprise lead in the sixth minute. Madrid were extremely rushed in possession but still came desperately close to finding an equaliser soon after. Madrid were resorting to a long-ball game but it paid dividends in the 38th minute. Pepe's pass from deep was not dealt with by Loovens and Ronaldo bulldozed through the defence before lashing a low shot past Roberto at his near post.

The result means Madrid remain 13 points behind Barcelona, who could only manage a 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo earlier on Saturday. Zaragoza, meanwhile, will be hopeful that the unexpected result can provide a late surge to safety.