It’s been another seismic weekend in LaLiga, as Barcelona capitalised on another Real Madrid slip-up to stretch out a three-point lead at the top of the early 2023 table. But how closely were you watching?
Take our Matchday 16 quiz below to test your knowledge!
Question one: Elche 0-1 Celta Vigo
Carlos Carvalhal’s Celta Vigo made the trip to rock-bottom Elche on Friday evening, and came away with a valuable 1-0 win, courtesy of Iago Aspas.
The hosts are still without a LaLiga victory after 16 games, and were reduced to ten men for the third consecutive game. So we want to know:
Question two: Valencia 0-1 Cádiz
Another crucial away win in the relegation scrap, as Sergio’s men played fantastically to beat Valencia at Mestalla.
Without a certain Mateu Lahoz on duty this weekend, this game saw the most refereeing action. There weren't quite 16, but…
Question three: Villarreal 2-1 Real Madrid
Arguably the result of the weekend, the Yellow Submarine beat Real Madrid for the first time since 2018, in a huge boost for their European push.
Los Blancos, however, had made history before the game had even begun…
Question four: Mallorca 1-0 Real Valladolid
Pacheta’s Valladolid have now lost their last three in the league, but they can once again count themselves unfortunate here, conceding a dramatic 94th-minute winner to Abdón Prats and Mallorca.
They also did very well to keep one of LaLiga’s most in-form strikers very quiet indeed…
Question five: Espanyol 2-2 Girona
For the second weekend in a row, we were treated to a feisty Catalan derby, as Girona rescued a dramatic, late point at Cornellà.
And yes, of course, Joselu scored…
Question six: Almería 0-2 Real Sociedad
Another huge win for La Real, sitting comfortably in the European spots, now five points clear of Atlético Madrid in fifth.
With the talismanic Brais Méndez suspended, it was the birthday boy who stepped up…
Question seven: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Real Betis
Just like their top-four rivals, Real Betis secured a crucial three points away at Rayo, as Luis Henrique scored his first LaLiga goal for the club.
A thrilling, end-to-end encounter in Vallecas, but there was only one talking point here.
Question eight: Sevilla 2-1 Getafe
We didn’t think we’d be saying this in January, but three points for Sevilla, and their first home win of the season (!!) , sees them out of the relegation zone for the first time in over two months.
This might be part of the reason why…
Question nine: Atlético Madrid 0-1 Barcelona
And finally, as we reach last night’s big game, hopefully your memory of this bizarre incident is still in tact…
Answers:
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Pedro Bigas saw red this weekend, and Gonzalo Verdú has been sent off twice! The answer is Enzo Roco.
Referee Pablo Gonzáles Fuertes produced 11 yellow cards.
Incredibly, for the first time in HISTORY, Real Madrid’s starting XI did not include a single Spanish player.
No team have been able to keep Vedat Muriqi so quiet… Real Valladolid are the first LaLiga side to deny the Kosovan a single touch in their penalty area.
With 9/19, Joselu has scored 47% of Espanyol’s LaLiga goals.
Ageing like a fine wine, David Silva is still running games at 37 years of age.
It’s blue. Very blue.
Erik Lamela has three league goals for Sevilla this season. The others, zero…
And finally, Ferran Torres was the Barça man sent off!
We hope you enjoyed the quiz, do let us know how you got on!