La Liga continues to be intense, with Barcelona narrowly beating Almeria in the round of 18, while Atletico Madrid was unexpectedly held to a draw by Getafe. Meanwhile, the big dark horse Heguna takes on Real Betis away, while Real Madrid plays Alaves away. This is the final round of La Liga's Christmas break. At the same time, in the Saudi league in the Middle East, Asia's No. 1 giant, Riyadh Crescent, continues to soar and plays Abha at home in this round. Each team has joys and sorrows, a few joys and some sorrows.
In La Liga, defending champions Barcelona have suffered a slump in form this season, with both the finishing ability of the forward line and the stability of the back line declining significantly, resulting in an early drop. In contrast, even with a wide range of injury problems, Real Madrid are still riding high under Carlo Ancelotti and are in a good position to compete for the title. Real Madrid are now unbeaten in 16 consecutive matches in all competitions, and this is the final round of fixtures before the winter break.
In the game, Valverde's high-quality long-range shot was saved in the first half, and after the restart, Nacho stepped on the opponent's ankle and stained it red, and Rodrigo Neche fired a few shots slightly higher than Vazquez in stoppage time. In the end, the ten-man Real Madrid beat Alaves 1-0. In the standings, Real Madrid is at the top with 45 points, while Alaves is in 15th place with just 16 points. In the other fixture, Real Betis drew 1-1 with Girona.
Real Betis are playing in both the Europa League and La Liga this season under veteran coach Manuel Pellegrini, which has reached the knockout stages and is unbeaten in 11 consecutive games in La Liga. They have a strong home record, unbeaten at home in the league this season, with five wins and three draws. In contrast, Girona has emerged as the biggest dark horse in La Liga and even European football this season.
The small team, which had previously been battling relegation, have led La Liga this season, losing just one game and winning 14 of their first 17 games, the most in La Liga so far. In addition, their attacking firepower was so powerful that they were able to beat Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid to become the team with the most goals in La Liga. Meanwhile, in the Saudi league in the Middle East, Riyadh Crescent beat Abha 7-0 in this round of matches.
Overall, there were some unexpected results in this round of fixtures, which gave fans a lot of anticipation, while also bringing some new twists to the landscape of the standings. As the season progresses, the performances of the teams are in the spotlight and their on-field performances will continue to surprise and excite fans. Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Crescent's luxurious lineup has attracted a lot of attention. They have invested more than 300 million euros in recruitment, and European famous players such as Neymar, Mitrovic, and Malcolm have joined, among which Neymar has become the focus of the team.
However, sadly, Neymar suffered a serious injury shortly after his arrival, which led to the cancellation of the entire season. Despite this, Riyadh Crescent still dominates the Saudi league with its super strength, leading the Riyadh victory led by Cristiano Ronaldo by 10 points with an unbeaten record. In the AFC Champions League and Saudi Arabian League, they are expected to win the trophy. In their most recent fixture, Riyadh Crescent once again showed their strength with a 7-0 home win over Abha. Millin opened the scoring in the first half, while Aleksandar Mitrovic scored 16 goals and became the team's goal machine.
In the second half, Al-Dosari and Kanu also scored respectively, while Ruben Neves scored a world-class strike. The most eye-catching thing is that Millin scored a hat-trick to add to the team's success. The win also made it 11 consecutive league wins for the Riyadh Crescent, and 19 in a row in all competitions. At present, Riyadh Crescent is firmly at the top of the standings with an unbeaten record of 18 rounds, a whopping 13 points ahead of second-placed Riyadh Victory. They firmly grasped the initiative in the championship race, and let the Riyadh victory team led by Ronaldo face a difficult situation in the championship competition.
Fans are full of anticipation for the performance of Riyadh Crescent and they hope that the team can continue to achieve brilliant results in the upcoming games.