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Barcelona tore apart Almeria 5-0 with another irresistible first-half display at the Nou Camp to go top of the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday
Samuel Eto’o scores a hattrick as Barcelona thrash Almeria 5-0; Spanish giants are now on top of the table with 19 points
MADRID: Barcelona tore apart Almeria 5-0 with another irresistible first-half display at the Nou Camp to go top of the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday.
In their last home game, Atletico Madrid were hammered 6-1, with Barca’s first five goals coming in the opening half hour. This time round, Samuel Eto’o bagged a hat-trick and goals from Thierry Henry and Daniel Alves gave them a crushing 5-0 halftime lead against a side reduced to 10 men after 30 minutes.
Pep Guardiola’s team made it nine consecutive wins in all competitions and moved to the top of the standings, ahead of Valencia on goal difference, with 19 points from eight games. Barca made their customary high-tempo start scoring the opener after only five minutes when a poor header out of defence fell for Cameroon striker Eto’o to volley home.
Lionel Messi crossed low for Henry to tap in the second and Almeria were reeling when Andres Iniesta sent Xavi through the opposition’s back four to square for Eto’o to score again. Messi pulled the ball back from the touchline for Eto’o to complete his hat-trick with a goal in the 24th minute, taking his tally for the season to nine.
It got worse for Almeria when frustration led their top scorer Alvaro Negredo to take out Rafael Marquez with a late tackle that saw him shown a straight red card, leaving his side down to 10 men for the last hour. Brazil fullback Alves powered a 30-metre freekick low to the right of Diego Alves for the fifth goal before the break.
Almeria stays sixth with 11 points from eight games. Earlier on Saturday, struggling Osasuna were left still seeking their first win this season after losing 2-0 at home to Real Betis. Turkey midfielder Mehmet Aurelio gave Betis the lead with a freekick that flew through the wall just after the interval, and Argentine striker Mariano Pavone scrambled home the second after home keeper Ricardo Lopez spilled a freekick at the end.
Former Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho took charge of Osasuna two weeks ago, replacing the sacked Jose Angel Ziganda, but has failed to inspire a change in fortunes so far with two consecutive defeats to his name.
Betis climbed to 12th on eight points from eight games with their second win.
MADRID: Barcelona tore apart Almeria 5-0 with another irresistible first-half display at the Nou Camp to go top of the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday.
In their last home game, Atletico Madrid were hammered 6-1, with Barca’s first five goals coming in the opening half hour. This time round, Samuel Eto’o bagged a hat-trick and goals from Thierry Henry and Daniel Alves gave them a crushing 5-0 halftime lead against a side reduced to 10 men after 30 minutes.
Pep Guardiola’s team made it nine consecutive wins in all competitions and moved to the top of the standings, ahead of Valencia on goal difference, with 19 points from eight games. Barca made their customary high-tempo start scoring the opener after only five minutes when a poor header out of defence fell for Cameroon striker Eto’o to volley home.
Lionel Messi crossed low for Henry to tap in the second and Almeria were reeling when Andres Iniesta sent Xavi through the opposition’s back four to square for Eto’o to score again. Messi pulled the ball back from the touchline for Eto’o to complete his hat-trick with a goal in the 24th minute, taking his tally for the season to nine.
It got worse for Almeria when frustration led their top scorer Alvaro Negredo to take out Rafael Marquez with a late tackle that saw him shown a straight red card, leaving his side down to 10 men for the last hour. Brazil fullback Alves powered a 30-metre freekick low to the right of Diego Alves for the fifth goal before the break.
Almeria stays sixth with 11 points from eight games. Earlier on Saturday, struggling Osasuna were left still seeking their first win this season after losing 2-0 at home to Real Betis. Turkey midfielder Mehmet Aurelio gave Betis the lead with a freekick that flew through the wall just after the interval, and Argentine striker Mariano Pavone scrambled home the second after home keeper Ricardo Lopez spilled a freekick at the end.
Former Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho took charge of Osasuna two weeks ago, replacing the sacked Jose Angel Ziganda, but has failed to inspire a change in fortunes so far with two consecutive defeats to his name.
Betis climbed to 12th on eight points from eight games with their second win.
- Barca
- Barcelona
- Real Betis
- Diego Alves
- Lionel Messi
- Mehmet Aurelio
- Osasuna
- Thierry Henry
- Alvaro Negredo
- Andres Iniesta
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Mariano Pavone
- Spain
- Turkey
- Valencia
- Xavi
- Rafael Marquez
- Nou Camp
- Jose Angel Ziganda
- Almeria
- Daniel Alves
- Primera Liga
- Ricardo Lopez
- Atletico Madrid
- Samuel Eto?o
- Jose Antonio Camacho