MADRID, 3 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
FC Barcelona remains the firm leader of the Finetwork Liga F 2022-2023, a condition that could be put into play next Sunday on his visit to Real Madrid, after 0-4 against Levante Las Planas and Villarreal, respectively, in matches corresponding to the first day of the championship, postponed at the time due to the stoppage of the referees.
The Blaugrana team did not have excessive problems in the derby against the recently promoted Levante Las Planas, against whom they added their 42nd consecutive victory in the domestic championship. Patri Guijarro, Asisat Oshoala, Salma Paralluelo and Irene Paredes signed the goals of a leader who opted to give minutes to homegrown players.
Five points behind Jonatan Giráldez’s team are Real Madrid and Madrid CFF, who also carried out their away games against Villarreal and Alhama CF, which allows Alberto Toril’s team to have the option of dreaming of leadership if defeat the defending champion on Sunday at the Alfredo Di Stéfano as they would be within two points and with one game in hand.
The Madrid team suffered against the Castellón team despite the bulk of a scoreboard, which they did not manage to open until the 68th minute when a mistake in the clearance did not forgive Esther González. From then on, everything was easier for the visitors who sentenced with a header from Rocío Gálvez and a brace from Nahikari García.
For its part, Madrid CFF settled in third place after defeating recently promoted Alhama CF 0-3, which continues without adding any points. Gabi Nunes, with a double, and Lauren secured the victory.
The team that could not follow in the footsteps of the Madrid teams was Atlético de Madrid, who in the most attractive match of the day tied at one goal in Alcalá de Henares with a Real Sociedad team that remains undefeated, but is already eight points behind Barça. Nerea Eizagirre, from a penalty and at the beginning of the second advantage, gave the royalists an advantage, and Shei García, in the final stretch, equalized.
In addition, Levante rejoined the top zone and ended three games without a win with a hard-fought victory at home against Deportivo Alavés Gloriosas by 2-1. The visitors dominated thanks to Cristina Sánchez Auñón’s goal until the 90th minute, when Natasha Andonova equalized. Five minutes later, the winning goal was scored by Tatiana Pinto with a great shot from outside the area.
Valencia extended their good moment and chained their sixth game without losing after thrashing Betis 3-0 in a game decided in the 48th minute with goals from Linda Bakker, Paula Sancho and Sara Tamarit, while Sevilla suffered another slowdown when drawing at a goal in the derby against Sporting Huelva due to a goal in minute 96 by Sandra Castelló that left Silvia Meseguer’s goal in nothing. Finally, Athletic Club put an end to its losing streak of five matches without scoring by beating UDG Granadilla away from home with goals from María Estella at her own goal and Oihane Valdezate.