La Liga: Soler gets rare penalty hat trick, Valencia beats Madrid 4-1

One lapse from the penalty spot didn’t deter Carlos Soler, who made amends with three penalties in opposition to Real Madrid. Soler noticed his preliminary penalty try saved however felt assured sufficient to return for one more attempt. Then one other, after which one other. The younger midfielder ended up changing three penalty kicks for his hat trick as Valencia ended its winless streak with a 4-1 win over Real Madrid within the Spanish league on Sunday.

“I had doubts for a moment but then I decided to take it again,” the 23-year-old Soler stated. “It gave me confidence for the other ones as well.”

Statistics platform Opta stated it was the primary time a participant had scored three penalties in a Spanish league sport this century. The La Vanguardia Spanish each day stated it was the primary time three penalties have been referred to as in opposition to Madrid in a league sport.

Real Sociedad stayed on the high with a 2-Zero win in opposition to a virus-depleted Granada crew which was stuffed with youth-squad gamers. Granada completed with out the minimal of 5 registered first-team gamers set out within the laws and may very well be punished for utilizing an unlawful lineup.

Madrid additionally confronted issues due to the coronavirus as Eden Hazard and Casemiro couldn’t play in opposition to Valencia due to positive COVID-19 outcomes.

Soler took benefit as video overview calls went in opposition to Madrid 3 times at Mestalla Stadium, organising Valencia’s first win after 4 matches. VAR performed a job in two penalties and within the own-goal by Madrid defender Raphael Varane.

“Everything went wrong in this game,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane stated. “Three penalties, an own-goal… It’s hard to explain.”

Madrid, which had received 5 of its earlier six league video games, took the lead within the 23rd minute with a objective from Karim Benzema, who left injured close to the top of the match.

Soler equalized from the penalty spot within the 35th after a handball by Lucas Vázquez. Soler noticed his penalty saved by Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois however bought a second probability after video overview decided that gamers from each groups encroached into the realm earlier than he took his shot.

Valencia went forward with the own-goal by Varane within the 43rd. VAR dominated {that a} ball that ricocheted off Varane’s leg crossed the objective line earlier than Courtois might swipe it away.

Soler’s second objective from the spot got here after Marcelo fouled Maxi Gómez within the 54th. VAR decided that Sergio Ramos touched the ball together with his hand inside the realm to immediate the third penalty transformed by Soler within the 63rd.

Valencia was coming off a draw and three losses. It moved to ninth place with the win. Madrid dropped to fourth, 4 factors off the lead with a sport in hand.

VIRUS-HIT GRANADA

Granada entered the match in opposition to Sociedad with seven first-team gamers accessible after 10 positive COVID-19 outcomes have been detected inside the membership within the final 10 days. Several gamers and coaches in shut contact with these contaminated additionally couldn’t take part.

Granada’s goalkeeping coach, Juan Carlos Fernández, was in cost as supervisor Diego Martínez and an assistant couldn’t be current.

Only 4 first-team gamers have been on the sector after Jorge Molina was substituted within the 77th minute, which might result in the equal of a 3-Zero loss for Granada.

Granada’s bid to have the sport postponed was rejected as a result of it had sufficient gamers accessible to play.

The Spanish league stated it opened an investigation into Granada for allegedly failing to observe well being security protocols in the course of the pandemic.

Nacho Monreal put Sociedad forward from shut vary within the 22nd, and Mikel Oyarzabal added the second by changing a penalty kick within the 27th after a handball inside the realm.

“It was a good game,” Monreal stated. “Our dynamic has been good. We have been playing well. And it was the same again today. We are happy with the performance of the team and with the victory.”

Willian José missed an opportunity to attain the third when his 54th-minute penalty kick was saved by youth-squad Granada goalkeeper Ángel Jiménez, an 18-year-old participant.

Granada’s Darwin Machís took a stoppage-time penalty prompted by David Silva’s excessive kick. Sociedad goalkeeper Álex Remiro saved Machís’ try.

It was the fifth straight league win for Sociedad, which performed the ultimate minutes a person down after a crimson card for Robin Le Normand for halting a counterattack with a foul.

The victory left Sociedad with 20 factors. That’s two greater than Unai Emery’s Villarreal, which earlier on Sunday received 3-1 at Getafe with Paco Alcácer, Manu Trigueros and Gerard Moreno offering the targets.

OTHER RESULTS

Valladolid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at residence for its first win of the season. The outcome moved the crew owned by former Brazil nice Ronaldo out of final place. Alavés salvaged a 1-1 draw at Levante regardless of taking part in many of the sport with 10 males after the Édgar Méndez’s dismissal within the 34th.