It was a Saturday of mixed fortunes for the top two in La Liga as Gameweek 6. While Barcelona comfortably beat Sporting 5-0 in Gijon, Real Madrid were held 2-2 away at Las Palmas. Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao beat Sevilla 3-1 to deny the Andalusian club yet another win on away soil.
The results see Los Blancos’ lead at the top of the table reduced to just one point. Zinedine Zidane’s men are one of three teams yet to lose a game but two draws see them top of the table with 14 points from six games while their Catalan rivals are on 13 points and Athletic Bilbao are third with 12 points.
Here are the key stats from Saturday’s games.
30 – Karim Benzema has now scored against every club he has faced in La Liga without taking a single penalty. During his time at Real Madrid, they have played 30 different clubs and he has 113 goals against them. The goal against Las Palmas was also Benzema’s first as a substitute since he scored the fifth goal in a 5-2 win over Mallorca in 2013.
2 – This is the first time Real Madrid have drawn two games in a row under Zinedine Zidane in all competitions. Before the last two draws, Zidane’s side had won 16 consecutive games in the league.
4 – Sergi Roberto leads the La Liga assists table with 4 assists this season.
3 – Since arriving in La Liga, Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to score at three different stadiums. Estadio Nuevo Arcángel (Cordoba), Anoeta (Real Sociedad) and Estadio Gran Canaria (Las Palmas)
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17 – Real Madrid took 17 shots against Las Palmas in the first half alone which is a new record for the 2016/17 season. They scored only one goal through Marco Asensio.
5 – Luis Suarez leads the Pichichi race with 5 goals this season. He already has 8 goals and 3 assists in all competitions this season.
3 – Las Palmas winger Tana has scored three goals from only four shots so far this season.
22 – Sevilla’s poor away form has continued into this season and they are now 22 games without an away win. This is the third time they have done so, last going winless in away games between October 2012 and October 2013.
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183 – Barcelona are Sporting’s least favourite opponents. The Catalan club has now scored 183 goals against them and have beaten them 52 times – both better than any other team against Sporting.
58 – Zidane’s win percentage when Casemiro is not available has dropped down to 58%. With him in the side, Zidane has a 100% win record. No other Real player has made more interceptions than Casemiro.
49 – Diego Alves has saved 49% of the penalties he has faced in La Liga (17 out of 35)!
Stats from Opta, MisterChiping and WhoScored
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