Vinicius Jr was insulted, Robert Lewandowski scored and Villarreal shed, but not anything was as we have developed accustomed in latest months.
Ferran Torres carried Barcelona in a way he has not performed because arriving from Manchester Town.
There were new names to remember. Chris Ramos will assist preserve Cadiz up. And 18-year-old Uruguayan Alvaro Rodriguez appears all set to function for Authentic Madrid.
And Antoine Griezmann gave Athletic Bilbao the birthday existing they did not want.
Here’s Sportsmail’s 10 items we uncovered from the most current spherical of LaLiga action.
Barca admirers waiting around for Lewandowski to make his mark
Lewandowski’s aim on Sunday was the to start with he’d scored in 3 video games. He hasn’t absent four without having scoring considering the fact that 2018. His course is further than concern and, on 15 plans, he is perfectly on the way to top rating in La Liga.
Robert Lewandowski is LaLiga’s leading scorer but will have to get started creating the goods in Europe as very well
But he is definitely nevertheless to make his mark for them in Europe. Thursday is a large evening for him to put that proper.
Xavi can’t go away out Andreas Christensen again
Recalled following being left out of the Europa League initially leg in opposition to Manchester United, the previous Chelsea defender was faultless yet again as Barcelona saved up their report of only 7 objectives conceded in the league all year.
Xavi around-intricate things final week by breaking up his very best defensive partnership – it ought to be Christensen and Ronald Araujo on Thursday.
Ferran’s biggest issue is the place he plays, not how he performs
Torres was wonderful on Sunday in the 2- win around Cadiz. He clearly enjoys taking part in on the ideal of the entrance 3 in which he shone specifically in the first 50 %. The problem is Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha also adore participating in there and only just one can.
Casemiro’s heir up in the air
When True Madrid signed Aurelien Tchouameni he appeared a shoe-in to be Casemiro’s prolonged-term substitute but the current sort of Eduardo Camavinga make points a lot less clear.
Aurelien Tchouameni (pictured) was intended to be Casemiro’s alternative for Real Madrid
The 20-yr-old has demonstrated incredible versatility filling in at remaining-back again. His favoured place is evidently as a midfielder with a licence to attack but when Carlo Ancelotti desires to use him as his keeping midfielder Camavinga can also deliver. There are possibilities for Madrid to switch the man they feared could be irreplaceable.
Madrid have an 18-calendar year-outdated talent to simplicity Benzema load
Alvaro Rodriguez will not be 19 until up coming July but Genuine Madrid may have identified themselves a centre-forward for a long time to arrive.
The Uruguayan has five aims in 12 starts for Raul’s B-workforce. Judging from his functionality as a substitute on Saturday location up two aims – just one dominated out – he will be ready for long-lasting initially-group involvement by the time Raul gets to choose charge of the senior side.
18-yr-old Alvaro Rodriguez (pictured) could supply protect for the overworked Karim Benzema
He could possibly function a lot more in this campaign covering the truth that Madrid have no serious alterative to the overworked Benzema.
Vinicius understanding that Messi-type revenge is the finest sort
Whenever any one wound up Leo Messi they paid for it the up coming time he been given the ball. He ruined all people who attempted to kick, intimidate or ridicule him in La Liga by cranking up the high-quality dial and building or scoring.
‘Vinicius die’ sang some of the Osasuna followers on Sunday. On the pitch he put their team to the sword with an impressed display.
Vinicius Jr (remaining) enacted his revenge on Osasuna with a beautiful effectiveness on Saturday
Ramos: bear in mind the title
Chris Ramos arrived off the bench to cause havoc in the Barcelona defence in the last 10 minutes at the Camp Nou on Sunday night.
The 25-yr-old striker obtained seven objectives for Lugo last time and practically netted late on at the Camp Nou but his shot was pushed on to the write-up.
La Liga wants a new Ramos and this one might assistance Cadiz’s thrust to remain up.
Griezmann’s a party pooper
Athletic Bilbao, the famed previous Basque club, was 125 yrs-aged this weekend and to mark the occasion Atletico Madrid played in their all-peach kit so their people could engage in with their crimson and white stripes initially kit.
It was a good gesture but the generosity ended there with previous Serious Sociedad participant Antoine Griezmann the best player on the pitch and the scorer of the intention that decided the sport.
Antoine Griezmann scored for Atletico Madrid to inflict a birthday defeat on Athletic Bilbao
VAR a gift for the actors
Engineering was hardly ever likely to do away with theatrics. Players now know that heading down keeping the encounter is like a poke in the ribs for whichever video-assisted referee is in the chair distant-controlling the video game.
Manu Trigueros failed to appear to have even manufactured make contact with with Dani Rodriguez but his clean air punch despatched the Mallorca person crashing considerably down and the purple shortly followed.
Manu Trigueros (14) was sent off right after a VAR evaluate but the final decision was blatantly incorrect
There was extremely tiny mistaken with Rodriguez – he then scored two headers as Mallorca conquer the 10-gentlemen of Villarreal.
Yellow submarine sinking devoid of Emery
Villarreal have now shed four on the bounce in La Liga and are 10 points from the Champions League places.
They are also outside the house of the Europa League places and all this immediately after two glorious seasons when they won the latter competition and reached the semi-finals of the former.