Villarreal thrashed struggling Elche 4-0 in La Liga on Sunday to keep their unbeaten start intact and stay within two points of leaders Real Madrid. Not only they scored an emphatic victory, but have also kept a clean sheet. They have not conceded a single goal in their opening four La Liga matches!
Gerard Moreno and Giovani Lo Celso scored in the first half before Francis Coquelin and Jose Luis Morales struck in the closing minutes, putting Unai Emery’s side level on 10 points with Barcelona.4 – Villarreal are the fourth team to keep a clean sheet in each of their opening four games of a LaLiga season in the 21st century, after Celta Vigo in 2001/02, Barcelona in 2014/15 and Real Madrid in 2015/16. Wall. pic.twitter.com/lPo1P1jO7Z— OptaJose (@OptaJose) September 4, 2022 Athletic Bilbao’s unbeaten run ended with a 1-0 home loss to Espanyol as Martin Braithwaite scored on his debut days after his contract with Barcelona was terminated.Osasuna won for the third time in four games courtesy of Ruben Garcia’s late goal in a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano.
In the late game, Valencia raced into a 3-0 lead after just 15 minutes against Getafe.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 4Friday Celta Vigo – Cadiz 3-0 (0-0)/Aspas 56, 75, Rodriguez 62/SaturdayMallorca – Girona 1-1 (0-0)/Raillo 87 – Saiz 90+2 pen/Real Madrid – Real Betis 2-1 (1-1)/Vinicius 9, Rodrygo 65 – Caanles 17/Real Sociedad – Atletico Madrid 1-1 (0-1)/Sadiq 55 – Morata 5/Sevilla – Barcelona 0-3 (0-2)/Raphinha 21, Lewandowski 36, Garcia 50/Sunday Osasuna – Rayo Vallecano 2-1 (0-0)/Oroz 54, Garcia 90 – Lejeune 75/Athletic Club – Espanyol 0-1 (0-0)/Braithwaite 83/Villarreal – Elche 4-0 (2-0)/Moreno 26, Lo Celso 36, Coquelin 89, Morales 90+4/Valencia – Getafe (in progress)/Lato 7, Lino 14, Castillejo 16, Nico 65, Duro 68/Monday 22.00: (2.50) Valladolid (3.20) Almeria (3.25)***odds are subject to change