La Liga Results 2016: Scores and Updated Table After Saturday’s Week 6 Matches

Real Madrid now lead La Liga by just a point after being held to a draw for a second time in as many matches. A late Las Palmas equaliser denied Los Blancos all three points after a 2-2 draw in Gran Canaria on Saturday.

Real’s misery was compounded by the knowledge second-placed Barcelona had closed the gap earlier in the day. Barca put five past Sporting Gijon even without injured attacking talisman Lionel Messi.

Elsewhere, Athletic Bilbao saw off Sevilla 3-1 at San Mames, after Eibar won a Basque derby against Real Sociedad.

Here are the results from Saturday’s matches:

Here’s what those scores mean for the updated table:

Recap

Sergio Araujo was the hero for Las Palmas after his strike inside the final five minutes snatched two points from the leaders. Marco Asensio and substitute Karim Benzema had given Los Merengues the lead with goals either side of a smart finish from Tana for the hosts.

The controversy came from manager Zinedine Zidane’s decision to substitute prolific forward Cristiano Ronaldo with the result still in doubt. Yet, as Squawka noted, Real’s usually free-scoring No. 7 hadn’t been experiencing his best night in front of goal:

Cristiano Ronaldo has had 5 shots in 60 minutes against Las Palmas, failing to hit the target with all of them.Frustrating night so far. pic.twitter.com/zwVugflQln

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 24, 2016

Zidane defended the substitution, noting how he has one eye on the club’s upcoming UEFA Champions League duty, according to ESPN FC’s Dermot Corrigan:

Sergi Roberto now has four assists in his four La Liga games, more than any other player. #Daniwhoetc

— Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) September 24, 2016

Still, the stalemate will cast greater attention on Zidane’s decision to haul Ronaldo off when one more goal would have made sure of the win. Instead, this latest stalemate, Los Blancos’ second in a row after drawing 1-1 at home to Villarreal, marked the end of …

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