Sevilla humble Real Madrid, Leganes stun Barcelona and Juventus down Bologna – European football as it happened
Re-live all the night's action from La Liga and Serie A
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Your support makes all the difference.La Liga leaders Barcelona slumped to a shock first loss of the season on Wednesday, suffering a 2-1 defeat at struggling Leganes after conceding twice in two second-half minutes as coach Ernesto Valverde's squad rotation backfired.
Philippe Coutinho gave the champions the lead in the 12th minute with a classy volley and Lionel Messi smacked a shot against the bar as Barca, resting Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez, made a strong start against Leganes, who began the game bottom of the table.
Barca's comfortable hold on the game dramatically fell apart shortly after the interval when Nabil El Zhar headed home a looping cross in the 52nd minute and 20-year-old Oscar Rodriguez turned in a second goal barely sixty seconds later to the joy of the 12,000 fans crammed into the Butarque stadium.
When is it?
Leganes vs Barcelona kicks off at 19:00 BST at Leganes’ Estadio Municipal de Butarque, and Real Madrid’s clash against Sevilla begins at 21:00 BST.
Where can I watch it?
La Liga matches are not broadcast on normal television in the UK, instead they are shown live on online streaming service Eleven Sports. The streaming service is priced at £5.99 a month, or £59.99 for an annual pass.
Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
49 mins: Silva almost adds his third but his shot is deflected over the bar! He did actually have an overlap available to him as well which looked like the better option!
Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
53 mins: GOAL!! Or is it...?
Luka Modric gets the ball into the net with a lovely dinked finish after some great link-up play between Bale and Asensio... but we're going to VAR for a potential offside against Modric!
And it's offside! NO GOAL! It remains 3-0
Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
57 mins: So nearly 4-0 for Sevilla! A big goal-mouth scramble and it's Bale who is back on his own line with a crucial goal-saving tackle! Mariano and Lucas Vasquez are now on for Nacho and Benzema.
Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
60 mins: Should have been 3-1! Asensio sets Bale free and he has a one-on-one run from the halfway line. He hammers it at goal but Vaclik pulls off a fine save to maintain his clean sheet for at least a little longer.
Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
70 mins: Modric is replaced after looking like he may need a rest before Marianos curls a right-footed effort horribly high and wide.
Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
76 mins: We're having our second water break now due to the heat and Marcelo has taken this chance to go off with an injury, meaning Real are now down to 10 men.
Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
80 mins: Real are pushing for a consolation goal and Sevilla break quickly through Silva! His low cross is blocked by Courtois but Vazquez skies the rebound over!
Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
85 mins: We're into the last five minutes now and Barcelona will remain top of the league despite losing this evening. Real Madrid have some serious regrouping to do after their first big test of the seasons so far.
Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
91 mins: One minute into the minimum of five minutes added and Sevilla nearly go through on goal again as Real have abandoned all notion of defending for the time being it seems.
FULL TIME: Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid
It's all over here in Seville, with the home side dominating the reigning European champions. Andre Silva was brilliant in particular but Real were very poor. Gareth Bale could have had a couple but his shooting was awry throughout.
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