La Liga Results 2019: Scores and Updated Table After Saturday's Week 8 Matches
Real Madrid defeated high-flying Granada 4-2 on Saturday in La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Eden Hazard scored his first competitive goal for Los Blancos during a comprehensive victory for the leaders.
Elsewhere, Leganes' poor form continued after a 2-1 home defeat against Levante.
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Valencia beat Deportivo Alaves 2-1, with Osasuna also winning 2-1 against Villarreal in the final match of the day.
Saturday's Results
Leganes 1-2 Levante
Real Madrid 4-2 Granada
Valencia 2-1 Alaves
Osasuna 2-1 Villarreal
La Liga Table (Played, Goal Difference, Points)
1. Real Madrid 8, 8, 18
2. Granada 8, 5, 14
3. Atletico Madrid 7, 3, 14
4. Barcelona 7, 6, 13
5. Real Sociedad 7, 5, 13
6. Sevilla 7, 3, 13
7. Athletic Bilbao 7, 4, 12
8. Valencia 8, 0, 12
9. Villarreal 8, 6, 11
10. Levante 8, 0, 11
11. Osasuna 8, 0, 11
12. Eibar 8, 0, 9
13. Real Valladolid 7, -1, 9
14. Real Betis 8, -5, 9
15. Alaves 8, -4, 8
16. Getafe 7, -1, 7
17. Celta Vigo 7, -5, 6
18. Espanyol 7, -8, 5
19. Mallorca 7, -8, 4
20. Leganes 8, -8, 2
Saturday Recap
Former Chelsea forward Hazard opened his account for Real with a goal against their nearest league rivals, and he later added an assist for Luka Modric.
Real congratulated their big summer signing for scoring his first goal:
Promoted Granada have been the surprise package of the Spanish top flight this season, but they could not overcome Madrid's superior quality.
Karim Benzema gave the hosts the lead after just two minutes, and Granada were forced onto the back foot for the majority of the contest.
Hazard beat goalkeeper Rui Silva in stoppage time before the interval, providing Zinedine Zidane's team with a commanding advantage at half-time.
Substitute Modric linked with Hazard just after the hour mark to score, but the visitors were provided a spark of hope with a penalty after 69 minutes.
Alphonse Areola fouled Carlos Fernandez in the box, allowing Darwin Machis to make it 3-1 from the spot.
Domingos Duarte set alarm bells ringing for Madrid with 13 minutes on the clock. The defender forced the ball home to make it 3-2 in the closing stages.
However, James Rodriguez's cameo off the bench produced a fourth goal for the home side, with the Colombian finding the back of the net during injury time.
Leganes remain firmly rooted to the bottom of the table after losing 2-1.
Two goals either side of half-time gave Levante the lead, with a penalty breaking the deadlock just before the interval.
Roger Marti made no mistake from his spot-kick after the 28-year-old was fouled by Dimitrios Siovas.
Jose Campana's free-kick made it 2-0 just four minutes after the restart, and the hosts were deflated despite having 25 shots to the visitors' nine.
Martin Braithwaite's 76th-minute effort gave Leganes a consolation, but La Liga's bottom side are still searching for their first win of the season.
Valencia are up to eighth in the table after a 2-1 victory over Alaves at the Mestalla Stadium.
Los Che had struggled during the opening weeks but have now begun to accumulate points.
Maxi Gomez's 27th-minute opener gave the hosts the lead, and the points appeared to be assured after Daniel Parejo scored from the penalty spot with seven minutes left. The 30-year-old had been fouled by Antonio Sivera, and he picked himself up to double the scoreline.
Lucas Perez made it 2-1 with a minute to play, but Alaves could not produce a magic moment in order to steal a point.
