Club Deportivo Leganes v Real Betis
Estadio Municipal Butarque
Leganes, Spain
8 May 2017
Leganes need a victory to ensure the fight for La Liga survival continues. The hosts have won just once in nine but a victory will almost guarantee survival as they have a far better goal difference than Sporting Gijon, who occupy the final drop spot with 2 matches left
Attendance: 9443
On a warm night just 11km South of Madrid the Leganes fans were treated to a festival of goals. It started with a converted penalty scored by Alexander Szymanowski in the 7th minute following a hand ball, then on 15 mins Nabil El Zahr tucks the ball under the on rushing keeper following a neat build up. in the 2nd Half Leganes continued their dominance when on 65 minutes Gabriel Pires dispossesses a defender on the half way line and then chips the keeper from 35 yards. Then on 80 minutes Szymanowski gets his brace when he tackles a defender by the corner flag and then dribbles all the way to the penalty area before sinking the ball over the keeper. Legates are now 6 points clear of the relegation zone.
Estadio Municipal Butarque
Early evening at the Estadio Municipal Butarque in Leganes, the Stadium is named after the town's patron saint 'Our Lady Butarque'. Plenty of fans are being turned away because tickets have been sold out for tonights Monday night game
Match Day 3 and we are heading West of the City to jump on a 'Teleferico' Cablecar
to take us to Casa De Campo across the River Manzanares
The return leg back to Parque Del Oeste (West Park)
Templo of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple which was donated to Spain in 1968 following the concern posed by the construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1960 which threatened numerous monuments and archaeological sites
From the back
The Royal Palace of Madrid
The Statue of King Phillip IV of Spain
Spanish Horse Guards on Plaza de la Armeria
Atocha Station to get the Cercanias Line C5
(fast train) to Leganes
Leganes Central
The stadium first played host to a Leganes fixture in La Segunda in Feb 1998 but since their
promotion to La Liga the stadium had to be upgraded.
promotion to La Liga the stadium had to be upgraded.
Currently it has a capacity of 10,958 but it still often sells out.
West Stand in front
East Stand in front
The Ultras in the North Stand unfurl a Tifo.
Club Deportivo Leganes 'madness and passion'
A bit of culture: San Nicasio Parish
On the way back to the Station we find the
Chilaba Bar for Tapas, Beer and a G&T
Chilaba Bar for Tapas, Beer and a G&T
After a full on day we are back to central Madrid
for some more Tapas and Beer
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