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Real Madrid benefit most from penalties in La Liga: Study

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Madrid: Real Madrid receive the most “help” from referees in La Liga, according to a data published by Spain’s center for Investigation History and Statistics of Spanish Football (CIEFE).

Many fans have long complained that football giants from the capital city receive “help” from referees. A study published by CIEFE on Monday shows that in 85 seasons of the Spanish football league, Real Madrid have been given more penalties than any other team, reports Xinhua.

They have been awarded 487 penalties, while FC Barcelona have been awarded 460, Atletico Madrid, 437, Valencia 414 and Athletic Club Bilbao 373.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have never been relegated in the 85 year history of la Liga.

When it comes to penalties against these theams, the figures change significantly: Valencia head that list with 360, followed by Espanyol with 358, Athletic Club with 342 and Barcelona with 332.

Real Madrid are ninth in the list with just 267 penalties awarded against them; a significant difference when compared with Athletic and Barcelona.

In total, 6,514 penalties have been awarded in La Liga of which 4,830 ended in goals and the remaining 1,684 were either saved by the keeper or sent wide of the target.

The most effective goalkeeper against spot kicks is Valencia’s Diego Alves who has stopped an incredible 44 percent of the penalties taken against him.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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