Real Madrid Beats Valencia 3–0 to Catch Barcelona

Real Madrid won 3–0 against Valencia on Saturday. With this victory, Madrid moved level on points with Spanish league leaders Barcelona.

moved level on points with= 在積分上追平（與…同分）

Madrid controlled the match from the beginning. Federico Valverde scored the first goal from outside the penalty area. A few minutes later, Arda Guler scored a second goal to give Madrid a 2–0 lead before halftime.

In the second half, striker Kylian Mbappe ran past the goalkeeper to score the third goal. Mbappe has now scored in seven matches in a row. With about ten minutes left, Valencia captain Jose Gaya received a red card for a late sliding foul on Mbappe, leaving Valencia with ten players.

in a row= 連續地

The result is Madrid's eighth win in a row across all competitions. Barcelona plays against Atletico Madrid on Sunday to try to move ahead again.

across all competitions= 在各項賽事中（包含所有聯賽與盃賽）

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文法整理

句型	意思
moved level on points with	在積分上追平（與…同分）
in a row	連續地
across all competitions	在各項賽事中（包含所有聯賽與盃賽）

詞彙整理

單字	意思
victory	在競爭、對抗或比賽中獲得成功，或最後勝出；勝利。
striker	足球比賽中主要負責進攻、射門和進球的前鋒。
in a row	連續地；接連地，表示某件事在相鄰的幾次或幾段時間中持續發生。

延伸學習

•在足球聯賽中，獲勝獲得 3 分積分，平局獲得 1 分。「level on points」表示兩隊積分完全相同。
•「in a row」在體育報導中極為常見，用來表示連勝、連續進球或連續出賽。