LaLiga Hypermotion Team of the Week Round 8: Antoñito Cordero leads the way, Casas sneaks in

What's up, folks? The ideal XI of matchday 8 in LaLiga Hypermotion 2026/27 is led by Cádiz: Antoñito Cordero is the player of the matchday for his brace in the 4-0 demolition of Leganés, Cádiz's first win of the season. The manager of the matchday is Javi Calleja (CD Eldense), who put four past his former club, Real Oviedo. And this time there's proper Sporting representation: Antonio Casas gets into the forward line with his first brace in red and white.

What's the ideal XI for matchday 8? (3-4-3)

📊 Key stats from matchday 8

• Player of the matchday: Antoñito Cordero (Cádiz), 2 goals in Cádiz 4-0 Leganés.
• Manager of the matchday: Javi Calleja (Eldense), Eldense 4-1 Real Oviedo.
• Club with most players in the XI: Cádiz, with three (Cordero, Moueffek and Kopotun).
• Braces of the matchday: Antoñito Cordero (Cádiz), Antonio Casas (Sporting) and José Arnáiz (Granada).
• From Sporting: Antonio Casas, forward.

🧤 Who was the best goalkeeper on matchday 8?

Arnau Tenas (RCD Mallorca). Girona were the better side at Montilivi and had the clearest chances, including a shot from Abel Ruiz that hit the crossbar, but they ran into Tenas. Two outstanding saves, one in each half, and a 0-0 that's worth its weight in gold at home against a direct rival. Magunagoitia (Eibar) came close, keeping the leaders alive in Albacete when things were looking their darkest.

🛡️ Defence

Vladyslav Kopotun (Cádiz CF) made it 2-0 in the 54th minute, the goal that broke Leganés, and kept a clean sheet to boot. Manu Lama (Granada CF) was the one who changed the game at Zubieta: Granada were losing 2-0 to Real Sociedad B and he won the penalty that sparked the comeback (2-3). And Valentín Pezzolesi (UD Las Palmas), academy product, headed home in the fifth minute against Valladolid. It finished 2-2, but his performance was among the best of the matchday.

🎯 Midfield

Aimen Moueffek (Cádiz CF) couldn't have asked for a better debut: came off the bench, provided the assist for Cordero's second goal and sealed the 4-0 in the 83rd minute. Isma Ruiz (Córdoba CF), captain, settled a back-and-forth match against Tenerife (3-2) with a long-range strike in the 77th minute that lifts Córdoba out of the relegation zone. Fidel Chaves (CD Eldense) converted a penalty for the 2-1 that turned things around against Oviedo. And Sergio Arribas (UD Almería) delivered the cross for Cipenga's 1-1 in the comeback against Burgos (2-1), Almería's fifth straight win.

🔥 Attack

Antoñito Cordero (Cádiz CF) is the player of the matchday, so there's not much more to say: two goals, causing chaos every time he touched the ball and a Nuevo Mirandilla that could finally celebrate a win. Fair warning though, he's Sporting's opponent this Sunday. José Arnáiz (Granada CF) scored two in Zubieta's comeback, the first from the spot and the second to level, and Jorge Pascual made it 2-3 in the 93rd. And Antonio Casas (Real Sporting): intercepted a Celta Fortuna back pass for the 1-1, got Meixús sent off and converted the free kick for the 2-1 just before half-time. Sporting played poorly and the crowd let them know it, as I mentioned in the match report of the 3-2, but what Casas did was pure eleven material.

📋 Those who fell just short

Ander Madariaga and Pejiño (Eibar, already on seven straight wins), Magunagoitia (Eibar), Brian Cipenga and Miguel de la Fuente (Almería), Eder García and Diego Percan (Córdoba), Jorge Pascual (Granada), Roberto López, Olabarrieta and Rastrojo (Eldense), Elías Romero (Las Palmas), Israel Suero and Jordi Escobar in Castellón's 1-1 draw with Ceuta, and Rober González, who scored Albacete's goal. On the bench, Albert Celades (Cádiz) battled it out with Calleja right to the finish.

And you, who would you have picked? Drop it in the comments. The full roundup with all the results and the table is at how matchday 8 shaped up, Elda's story in the Messi effect knocks out Oviedo and Sporting's next opponents, Cordero's Cádiz, in the Cádiz - Sporting preview. If you missed last week, here's the ideal eleven from matchday 7. ¡Puxa Sporting! 🔴⚪

Goals and times: match reports from MARCA (Cádiz-Leganés), Fútbol desde Mallorca (Girona-Mallorca) and match reports from each game of the matchday on elopi23.com. The eleven is Elopi23's selection.

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