The former De Tomas with a penalty responds to Joselu’s opener, Girona can now get back to -3
In the twenty-fifth round of the Liga he slows down Real Madridwhich does not go beyond the 1-1 at home to Vallecano Ray. The Merengues broke the deadlock in the 3rd minute with a strike Joselubut they were caught in the 27th minute by a penalty by Thomas: Carvajal sent off late. Ancelotti’s team rises to 62 points, with the Girona which (in tomorrow’s match at Athletic Bilbao) can return to -3. THE Blancos They also lose points from Atletico e Barcelona.
RAYO VALLECANO-REAL MADRID 1-1
Real Madrid slowed down and didn’t get beyond 1-1 on the Rayo Vallecano pitch. Ready to go and the guests immediately opened the game: in the third minute, an excellent restart from the Merengues on the strong (failed) pressure from Rayo, with Valverde flying down the right and preparing for Joselu’s strike. The referee initially disallowed the goal for offside, only to then validate it after a check by the VAR. The hosts did not let themselves be discouraged after the conceded goal, and towards the middle of the first half they managed to find the equalizer: penalty kick awarded for a Handball by Camavinga and converted in the 27th minute by de Tomas. Ancelotti’s team pushes again after the draw, but with less clarity and vehemence than at the start. In the 35th minute Valverde came close to scoring a Eurogoal with a volley from outside the area following a corner, but his stone hit the outside post: at the end of the first forty-five minutes of play the score was 1-1. In the second half, Los Blancos continued to control the match, managing possession of the ball in search of a new advantage. Perez’s men defend themselves very well, in an organized way and to prevent the classic attacks from the league leaders. Lots of nervousness for the guests at the end, with Carvajal also being sent off, due to two yellow cards for protests in the space of two minutes. It ends 1-1, with Real Madrid rising to 62 but losing 2 points from Atletico and Barcelona, with Girona now able to get back to -3 by winning the match against Athletic Bilbao. Golden draw for Rayo Vallecano, which rises to 25 points.
MAJORCA-REAL SOCIEDAD 1-2
Real Sociedad takes sixth place which today would mean Europe thanks to the 2-1 against Mallorca and Betis’ 0-0 draw with Alaves. After three rounds, the Basques returned to victory and did so with a comeback: in the 4th minute, in fact, the home team took the lead through Sanchez, but before the break Kubo, assisted by Zubeldia, equalized the score. The first half ends with the madness of Raillo, who with two close yellows leaves his team with ten men, so Alguacil’s team takes advantage of it, in the 93rd minute, to score the 2-1 goal which allows them to reach 40 points , +1 on Betis.
BETIS-ALAVES 0-0
Right at the Benito Villamarin, the Andalusians did not go beyond a 0-0 draw with Alaves in a match with few emotions. The hosts tried twice with Ezzalzouli who almost hit the crossbar in the first half and in the second half, while in the middle it was the guests who came close to scoring with Omorodion. Final without shocks, so the 0-0 start holds: Alaves reaches 28 points with the second draw in a row and goes +11 on third-last Cadiz. Betis, however, loses sixth place and slips to seventh.
GRANADA-ALMERIA 1-1
A draw that serves no one: it ends 1-1 between Granada and Almeria, with the guests taking the lead through Pubill, then Embarba sees the possible 0-2 canceled out for offside. The home team equalizes the score in the 75th minute: standings unchanged, with Almeria still bottom and winless while Granada recovers just one point from Celta Vigo and is still -6 from safety.