In a match valid for the 22nd round of LaLiga, the Atlético de Madrid moved up to G3 of the championship after defeating Valencia by 2 a 0at the Metropolitano stadium
The Brazilian’s goals Samuel Linus (45’+5) and the Dutch Memphis Depay (57′) allowed the ‘Rojiblancos’ to take third place in the table Barcelonawho suffered a tough 5-3 defeat against Villarreal on Saturday.
This Sunday Atlético dominated Valencia, who tried to respond with counterattacks and took a step back in their aspirations of reaching European positions.
For the first goal, Frenchman Antoine Griezmann made a long pass behind the Valencian defense, where Samuel Lino appeared to score, shooting past Mamardashvili (45’+5).
Valencia went on the attack at the beginning of the second half and could have equalized with a shot from Javi Guerra that was well saved by Jan Oblak (47′).
Ten minutes later Memphis Depay dived and scored a beautiful goal after a cross from Argentine Nahuel Molina (57′), to the delight of his coach Diego Simeone.
“Memphis is playing well, he’s growing, we need him. We hope he continues to contribute to the team,” said the coach after the game.
Valencia coach Rubén Baraja lamented his team’s performance. “It was a very bad game. Atlético outperformed us, they played a game that I would say was calm for them.”
– Others games –
Earlier, Girona won on their visit to Celta, for 1 a 0 and regained the championship lead, which had been provisionally taken by Real Madrid on Saturday.
Also this Sunday, the Athletic Bilbao was nothing more than a goalless draw on their visit to Cadiz and is in fifth place.
Cádiz, in the debut of its new coach Mauricio Pellegrino, failed to gain the three points that would take it out of the relegation zone.
— Games from the 22nd round of the Spanish Championship (Brasília time) and classification:
– Friday:
Almeria – Alavés 0 – 3
– Saturday:
Real Sociedad – Rayo Vallecano 0 – 0
Las Palmas – Real Madrid 1 – 2
Barcelona – Villarreal 3 – 5
Mallorca – Betis 0 – 1
– Domingo:
Celta Vigo – Girona 0 – 1
Cadiz – Athletic Bilbao 0 – 0
Seville – Osasuna 1 – 1
Atlético de Madrid – Valencia 2 – 0
– Monday:
(17h00) Getafe – Granada
Classification: Pts JVED Gp Gc SG
1. Girona 55 22 17 4 1 52 25 27
2. Real Madrid 54 21 17 3 1 45 14 31
3. Atlético de Madrid 44 21 14 2 5 42 23 19
4. Barcelona 44 21 13 5 3 43 29 14
5. Athletic Bilbao 42 22 12 6 4 38 21 17
6. Royal Society 36 22 9 9 4 32 21 11
7. Betis 34 22 8 10 4 25 24 1
8. Valencia 32 22 9 5 8 27 26 1
9. Las Palmas 31 22 9 4 9 22 19 3
10. Getafe 26 20 6 8 6 26 28 -2
11. Alavés 26 22 7 5 10 22 27 -5
12. Health 26 21 7 5 9 26 32 -6
13. Rayo Vallecano 24 21 5 9 7 18 26 -8
14. Villarreal 23 22 6 5 11 33 45 -12
15. Mallorca 20 22 3 11 8 19 26 -7
16. Sevilla 17 22 3 8 11 27 36 -9
17. Celta Vigo 17 22 3 8 11 21 32 -11
18. Cadiz 16 22 2 10 10 15 31 -16
19. Granada 11 21 2 5 14 22 42 -20
20. Almería 6 22 0 6 16 21 49 -28
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