Fatal defeat for the Catalan coach. The blancos draw 0-0 with Osasuna, poker Betis at Valencia
Predictions overturned in the evening of La Liga. On the eleventh day, the Barcelona loses 1-0 on the field of Vallecano Ray, pierced by the goal of Falcao. The result is weighed down by the penalty in favor of the blaugrana mistaken by Depay: fatal ko for the Catalan coach Koeman who was sacked in the evening. It does not go beyond 0-0 instead Real Madrid, stopped byOsasuna: a crossbar stops Benzema after the Moncayola pole. Splendid 4-1 of Betis to Valencia, the Seville draw 1-1 with the Majorca and claims for a goal canceled by the Var.
RAYO VALLECANO – BARCELLONA 1-0
Barcelona loses again and continues its crisis. After the defeat in the Clasico, the Catalans run into another heavy 1-0 defeat at Rayo Vallecano. The evening begins with few chances and the Blaugrana manage the ball. Suddenly, however, Busquets loses the ball in midfield from Oscar Trejo, who immediately serves Radamel Falcao vertically: the Colombian flies towards the opponent’s area, swerves on Piqué’s arrival and places the precise diagonal in the corner, which touches the internal pole and slips into the net. Koeman’s men try to respond with Dest, served by Depay, but the attempt is high. At the beginning of the second half Nico Gonzalez and Aguero do not frame the goal from a good position, increasing the apprehension of the Catalans. At 71 ‘, however, Valentin buffers Depay in the area and actually gives Barcelona a penalty. Just the Dutchman goes from the spot, but his shot is neither angled nor powerful and Dimitrievski rejects it, digging an even deeper abyss in the Blaugrana evening. In the first of eight minutes of injury time De Jong looks for the lob to surprise the opposing goalkeeper, far from the goalposts, but does not find the goal, then in the 97th minute Gavi kicks high from a good position. It is the last thrill of the evening, which gives Rayo Vallecano a very heavy success. The Madrilenians fly to 19, the Blaugrana remain at 15. And now, with Koeman’s sacking, they are preparing for a new revolution on the bench: among the candidates to replace the Dutchman, the absolute favorite is Xavi.
MAJORCA – SEVILLE 1-1
Sevilla do not find the victory and slow down their race for the first place in La Liga, with a 1-1 full of controversy on the pitch of Mallorca. Surprisingly, it was the Mallorcan who broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute, when Antonio Sanchez sent a loose ball into the penalty area after an imprecise intervention by Diego Carlos on Ndiaye’s cross. Lopetegui’s men try to react, without finding the goal with Rafa Mir’s shot and Diego Carlos’ header. At the start of the second half, it was Mallorca who touched on doubling again, when Angel Rodriguez hit the post in a scramble in the penalty area generated by Olivan’s cross. Sevilla respond in kind and in turn hit a wood with Rafa Mir’s split attempt on a cross from the left, touched with his foot by Reina on the post to his left. However, the draw for the guests arrives in the 73rd minute with the former Roma Lamela, who draws one of his magical left trajectories at the intersection of the goalposts. Mallorca defends itself but remains ten in the 92nd minute due to the direct expulsion of Jaume Costa for a bad intervention. At 96 ‘the former Milan Ocampos would find the winning goal with a paw on Fernando’s low cross, but with the help of Var Latre he canceled after three minutes for a handball on the control during the assist. We therefore end up in the controversy, which does not change the 1-1. Sevilla rise to 21 in the fight for the championship, Mallorca to 13.
BETIS SIVIGLIA – VALENCIA 4-1
For a Seville that protests, another gloats. Betis defeats Valencia with a resounding 4-1 and joins the train of teams at an altitude of 21, albeit with one more match than Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Sevilla. Benito Villamarin’s challenge was immediately addressed by the penalty awarded for a foul on Borja Iglesias, who made no mistake from the spot and brought the hosts ahead. The Spanish striker repeats himself in the 30th minute, this time practically involuntarily, deflecting Juanmi’s shot into the opponent’s goal for the 2-0. Valencia reopens the match in the 39th minute with the goal of Gabriel Paulista, quick to take advantage of a short rebound, but Betis spread in the second half with the header of the former Fiorentina Pezzella in the 61st minute and the blow from outside by Juanmi in the 68th ‘. With this victory, Betis Sevilla climb into the top group, while Valencia, who have not won in six league games, remain in the middle of the table at 13.
REAL MADRID – OSASUNA 0-0
Real Madrid does not find the victory against Osasuna in a game that seems haunted and ends 0-0. Ancelotti’s men start without particular aggression, as already happened in the then victorious Clasico, but they grow during the match. The first blast comes on Benzema’s free-kick, outside, and Camavinga’s attempt, slightly high. Herrera’s first real intervention is recorded at half an hour on the shot of Junior Vinicius, freed at the edge of the penalty area. Osasuna does not stand by and makes the Bernabeu tremble with Moncayola’s pole on the fifth of the second half. Real Madrid’s response is immediate and comes from the feet of Benzema, whose shot from inside the penalty area hits the crossbar. The Frenchman tries to repeat himself shortly after, but his left only touches the opponent’s goal. Ancelotti tries to play the cards Lucas Vazquez and Eden Hazard, but the 0-0 remains marked in the book of the match until the triple whistle, despite the chances of Marcelo and Benzema in the final. Real Madrid misses the three points and rises to 21, along with the two in Seville and Real Sociedad. For Osasuna, the draw is worth gold and leads to 19 points, sixth current position.
