The Copa del Rey hangover has not detracted from LaLiga Santander matchday 20, prior to the round of 16 of the ‘ko’ competition and the final of the Spanish Super Cup, which will take place this week in Saudi Arabia. Real Madrid continues to handle with an iron fist On board after a game in which he did not give Valencia an option. Those from Bordalás left the Bernabéu with a sack of four goals, two from Benzema and another two from Vinicius. The only one who can keep up with the team Ancelotti it’s Sevilla, which is five points behind the whites, but with one game less. Those from Lopetegui beat Getafe by the minimum in the Pizjuán.
They complete the area of Champions League Betis and Atlético. Both could only score one point in their respective visits to Vallecas and Castellón. The places that give access to Europa League they are occupied by Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona. Those of Alguacil recovered the path of victory against Celta after a bump that they dragged since they became leaders of the competition. And the azulgrana could only take a point from the Granada field.
Under, the relegation places are for Alavés, Cádiz and Levante. The team from Vitoria added a point against Athletic de Bilbao; the Andalusians succumbed to Osasuna; and Levante added the first victory of the season against Mallorca.
Levante – Mallorca
The Levante has celebrated his first victory of the season after beating RCD Mallorca (2-0), a duel in which the goals from Roberto Soldado and José Luis Morales they allow the whole granota to regain hope in salvation. Nine months later, Alessio Lisci’s painting has once again conquered the three points and has unleashed euphoria in the Ciutat de València, which is beginning to regain faith.
Real Sociedad – Celta de Vigo
The Real society, who accumulated six league games without winning, has been imposed with a lonely goal of Mikel Oyarzabal Celta (1-0). At 11 minutes, the Spanish international stood before Matías Dituro, who deflected his first shot, and picked up the rebound to score on an empty goal. The Argentine goalkeeper still avoided the second from Oyarzabal in the 20th and another from Elustondo six minutes later.
Granada – FC Barcelona
The FC Barcelona yielded a tie (1-1) in Nuevo Los Cármenes, another long-suffering party that got on track with a decisive Luuk de Jong again like last week, until Antonio Puertas lowered culé’s joy in the 89th minute. Barça looked third but the game was eternal in Granada and Robert Moreno’s men pressed to score for the seventh game in a row.
Real Madrid – Valencia
The Real Madrid easily overcame (4-1) a compromise against him Valencia which was aimed at much more demanding thanks to the talent together and separately from Benzema and Vinicius, who made a difference for the leader against a bad version of ‘che’. The defensive exercise of those from Bordalás was not forceful although it was close to working until the 1-0 penalty, from Benzema, on the verge of halftime.
Rayo Vallecano – Betis
The Lightning rescued a point against Betis that resisted more than half a game with one less. In the 33rd minute, a tackle on Isi caused the expulsion for direct red by Álex Moreno, which forced the Chilean coach to move the bench and enter Andrés Guarded by Borja Iglesias. Despite everything, the visiting team managed to get ahead in the extension of the first half.
Seville – Getafe
The Seville, with a lonely so much of Rafa Mir, a new victory against Getafe. The Nervionense dominance was total during the first minutes, in which they saw how the referee canceled a goal from Mir, and an error by David Soria precipitated the local goal. The meeting was dying in the second half.
Alaves – Athletic
The clash between Alavés and Athletic left the goalless draw in Mendizorroza, and with almost no occasions. In the rain, those from Bilbao wanted to propose something higher, without precision or ideas in the last meters. Marcelino’s men left their tenth draw of the season before going to the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, adding but not enough to bring the fight for the European zone closer.
Osasuna – Cádiz
Osasuna gave himself a joy (2-0) and also encouraged El Sadar at the cost of a Cadiz that gets complicated in the relegation zone. The people from Cádiz did not follow Álvaro Cervera’s defensive booklet, insecure and harmless, and Budimir and Kike Barja scored the goals before and shortly after the break to keep the rojillos away from the lower zone.
Villarreal – Athletic
The Atlético de Madrid and the Villarreal they had to settle for a draw (2-2) in a crash intense and vibrant that distributed a point for each team, insufficient in their aspirations for the upper part of the table. Diego Pablo Simeone’s men went ahead with a 50-meter goal from Correa, but Unai Emery’s men showed a lot of football to turn the game around.
Espanyol – Elche
The Elche left the drop zone after adding three vital points this Monday by defeating by 1-2 al Spanish thanks to an early double by Pere Milla. The franjiverde team did not miss the opportunity that was presented to them after the results of their rivals and did so with their second away victory of the season.
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