Matchday 31 of La Liga: schedules, results and match summary | Soccer | Sports

LaLiga EA Sports returns with Matchday 31, after a week of absence due to the Copa del Rey final. Leader Real Madrid defeated Mallorca (0-1), Copa del Rey runners-up, with a solitary goal from Tchouameni. On the other hand, Barcelona beat Cádiz (0-1) with a bicycle kick goal from Joao Félix Further down the table, Atlético de Madrid beat Girona (3-1) at the Metropolitan Stadium.

Las Palmas – Seville (Sunday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m. | Movistar)

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UD Las Palmas will seek this Sunday against Sevilla to end a negative streak of six games without winning, a drought of victories that has caused the Canaries to lose height in the standings. For their part, the Seville team will try to repeat what they did on the last day, when they beat Getafe as a visitor, to continue adding points in the lower-middle part of the standings.

Granada – Alavés (Sunday, April 14 at 4:15 p.m. | DAZN)

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Granada hosts Alavés this Sunday, in a match between two teams that shared the goal of achieving permanence, but now live different realities. While the Basque team is in thirteenth position, seven points ahead of the relegation zone, Granada comes second to last in this match, with eleven games without knowing a victory.

Athletic – Villarreal (Sunday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. | Movistar)

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Athletic Bilbao will debut its Cup champion status this Sunday against Villarreal. By having won the trophy, the lions have ensured their presence in the Europa League next year, but those led by Ernesto Valverde, knowing that they are only two points away from the Champions League, want to go for more. For its part, Villarreal will try to continue taking steps forward, seeking to reach the end of the season with objectives to fight for in the upper-middle part of the table.

Real Sociedad – Almería (Sunday, April 14 at 9:00 p.m. | DAZN)

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Real Sociedad will look to reinforce their sixth position when they host Almería this Sunday. Against the bottom team, Imanol Alguacil’s team will try to score their fourth consecutive victory, something that the Txuri Urdin have not achieved so far this season.

Osasuna – Valencia (Monday, April 15 at 9:00 p.m. | DAZN)

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Matchday 31 closes with the match between Osasuna and Valencia, an attractive duel in the middle part of the standings. Athletic’s victory in the Cup has been good for Rubén Baraja’s team because it has made the seventh position, occupied by the Valencians, now provide a ticket to play in the Conference League next season. Osasuna seems to have less at stake, but Jagoba Arrasate’s pupils will want to give a good end to the season for their coach, who has already announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season.

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Betis overcame a terrible first half to chase away its ghosts and end a streak of four consecutive defeats. The victory was based on a play between their full-backs, Bellerín and Miranda, which resulted in the first goal. And, above all, in the influence on the game of its two decisive footballers, Isco and Fekir. The world champion was a substitute, but he changed the face of Betis when he came on in the second half. Those were the moments when Isco also started playing. With these two elements so connected, the issue became very complicated for Celta. Rafael Pineda reports

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There are times when a team wins more out of necessity and conviction than by play. This happened this Saturday with Atlético, who had to recover with union sweat and craftsmanship to beat a Girona team that started the match by setting the pace with a goal from Dovbyk. The comeback was also an exercise in opportunism reflected in the three goals. Atlético took advantage of three plays that went nowhere. A penalty by the hands of Miguel Gutiérrez and Morata’s faith in not giving up a ball that went over the baseline and ended up hitting Correa’s head put Simeone’s men ahead in first-half stoppage time. At the start of the second, Griezmann took advantage of a mistake in a clearance by Solís to score his team’s third goal over the top. A definitive stick for a good Girona, who had not only exhibited their precise and aesthetic way of linking passes in transitions. Ladislao Moñino reports

Rayo Vallecano – Getafe (0-0)

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Rayo Vallecano and Getafe drew goalless this Saturday, in a match that left few things to remember. The point is of little use to the locals in their objective of moving away from the relegation zone. On the other hand, Getafe remains in ninth position in the table, waiting for what Osasuna, Villarreal and Las Palmas do in their matches. Those led by José Bordalás could lose a couple of steps in the standings.

Immersed in the nine decisive days of the course, Real Madrid did what they needed in Mallorca, a mixture of saving their legs for the return leg of Wednesday’s quarterfinal against Manchester City and maintaining the advantage they had in the League with the Barcelona, ​​which visits the Bernabéu on Sunday. He achieved it in a control match in which he always gave the feeling of having something more if necessary, a duel that Brahim tried to decipher with his dribble and that was resolved with a whiplash by Tchouameni, the only one who will not be able to play at the Etihad. Although he trembled at the last moment, when Lunin missed an aerial ball that was aimed at Muriqi (another), and that the Kosovar sent out just before the referee’s last whistle. David Alvarez reports

Although he tiptoes through games, João Félix usually leaves an intoxicating trail with his delicate football and his seductive goals, some decisive like the one against Cádiz. The Portuguese’s excellent goal cleared the Barça path in search of Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League and the Bernabéu in the League. The Blaugrana do not give up on the eve of the Clásico, even though Real Madrid does not give up points either. With seven games left, the difference is eight points after the two big teams resolved their respective exits with the same score of 0-1. Ramon Besa informs

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2024-04-14 10:35:33
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