La Liga
Madrid – Atletico Madrid, with ten players, tied with its host Real Madrid 1/1 during the Madrid derby match that brought them together today, Saturday, in the twenty-third round of the Spanish Football League, which also witnessed Espanyol’s victory over Real Mallorca 2/1, and Cadiz over Rayo Vallecano 1. / zero.
Atletico Madrid advanced with a goal scored by Jose Maria Jimenez in the 78th minute, and Real Madrid equalized through Alvaro Rodriguez in the 85th minute.
Atletico Madrid completed the match with ten players after Angel Correa was sent off in the 64th minute.
Real raised its tally to 52 points in second place, seven points behind leaders Barcelona, who can widen the difference if they beat Almeria tomorrow, Sunday.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid raised its score to 42 points in fourth place, by two points in front of Real Betis, in fifth place, and by a point behind Real Sociedad, in third place.
In the second match, Espanyol defeated its guest Real Mallorca 2/1.
Espanyol scored Martin Braithwaite’s goals in the 22nd and 51st minutes, while Real Mallorca’s goal was scored by Vedat Muriqui in the 41st minute.
Espanyol raised its tally to 27 points in twelfth place, and Mallorca’s tally stopped at 31 points in eighth place.
In the second match, Cadiz defeated Rayo Vallecano with a clean goal scored by Sergio Guardiola Navarro in the 74th minute.
Cadiz raised its score to 25 points in the fourteenth place, and Vallecano’s balance stopped at 34 points in sixth place.
