The day 18 of The league leave the Barcelona one more week leader of the classification with Real Madrid y Real society following in his footsteps. Although whites and culés have one game less. They didn’t fail either Atletico Madrid y Villarrealbut they did, in the midst of the fight for European positions, Betis, health y Athletic Club. For the lower area, the Sevilla take a breath, while Valladolid sinks and he Elche continues without knowing victory.
Majorca – Celtic
The RCD Mallorca settles in the comfortable zone of the table thanks to his victory against Celtic of Vigo. Or, what is the same, the sky blue team gets into serious trouble after being defeated in the mythical Sound Moix. And all after the solitary goal of Daniel Rodriguez after the break.
None of the two teams could break equality during the first 45 minutes, but a quarter of an hour after the restart, Mallorca scored the goal that gave the vermillions three more points. With these, the Balearic team is already looking at the European positions, while Celta remains only one position above the relegation.
Rayo Vallecano – Real Sociedad
The Royal Society does not fail. The blue and white they did their homework Vallecas Stadium and put pressure on Real Madrid before the whites visited San Mamés. Tied on points, the San Sebastian team from Merengue was placed after beating Rayo Vallecano 0-2.
Real Sociedad celebrates a goal against Rayo Vallecano
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La Real does not give up. win in the Copa del Rey and win in La Liga. In Vallecasthose of Saint Sebastian they dominated again and he went to rest prevailing thanks to the many dthe Norwegian Alexander Sorloth and of Ander Barrenetxea. On the other hand, despite the defeat, the franjirrojos remain in the top ten of the table.
Spanish – Betis
Another short result of this day 18 occurred in the RCDE Stadium. The Espanyol beat Betis by the minimum thanks to both Braithwaite before the break. A goal that meant that of the teams that are part of the European standings, only the Verdiblancos were left without a victory.
[Ultras del Betis agreden a varios aficionados del Espanyol en las inmediaciones del estadio]
Thus, Betis chained their second disappointment in a few days. First, by being eliminated from the Copa del Rey. Later, by also losing in La Liga. The one who has smiled is Espanyol, who took a leap in the standings thanks to this victory, although they are still three points away from relegation to Second division.
Atletico Madrid – Valladolid
Betis failed, but not Atlético de Madrid, who beat a very tender Valladolid on the fast track in the Metropolitan Civitas. those of the ‘Cholo’ Simeone cling to the fourth position in the table, which gives them the option to play the UEFA Champions League the next season.
In just ten minutes, Atleti resolved their battle against Valladolid. first dialed Morata at 18′, he was followed by Griezmann in the 23rd minute and passed sentence beautiful mario at 28′. Maximum effectiveness for a Valladolid that falls to the relegation places and that extends its negative streak of consecutive lost games.
Seville – Cadiz
The one who caught air on this day 18 of the domestic championship is Sevilla. those of Sampaoli they took the three points at stake in the Sanchez Pizjuan with his victory against Cadiz. A goal from Rakitic He gave victory to the people of Seville, who thus came out of the positions that condemn ‘hell’.
Rakitic celebrates his goal in Sevilla-Cádiz
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The Croatian midfielder’s goal came just before the end of regulation time and from the penalty spot. A play that was reviewed by the WAS and that ended with the maximum penalty in favor of Sevilla. Those from Nervión took the victory in a duel in which both teams played to get out of relegation, in which Cádiz maintains its penultimate place in the league table.
Villarreal – Girona
Villarreal overcame their tough elimination in the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid by beating Girona in it La Ceramica Stadium. Joy for the fans of the ‘yellow submarine’ after seeing how his team was beating the current champion of Europa to end up succumbing in the final stretch.
Although Villarreal’s victory came at the last breath because it wasn’t until minute 100 when Daniel Parejo He put his own ahead. And, as in the case of Rakitic for Sevilla, from a penalty. This is how the yellows continue in European positions and Girona fighting to get away from the last three positions.
Elche – Health
Osasuna is another of the teams fighting to play in Europe next year that could not win its game on matchday 18 of La Liga. The rojillos tied against the Elche in it martinez valero. And that they were ahead on the scoreboard thanks to the goal of the ‘Chimy’ Avila.
However, after the break, Jose Angel Carmona He made his debut as a scorer at Elche and thus gave his new team a point after the loan agreement between the Elche club and Sevilla. But that tie continues to leave him one more week without winning this season in the domestic championship.
Barcelona – Getafe
Those who do not fail are the pupils of Xavi Hernandez. Barça remains at the top of the table with the victory, by the minimum, against Getafe. Although the Barça team suffered and asked for the time. And it is that the azulones forgave the unspeakable in the Camp Nou.
Pedri’s dedication after scoring the first goal of the match
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Pedri he scored the only goal of the match between Barcelona and Getafe. A match in which the culés missed the sanctioned player again Lewandowski. Although the player who made the difference in Barcelona was Ter Stegen with their stops. With the defeat, the Madrid team continues to flirt with relegation.
Athletic – Real Madrid
Right after Barcelona’s victory, it was the turn of a Real Madrid mired in doubt after the defeat in the final of the Spain Supercup and the comeback against Villarreal in the Copa del Rey after an irregular start to the game. And the whites did not fail in san mames.
[Benzema iguala a Raúl y supera a Di Stéfano y es el segundo máximo goleador del Real Madrid en La Liga]
With their victory, Real Madrid broke the momentary tie with Real Sociedad and remains second, three points behind Barça. Benzema laid the first stone of victory with a great volley goal and the second was signed by a Kroos that he was a substitute, but that he left the stamp on Cathedral of Spanish football of its enormous quality.
Valencia – Almeria
In mestalla The day closed with the match between the Valencia and the Almeria. The locals let the victory escape in the last minutes, after Francisco Portillo scored the final 2-2 goal with just over a quarter of an hour to go before the final whistle.
The four goals came after going through the changing rooms. Up to two times the ches were ahead on the scoreboard, but finally, points were shared between Valencia and Almería, leaving the black and white team and the team from Almería in the lower-middle zone of the table with 20 and 19 points respectively.
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