La Liga: Real beat without Vinicius Rayo, Villarreal continue their hunt for the top four

Real prevailed 2-1 her Rayo Vagecano In the Madrid mini-derby on matchday 36 of La Liga, the “Santiago Bernabeu” supported even more than the “Merengues” the absent Vinicius, who was again the victim of a racist attack in the past few days.

The Brazilian striker was ruled out but his teammates took the field in t-shirts with his name on it. In the 20th minute, the entire stadium stood up and applauded Vinicius, who was also in the stands and retaliated with a raised fist.

In the competition part, Real, motivated only by second place, took the lead in the 31st minute through Karim Benzema and had more chances, but Raul de Tomas’ goal in the 84th minute gave them an unexpected defeat. Rodrigo restored order in the 89th minute and gave the Merengues the win.

A little further down, Villarreal continues the hunt for 4th place and Real Sociedad in the fight for the last “ticket” to the Champions League. The 2-0 on her Cadiz Thanks to goals from their star player, Nicolas Jackson, in the 2nd round, the Yellow Submarine kept the Basques five points behind with just two games left in the season.

THE light up Taking points from another great team, albeit a long way behind and relegated. The 1-1 against Sevilla, Jose Luis Mendiliber’s side are eliminated from the new season’s Europa League (despite reaching the final this year) and chasing a ticket to the Europa Conference League. Erik Lamela’s 10th-minute goal gave the visitors the lead but Pap Geig was sent off soon after and gave his team-mates a hard time. Tete Morente equalized in the 25th minute, but it remained a draw and left Sevilla behind in the table.

The results of the 36th race

• Celta-Girona 1-1 (42′ Pereth / 59′ Penalty. Stouani)
• Real Sociedad – Almeria 1:0 (45+4′ Kubo)
• Valladolid-Barcelona 3-1 (2′ auto. Christensen, 22′ penalty. Larin, 73′ Plata / 84′ Lewandowski)
• Moose – Seville 1-1 (25′ Morente / 10′ Lamela)
• Villarreal – Cadiz 2-0 (20′, 45+2′ Jackson)
• Real Madrid – Rayo Vallecano 2-1 (31′ Benzema, 89′ Rodrigo / 84′ De Tomas)
• 05/24 11:00 p.m Betis-Getafe
• 05/24 11:00 p.m Espanyol – Atlético
• 05/25 8:30 p.m Mallorca – Valencia
• 05/25 10:30 p.m Osasuna – Athletic

The program of the 37th match day

• 05/27 20:00 Seville – Real
• 05/28 20:00 Valencia – Espanyol
• 05/28 20:00 Cadiz – Celta
• 28/05 20:00 Athletic – Moose
• 05/28 20:00 Girona – Betis
• 05/28 20:00 Getafe – Osasuna
• 05/28 20:00 Barcelona – Majorca
• 28/05 20:00 Atlético – Sociedad
• 05/28 20:00 Almeria – Valladolid
• 05/28 20:00 Rayo Vallecano – Villarreal