La Liga
La Liga: Atletico drop Espanyol, Betis miss out on Champions League
Espanyol failed to upset Atletico in Barcelona and edged ever closer to relegation from La Liga. Getafe beat Betis in Andalusia and jumped to the rescue, eliminating the ‘Verdiblancos’ from the Champions League.
THE Espanol fell three goals behind against Atlético, managed to equalize 3-3 in Barcelona for La Liga round 36 but the point isn’t enough to take them out of the relegation zone.
The Rojiblancos were dominant for about half, with Saul, Antoine Griezmann and Yannick Carrasco scoring until the 46th minute.
Their dominance led to a slight drop in pace which Espanyol took advantage of. The greater efficiency compared to the 1st part initially led to the lowering of the score by Cesar Montes. In the 76th minute, the Catalans converted a penalty which Joselu converted well and three minutes later Vinicius sent the crowd into an uproar. But the 3-3 stayed until the end and now Espanyol are the favorites to follow Elche in La Liga 2.
That’s because He flewone of her competitors, got a great win in Seville 1:0 against Betis, overtook them in the standings and moved two points closer to the safety line. Omar Alderete’s goal gave Madrid the victory points and at the same time eliminated Betis permanently from the Champions League clash.
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)
- Betis-Getafe 0-1 (69′ Alderete)
- Espanyol – Atlético 3-3 (64′ Montes, 76′ Penalty. Joselu, 79′ Vinicius / 21′ Saul, 45+2′ Griezmann, 46′ Carrasco)
- 05/25 8:30 p.m Mallorca – Valencia
- 05/25 10:30 p.m Osasuna – Athletic
The program of the 37th game 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
Source: sport 24
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