The curtain has been introduced down on La Liga for 2024 with an motion packed ultimate Friday of the calendar yr.
Actual Madrid’s 4-2 win over Sevilla ensures the defending champions begin 2025 in second place with Villarreal as much as fifth after a 5-2 win at Leganes.
Right here’s how Sunday’s motion unfolded…
Valencia 2-2 Alaves
Valencia stay mired within the relegation zone on the finish of the yr as they snatched a late 2-2 draw at dwelling to Alaves.
Carlos Martin tapped dwelling to present the guests a seventh minute lead, which lasted deep into the second half, earlier than Luis Rioja equalised from the penalty spot.
Joan Jordan then hit again with a spot kick for Alaves within the dying minutes, however there was to be an added time twist, as Dani Gomez fired dwelling within the eighth minute of damage time.
⚽ 2-2 | FINAL DEL PARTIDO#ADNVCF pic.twitter.com/HEMtYOiB2w
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) December 22, 2024
Las Palmas 1-0 Espanyol
Las Palmas and Espanyol head into the break in contrasting runs of type with the islanders selecting up ten factors from their final unbeaten 4 video games.
Espanyol have didn’t win of their final 4 and it was the hosts who emerged victorious in Gran Canaria.
With possibilities at a premium for big chunks of the sport, it was veteran striker Sandro Ramirez who made the distinction, as he curled dwelling a free kick for his seventh league objective of the marketing campaign.
DON SANDRO RAMÍREZ y 3 puntos para la buchaca.
Mucho tiene que trabajar el Espanyol para salvarse, de los peores equipos que han pasado por Gran Canaria.
Mucho ánimo, querido @futbolycine. pic.twitter.com/ZcRPmZqomU— Javier Suárez “Gastro” (@javierS_gastro) December 22, 2024
Leganes 2-5 Villarreal
If objectives had been briefly provide in Gran Canaria, there was no lack of them in Madrid, as Villarreal sealed an enormous victory at Leganes.
Thierno Barry helped himself to a primary hat trick in Spanish soccer, however regardless of Leganes having two gamers despatched off, Villarreal needed to wait till after the 90 minute mark to seal the win.
Most objectives this LaLiga season by a U22 participant:
7 — Thierno Barry
6 — Jude Bellingham pic.twitter.com/no1KXWn18J— StatMuse FC (@statmusefc) December 22, 2024
With Leganes clinging on at 3-2, Pau Cabanes and Gerard Moreno each scored, to maintain Villarreal within the hunt for a high 4 spot in 2025.
Actual Betis 1-1 Rayo Vallecano
Within the ultimate recreation of 2024, there was a second of festive positivity, as Isco put Actual Betis in entrance from the penalty spot, together with his first objective since getting back from a damaged leg.
😎💚 Isco is again scoring for Actual Betis! 🇪🇸
His latest damage saved him out for 7 months… however now he is again firing in La Liga. 🪄 pic.twitter.com/h1FewpyLVf
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) December 22, 2024
Nevertheless, the guests rallied after the break, and Isi Palazon tucked dwelling a deserved equaliser.
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