Saturday’s La Liga motion featured one other title blow for Atletico Madrid as Rayo Vallecano and Mallorca misplaced floor within the race for Europe.
Barcelona pulled off an excellent 4-3 comeback win at house to Celta Vigo to increase their lead on the high of the desk however Los Rojiblancos now look lower adrift in third spot.
Let’s check out how Saturday’s motion unfolded…
Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Valencia
Rayo Vallecano are in a clutch of groups nonetheless pushing for European qualification however they have been held at house to Valencia.
Thee information of Inigo Perez’s contract extension was a serious enhance for the house followers in Vallecas as they edged forward simply earlier than half time through Cesar Tarenga’s personal aim.
Nonetheless, Los Che have been the higher facet within the opening interval, they usually bought their reward within the closing phases, as Umar Sadiq bundled house from shut vary.
🇳🇬✨ Umar Sadiq (28) has 5 La Liga targets for Valencia since signing on mortgage for them in January. ✅
Right now he was substituted on within the 66th minute, then scored an equaliser within the seventy fifth minute.
He is their third highest goalscorer within the league this season. Necessary influence. 👏 pic.twitter.com/yKbgDzcUse
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) April 19, 2025
Rayo are actually three factors off seventh place as Valencia edge nearer to security below Carlos Corberan.
Mallorca 0-0 Leganes
Mallorca at the moment occupy seventh place, forward of Rayo and Celta Vigo, however they might not discover a well beyond a cussed Leganes in Palma.
Leganes are preventing for his or her lives down within the relegation zone they usually picked up a key level on the highway of their journey off the mainland.
The hosts had openings both facet of the break, however there was an finish of season really feel within the air, as substitutes Antonio Sanchez and Marc Domenech missed late probabilities to win it for the house facet.
❤️🩹 GRÀCIES, MALLORQUINISTES 🖤
No deixarem d’intentar-ho. pic.twitter.com/wyYETICxLd
— RCD Mallorca (@RCD_Mallorca) April 19, 2025
Las Palmas 1-0 Atletico Madrid
In Saturday’s closing recreation, Las Palmas snatched a dramatic 93rd minute winner to successfully finish Atletico Madrid’s lingering title hopes.
Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth have been each denied within the first half, as Las Palmas held on, however the anticipated response didn’t materialise from Diego Simeone’s group.
And because the clock ticked down, Javier Munoz gambled on Atletico Madrid’s failure to clear an extended ball, to prod house a shock winner in Gran Canaria.
🚨 JAVIER MUNOZ WINS IT IN THE 95TH MINUTE AGAINST ATLETICO MADRID! 🤯🔥 pic.twitter.com/EXaHGZpdhb
— KinG £ (@xKGx__) April 19, 2025
Defeat leaves Simeone’s fees 10 factors behind Barcelona in a single day.
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