BARCELONA: Rayo Vallecano Stunned La Liga leaders Barcelona on Wednesday with a 2-1 win, outplaying the Catalans at a rowdy Vallecas.
Atletico Madrid lower the distance on second-place competitors Real Madrid to 2 issues with a 3-1 win over Real Mallorca, celebrating their a hundred and twentieth anniversary in taste.
Xavi Hernandez’s Barcelona stay 11 issues transparent of second-placed Real Madrid with seven suits last.
After the champions misplaced at Girona on Tuesday their hopes of protecting the identify are nearly over, in spite of Barcelona following go well with with a deserved defeat within the capital.
Xavi’s aspect have gained simply certainly one of their final 4 league suits — a slim overcome Atletico on Sunday — as they limp against the end line and a primary identify since 2019.
Barcelona’s trainer recommended his avid gamers to be cautious of Rayo’s risk ahead of the sport, however they didn’t heed his caution. The Catalans have no longer crushed the Madrid membership of their final 4 league conferences.
“The league is not finished, this is the problem — we have to deserve La Liga, today we deserved defeat,” Xavi instructed journalists.
“What annoys me is that today we didn’t compete how the game required us to. But we will get players back (from injury), there’s another game on Saturday.
“Here a large number of groups have misplaced, and others have had a large number of hassle profitable. Luckily, there may be any other recreation on Saturday.”
The coach was without suspended captain Sergio Busquets but handed Pedri his first start since he was injured in February.
Rayo broke the deadlock early on when Alvaro Garcia drilled home across Marc-Andre ter Stegen and into the bottom corner.
Robert Lewandowski should have equalized for Barcelona but Rayo goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski denied the forward one-on-one, and then the Pole had a goal ruled out for offside.
Rayo doubled their lead after the break when left-back Fran Garcia pressed Frenkie de Jong, collected the ball and drove on to score.
“We knew that it was once a very powerful day for us, they are saying the giant-killers are again,” said Fran Garcia.
“The setting cannot be described…we need to give it again in the most efficient conceivable means.”
Lewandowski pulled one back for Barcelona after Franck Kessie’s shot was blocked, ending a run of four games without a goal for the division’s top scorer.
Rayo held on for only their second win in their last 11 league matches — and third in four games against Barca for coach Andoni Iraola.
Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, on the club’s 120th anniversary, put on an entertaining display in their win over Mallorca with Antoine Griezmann at the heart of it once again.
The forward produced two assists as Rodrigo de Paul, Alvaro Morata and Yannick Carrasco struck for the hosts at the Metropolitano.
After Real Madrid were thumped 4-2 by Girona on Tuesday, Atlético capitalized to reel in their neighbors.
Atletico, wearing special blue and white kits at home to mark the occasion of their anniversary — the design was based on their first ever shirt — had their celebrations disrupted early on.
“It’s unimaginable to not get caught in with this setting,” Simeone told DAZN.
“After this kind of unhealthy get started (to the season), to get again on my toes fills me with pleasure, as it was once no longer simple.”
Matija Nastasic put Mallorca forward towards the run of play after 20 mins, heading in from a nook.
De Paul equalized in first-half stoppage time after Predrag Rajkovic parried from Griezmann, however the Frenchman laid the rebound throughout for his team-mate to complete.
Atlético took the lead early in the second one duration when Nahuel Molina crossed for Morata to powerfully head house.
Carrasco netted the 3rd after 77 mins at the ruin after Griezmann despatched him thru on purpose with a nice lobbed cross and he rounded Rajkovic ahead of completing.
Almeria climbed as much as fifteenth with a 2-1 win at 10-man Getafe, which left the hosts seventeenth, one level above the ground 3, which they might sink into relying on different effects Thursday.
Celta Vigo earned a overdue win over bottom-of-the-table Elche because of defender Joseph Aidoo’s diving header.
Atletico Madrid lower the distance on second-place competitors Real Madrid to 2 issues with a 3-1 win over Real Mallorca, celebrating their a hundred and twentieth anniversary in taste.
Xavi Hernandez’s Barcelona stay 11 issues transparent of second-placed Real Madrid with seven suits last.
After the champions misplaced at Girona on Tuesday their hopes of protecting the identify are nearly over, in spite of Barcelona following go well with with a deserved defeat within the capital.
Xavi’s aspect have gained simply certainly one of their final 4 league suits — a slim overcome Atletico on Sunday — as they limp against the end line and a primary identify since 2019.
Barcelona’s trainer recommended his avid gamers to be cautious of Rayo’s risk ahead of the sport, however they didn’t heed his caution. The Catalans have no longer crushed the Madrid membership of their final 4 league conferences.
“The league is not finished, this is the problem — we have to deserve La Liga, today we deserved defeat,” Xavi instructed journalists.
“What annoys me is that today we didn’t compete how the game required us to. But we will get players back (from injury), there’s another game on Saturday.
“Here a large number of groups have misplaced, and others have had a large number of hassle profitable. Luckily, there may be any other recreation on Saturday.”
The coach was without suspended captain Sergio Busquets but handed Pedri his first start since he was injured in February.
Rayo broke the deadlock early on when Alvaro Garcia drilled home across Marc-Andre ter Stegen and into the bottom corner.
Robert Lewandowski should have equalized for Barcelona but Rayo goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski denied the forward one-on-one, and then the Pole had a goal ruled out for offside.
Rayo doubled their lead after the break when left-back Fran Garcia pressed Frenkie de Jong, collected the ball and drove on to score.
“We knew that it was once a very powerful day for us, they are saying the giant-killers are again,” said Fran Garcia.
“The setting cannot be described…we need to give it again in the most efficient conceivable means.”
Lewandowski pulled one back for Barcelona after Franck Kessie’s shot was blocked, ending a run of four games without a goal for the division’s top scorer.
Rayo held on for only their second win in their last 11 league matches — and third in four games against Barca for coach Andoni Iraola.
Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, on the club’s 120th anniversary, put on an entertaining display in their win over Mallorca with Antoine Griezmann at the heart of it once again.
The forward produced two assists as Rodrigo de Paul, Alvaro Morata and Yannick Carrasco struck for the hosts at the Metropolitano.
After Real Madrid were thumped 4-2 by Girona on Tuesday, Atlético capitalized to reel in their neighbors.
Atletico, wearing special blue and white kits at home to mark the occasion of their anniversary — the design was based on their first ever shirt — had their celebrations disrupted early on.
“It’s unimaginable to not get caught in with this setting,” Simeone told DAZN.
“After this kind of unhealthy get started (to the season), to get again on my toes fills me with pleasure, as it was once no longer simple.”
Matija Nastasic put Mallorca forward towards the run of play after 20 mins, heading in from a nook.
De Paul equalized in first-half stoppage time after Predrag Rajkovic parried from Griezmann, however the Frenchman laid the rebound throughout for his team-mate to complete.
Atlético took the lead early in the second one duration when Nahuel Molina crossed for Morata to powerfully head house.
Carrasco netted the 3rd after 77 mins at the ruin after Griezmann despatched him thru on purpose with a nice lobbed cross and he rounded Rajkovic ahead of completing.
Almeria climbed as much as fifteenth with a 2-1 win at 10-man Getafe, which left the hosts seventeenth, one level above the ground 3, which they might sink into relying on different effects Thursday.
Celta Vigo earned a overdue win over bottom-of-the-table Elche because of defender Joseph Aidoo’s diving header.