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Rayo Stun Liga Leaders Barca, Atletico Triumph On Anniversary | Football News

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Rayo Stun Liga Leaders Barca, Atletico Triumph On Anniversary | Football News

[ad_1] Rayo Vallecano stunned impotent La Liga leaders Barcelona on Wednesday with a 2-1 win, outplaying the Catalans at a rowdy Vallecas. Atletico Madrid cut the gap on second-place rivals Real Madrid to two points with a 3-1 win over Real Mallorca, celebrating their 120th anniversary in style. Xavi Hernandez's Barcelona remain 11 points clear of second-placed Real Madrid with seven matches remaining.After the champions lost at Girona on Tuesday their hopes of defending the title are virtually over, despite Barcelona following suit with a deserved defeat in the capital.Xavi's side have won just one of their last four league matches -- a narrow triumph over Atletico on Sunday -- as they limp towards the finish line and a first title since 2019.Barcelona's coach urged his players to be wa...

Real Madrid’s Defeat At Rayo Vallecano Leaves Barcelona Top Of La Liga | Football News

[ad_1] Real Madrid lost their first La Liga game of the season, going down 2-3 in a battle at city-rivals Rayo Vallecano on Monday to leave Barcelona two points clear at the top. Rayo took an early lead in a see-saw game before Real rallied to 2-1 ahead. Rayo equalised before half-time before sealing a famous win with a twice-taken penalty from Oscar Trejo in the 67th minute. After 13 matches, Barcelona are top on 34 points to Real Madrid's 32. Playing without injured Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema, Real Madrid faced a tough opponent in a sold-out stadium in the working class suburb of Vallecas.Santiago Comesana put the home side ahead to raucous scenes after just five minutes before two goals in the space of four minutes turned the match Madrid's way.First Luca Modric levelled from th...

Radamel Falcao Penalty Snatches Rayo Draw At Atletico, Sevilla Hold Valencia | Football News

[ad_1] Former Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao earned Rayo Vallecano a 1-1 draw against his old side in La Liga with a 92nd minute penalty on Tuesday. Alvaro Morata's first-half strike seemed poised to help Atletico strengthen their grip on third place and keep close to leaders Real Madrid and Barcelona, but Rayo snatched a deserved draw. After the break the hosts had their backs to the wall at the Metropolitano and weren't able to finish their chances on the break. The pressure eventually told when Jose Gimenez handled in the box."We had good chances to score the second and kill the game off, but we didn't score," Atletico coach Diego Simeone told Movistar."We've dropped two important points."The Rojiblancos broke the deadlock in the 20th minute when Antoine Griezmann won the ball...