La Liga Roundup, Matchday 26
Matchday 26 of the 2024/25 La Liga season has concluded, featuring exciting matches, impressive performances from players, and surprising outcomes. Here is the La Liga roundup for matchday 26.
Valladolid 1-1 Las Palmas
Even though Real Valladolid faced 10 players for most of the match, they couldn’t manage to win against Las Palmas in La Liga at the Estadio José Zorrilla, resulting in a 1-1 draw. Las Palmas may consider themselves lucky to come away with a point from this game, but their poor performance persists, as they have not won in their last eight league matches (2 draws, 6 losses).
Girona 2-2 Celta Vigo
Girona and Celta Vigo played an exciting 2-2 draw at the Estadio Municipal de Montilivi, resulting in their second draw against each other this season. Michel’s team will regret losing their initial advantage, while Celta missed the opportunity to narrow the distance to the top six as they aim for a European spot for the first time since the 2015/16 season.
Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Sevilla
Rayo Vallecano came close to enhancing their chances of participating in a European competition for the first time since the 2000/01 season, but a late equalizer from Sevilla’s Dodi Lukebakio resulted in a thrilling 1-1 draw in Madrid. The match concluded with a flurry of excitement, allowing Rayo to drop to 7th place behind Real Betis. Sevilla, on the other hand, drops to 12th place.
Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid
Real Betis rallied to beat Real Madrid 2-1, achieving just their second win in the last 11 home matches against Los Blancos in La Liga. With this victory, Betis claimed all three points and improved their record to just one loss in the last nine La Liga matches, rising to sixth place. On the other hand, Real Madrid slipped behind Barcelona and Atlético Madrid.
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Atlético Madrid triumphed over Athletic with a thrilling 1-0 victory, marking their third straight win in their head-to-head encounters and moving to the 2nd position in La Liga. This result also halted Athletic’s six-match unbeaten streak across all competitions, placing them six points adrift of the top three teams.
Leganes 1-0 Getafe
Leganés delivered an impressive defensive performance against Getafe, with Diego García scoring a decisive goal in stoppage time to secure a 1-0 victory at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque. This marks their first home win against Getafe in their last four meetings at this venue, and their first overall since January 2003. The win also helps Leganés move 3 points clear of the relegation zone.
Barcelona 4-0 Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad, reduced to 10 men, suffered a 4-0 defeat at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, enabling Barcelona to rise to the top of the La Liga table. Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona remains unbeaten in their last 15 matches in all competitions (with 12 victories and 3 draws) and has surpassed Atlético Madrid to claim the first position in La Liga, leading by one point over Atlético and three points ahead of Real Madrid, who are in third place.
Mallorca 1-1 Alaves
After suffering five consecutive losses in all competitions, Mallorca has now gone four matches without a defeat in La Liga, although they were held to a 1-1 draw by Deportivo Alavés, who have only one league victory since their previous encounter in early November.
Osasuna 3-3 Valencia
Osasuna and Valencia played an exciting 3-3 draw in La Liga, with Valencia remaining unbeaten in their last four visits to El Sadar. Valencia has climbed to 18th place, but the risk of relegation, which they haven’t faced since the 1986/87 season, still looms for this prominent club.
