18/03/2023 –
Atletico Madrid, with the Argentines Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo De Paul, world champions in Qatar 2022, as headlines, thrashed Valencia 3-0, at home, and consolidated the third position in LaLiga in Spain after playing one of four games that The 26th continued today. date.
The goals of the team led by the Argentine Diego “Cholo” Simeone were converted by the French Antoine Griezmann and Thomas Lemar, and by the Belgian defender Yannick Carrasco, after assistance from De Paul.
With this result, Atlético de Madrid, in which the Argentine attacker Ángel Correa entered 29 minutes into the second half, was consolidated in third place with 51 points, fourteen less than the leader Barcelona, who will host Real Madrid tomorrow, second with 56, in the classic, while Valencia has 26, according to Télam.
In another match played today, Argentine midfielder Óscar Trejo scored one of Rayo Vallecano’s goals, which tied Girona 2-2.
Trejo, who started and was replaced eleven minutes into the second half, scored his team’s second victory after 34 minutes of the first stage.
With this result, Rayo Vallecano, who achieved his ninth victory in the tournament, was left with 36 points, while Girona, who had the Argentines Paulo Gazzaniga and Valentín Castellano as starters, suffered his eleventh defeat in the championship and has 31 points. .
In other matches played today, Almería, with the Argentine Lucas Robertone in the initial formation, tied with Cádiz, which had Gonzalo Escalante as the starter, 1-1, at home, while Celta de Vigo, with the income of Augusto Solari and Franco Cervi in the second half, beat Espanyol 3-1, as a visitor.
Last Friday, Athletic Bilbao defeated Valladolid 3-1, away from home, in the only early game.
The Basques prevailed, at the José Zorrilla stadium in the city of Valladolid, with goals from Íñigo Martínez, Gorka Guruzeta and Mikel Vesga, while the Canadian Cyle Larin discounted for the locals.
With this result, Athletic Club was left with 36 points and moved closer to positions in the UEFA Conference League, while Valladolid, where Uruguayan Lucas Olaza, former Boca Juniors defender, entered in the second half, has 28 points.
The complete programming of the date 26 of LaLiga is the following:
. Saturday: Almería 1 -Cádiz 1; Rayo Vallecano 2 -Girona 2; Espanyol 1 -Celta de Vigo 3 and Atlético de Madrid 3 -Valencia 0.
. Domingo:
. At 10: Betis-Mallorca.
. At 12.15: Real Sociedad-Elche
. At 1:15 p.m.: Osasuna-Villarreal
. At 2:30 p.m.: Getafe- Seville
. At 17: Barcelona-Real Madrid
. Positions:
Barcelona 65 points; Real Madrid 56; Atletico Madrid 51; Royal Society 45; Betis 42; Villareal 38; Athletic Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano 36; Osasuna and Celta de Vigo 34; Majorca 32; Girona 31; Seville and Valladolid 28; Espanyol and Cádiz 27; Valencia and Getafe 26; Almería 25 and Elche 13.