Real Madrid, the current leaders of the Spanish league, tied 1-1 with their neighboring team Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Joselu scored an early goal for Rayo Vallecano, but Raúl de Tomás’s penalty equalized the score. This result could add some excitement to the title race, with unexpected competitors Girona in the mix.
Last week, Real Madrid defeated Girona 4-0, potentially damaging their chances at winning the title. However, in their recent match at Vallecas, Real Madrid missed several opportunities and ended up with a draw. This allows Girona, who are currently in second place with 56 points and a game in hand against Athletic Bilbao on Monday, to close the gap and put pressure on Real Madrid.
Joselu scored the first goal for Real Madrid after they capitalized on a missed chance by Rayo forward De Tomás, allowing them to launch a fast counterattack. Brahim Díaz made an impressive long pass to Federico Valverde, who was unmarked on the right wing. Valverde then set up Joselu with a low cross, giving the Spanish forward an easy tap-in into an open goal. Initially, the goal was disallowed for offside by the linesman, but VAR promptly corrected the call as Joselu was clearly onside.
Real controlled the game with majority possession of 65%, but their lack of efficiency resulted in the hosts scoring a penalty in the 27th minute. The penalty was awarded after the VAR detected a handball by midfielder Eduardo Camavinga.
In the absence of Jude Bellingham, who was injured, England’s midfielder, Real, dominated the second half but were unable to capitalize on their opportunities. The unhappy away team had one player sent off in stoppage time when Dani Carvajal, who came on in the 75th minute, received two yellow cards within two minutes.
At Stade Louis II on Sunday, Toulouse defeated Monaco 2-1 in a match where Vincent Sierro and Logan Costa scored one goal each in the first and second half respectively. This victory has brought relief to Toulouse’s worries of being relegated from Ligue 1.
Monaco’s defeat places them in fourth position with a total of 38 points from 22 games. Meanwhile, Toulouse moves up to 13th place in the Ligue 1 standings, just one point away from the relegation play-off position.
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Source: theguardian.com
