La Liga: Leganes Stun Barcelona, Atletico Moves Up, Real Madrid Held
KO YONG-CHUL Reporter
korocamia@naver.com | 2024-12-18 16:26:09
Madrid, Spain - Leganes pulled off a major upset on Sunday night, defeating FC Barcelona 1-0 at Camp Nou. Sergio Gonzalez's early header proved to be the difference, while goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic made several crucial saves to preserve the clean sheet despite Barcelona dominating possession.
This result leaves Barcelona level on points with Atletico Madrid, who moved into second place with a 1-0 victory over Getafe thanks to Alexander Sorloth's header.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, missed the chance to temporarily top the table after drawing 3-3 at Rayo Vallecano. Fede Valverde, Jude Bellingham, and Rodrygo scored for Real Madrid, but Rayo Vallecano fought back twice to earn a point.
Elsewhere in La Liga:
Athletic Club Bilbao's six-game winning streak ended with a 1-1 draw against Alaves.
Villarreal lost 2-1 at home to Betis despite playing with ten men for most of the match.
Real Sociedad was held to a goalless draw by Las Palmas.
Sevilla defeated Celta Vigo 1-0 in Jesus Navas' final home game for the club.
Mallorca beat Girona 2-1 despite playing with ten men for an hour.
Espanyol and Osasuna played out a goalless draw.
Valencia lost 1-0 to Valladolid, increasing the pressure on manager Ruben Baraja.
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