Chukwueze nominated for LaLiga Goal of the Week award
Samuel Chukwueze of Villarreal CF in action during a LaLiga Santander match. (Photo: AFP}
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Atletico beat Rayo to close in on Real Madrid
BARCELONA: Atletico Madrid cut the gap on second place Real Madrid to just two points with a 2-1 win over 10-man Rayo Vallecano on Sunday in La Liga. Valencia fell to a damaging 2-1 defeat at Almeria which leaves them in the relegation zone, while nine-man Real Betis lost 2-0 at home against Cadiz, denting their bid for Champions League football. Defenders Nahuel Molina and Mario Hermoso struck first-half goals two minutes apart to put Atletico into a dominant position at Vallecas.
European wrap: Atletico close gap on Real in La Liga
Atletico Madrid closed the gap on second-placed neighbours Real with a 2-1 victory at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.
Atletico win at Rayo Vallecano to close in on second-placed Real
First-half goals from Nahuel Molina and Mario Hermoso earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday to secure their fifth successive win and move within two points of second-placed Real Madrid in LaLiga.
Atletico Madrid 1-1 Rayo Vallecano: Radamel Falcao's late penalty denies Diego Simeone's fourth straight La Liga win
Radamel Falcao scored a penalty in stoppage-time to deny Atletico Madrid victory and earn Rayo Vallecano a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw at the Wanda Metropolitano. A 20th-minute strike from Alvaro Morata would have been the difference between the two sides in a low-key affair, but a Jose Gimenez handball saw Vallecano given a penalty at the death, with Falcao the hero as he converted from the spot against his former club to give the visitors an unlikely point.
Barcelona frustrated by Rayo Vallecano as Sergio Busquets sees red in scrappy goalless draw
Barcelona were forced to settle for a point in their La Liga opener, thrashing out a goalless draw with Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou. After a summer spent frantically pulling at economic levers, this was Barca’s first chance to show off their new signings – other than Jules Kounde, who they weren’t able to register in time – in a competitive setting.
El Rayo volverá el 8 de julio
La plantilla del Rayo se encuentra disfrutando de unas merecidas vacaciones, después de haber conseguido el objetivo de la permanencia, y así estará hasta el próximo viernes 8 de julio. Esa es la fecha elegida para la vuelta a los entrenamientos. De momento, el club franjirrojo trabaja para perfilar la pretemporada y no está claro si habrá un stage en España o se optará por salir unos días al extranjero. No se ha cerrado nada por ahora.
El Girona se la juega en El Plantío
Un Plantío lleno quiere poner la guinda a una magnífica temporada del, salvado desde hace cuatro jornadas en su regreso al fútbol profesional. El encuentro servirá para despedir a los jugadores que han brindado muchas alegrías a unos aficionados que van a llenar el estadio, pero quizás también para que el Girona ponga la rúbrica a la disputa de la promoción, algo que buscará el conjunto catalán .