Without Kylian Mbappé, who is sidelined with a left leg hamstring injury, Real Madrid were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw against neighbors Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, missing out on the opportunity to go top of the Spanish league.
The Madrid giants were already 2-0 down in the 36th minute, but with three goals from Uruguayan Federico Valverde (38th, 2-1), Englishman Jude Bellingham (45th, 2-2) and Brazilian Rodrygo (56th). , 3:2) a surprising comeback seemed to be in the air. However, they conceded an equalizer in the 64th minute when French defender Florian Lejeune deflected in a shot which local hero Isi Palazon converted.
Shaken in Vallecas, the defending champions (2nd, 37 points with one game to catch up) missed the opportunity to put pressure on their arch-enemies FC Barcelona (1st, 38 points) by briefly going top of the table before Barcelona on Sunday at 9 p.m Watch against Leganés. This result also allowed another local rival, Atlético Madrid (3rd, 35 points with two games to catch up), to take second place with a win against Getafe at 2pm on Sunday.
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The Brazilian Vinicius Junior, who was rested by coach Carlo Ancelotti just a few days before the final of the Intercontinental Cup in Qatar against the Mexican team Pachuca, came into the game in the 63rd minute, but was just as unable to do anything as his teammate Endrick or the French Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, who was back in the squad a good two weeks after his thigh injury against Liverpool at the end of November.
– Navas says goodbye to Sevilla –
This 17th matchday was particularly marked by the emotional farewell of Sevilla FC veteran Jesus Navas, 39, in front of the fans at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium after 703 appearances for the Andalusian club and winning eight trophies, including four UEFA Europa Leagues. said goodbye.
Under police protection from both teams, the former Manchester City player entered the pitch during his team’s 1-0 win against Celta Vigo and left the pitch in the 71st minute with tears in his eyes for his final home game.
World champion in 2010, winner of the 2012 and 2024 European Championships and the 2023 Nations League, the dynamic right winger turned full-back will hang up his boots as the record player in the history of Sevilla FC and is considered a legend of Spanish football.
Earlier in the day, Girona, who were outnumbered from the 30th minute onwards, suffered their fifth defeat in six games in all competitions, losing 2-1 away to Mallorca, who temporarily climbed to fifth place and qualified for the Europa League.
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