Liga, Atletico falls against Leganés: Real rises to the top

Rome, 19 January 2025 – The twentieth day of League sees the coup d'état of Real Madrid, which makes the most of the defeat of theAtletico Madrid di Simeon against Leganés and climbs to first place. Los Blancos go down at home against Las Palmas, but Mbappé, Brahim Diaz e Rodrygo they don't let such a golden opportunity slip away, so they turn the game around and take the top of the table, with Ancelotti who is now two points above Simeone. In third place is Barcelona, still struggling with the "Liga blues". If in the other competitions the Blaugrana manage to win and convince, in the league the story is very different, with a victory that has now been missing for four days. Even against Getafe, in fact, the men of flick They take home the three points, only managing a draw that does not allow them to break away from Athletic Bilbao, also on 39 points.

Matches of the twentieth day of La Liga

The twentieth round of the Liga opens with the match between Espanyol e Valladolid, with the hosts winning 2-1 and remaining close to the safety zone. The challenge at the RCDE Stadium was unlocked in the 31st minute with Javi Puado, who gave his team the lead until the 57th minute, when Valladolid equalised with Javier Sanchez. The decisive goal for the victory of the team of Manolo Gonzalez Is that of Fernandez Jaen, on the 74th lap of the clock. On Saturday in La Liga, the Girona loses at home against Seville and remains at 28 points, -2 from Villarreal in fifth place but with a game less. He scored in the 39th minute Arnau Martinez for the hosts they answer Saul Niguez e Lukebakio for the guests, respectively at 59' and 88', who give the three points to Garcia Pepper. Defeat for Atletico Madrid, the first since October 27 after 15 consecutive victories in all competitions. For the Leganés marks nastasic at 49', and at 90' Griezmann misses the penalty kick for a possible 1-1, allowing the Real overtaking at the top. 3-1 for the Alaves in the house of Betis Seville in the sign of Garcia Martinez, author of a hat-trick between the 11th, 80th and 84th minutes. For the black and greens (with ten men from the 55th minute following the expulsion of Perraud), the only goal of the match was scored by Jesus Rodriguez at 28'. Fourth match without a win for the Barcelona, which is increasingly detached from the first place (which is now seven points away). Against the Getafe unlock the match Kounde at 9', but at 34' Arambarri finds the goal of 1-1, which will hold until the end of the 90 minutes. For the team of bordalas , this draw is fundamental, as it keeps the relegation zone three points away and certifies the form of his team, at the second consecutive useful result after the victory against Las Palmas in the last round of the championship. Those who are happy about the draw between Getafe and Barcelona are also the Athletic Bilbao, who, defeating 2-1 the Celta Vigo, joins the Blaugrana in fourth place in the standings. At the Estadio Balaidos they score Berenguer e dani vivian for Athletic Bilbao, while for Celta the only goal was that of Hugo Alvarez in the 74th minute, for the final 2-1. At the end of the match, the red card also arrives MinguezaRound victory of the Real Madrid, who make the most of Atletico's defeat and Barcelona's draw to take the lead and increase the points gap with the third-placed Blaugrana. After the initial advantage of Fabio Silva, the blancos take the stage, overturning the challenge with a brace from Mbappé and the goals of Brahim Diaz e Rodrygo: Real Madrid on top, Las Palmas fourteenth on equal points with Leganés in fifteenth place. Osasuna e Vallecano Ray they split the stakes: to the advantage of Camel at 19' he responds Raul Garcia at 59', while the Valencia exceeds the Real Sociedad thanks to the goal of Hugo Duro at 26'. The round will close with the match between Villarreal and Mallorca scheduled for Monday 20 January at 21:XNUMX.

Liga results day 20

Espanyol – Valladolid 2-1 31' Puado (Esp), 57' Sanchez (Val), 74' Fernandez Jaen (Esp) Girona – Sevilla 1-2 36' Arnau Martinez (Gir), 59' Saul Niguez (Siv), Lukebakio (Siv) Leganés – Atletico Madrid 1-0 49' Nastasic (Leg) Betis Sevilla – Alavés 1-3 11' pen., 80', 84' Garcia Martinez (Wing), 28' Jesus Rodriguez (Bet) Getafe – Barcelona 1-1 9' Koundé (Bar), 34' Arambarri (Get) Celta Vigo – Athletic Bilbao 1-2 62' Berenguer (Ath), 71' Vivian (Ath), 74' Hugo Alvarez (Cel) Real Madrid – Las Palmas 4-1 1' Fabio Silva (Las), 18' penalty, 36' Mbappé (Rea), 33' Brahim Diaz (Rea), 57' Rodrygo (Rea) Osasuna – Rayo Vallecano 1-1 19' Sergio Camello (Ray), 59' Raul Garcia (Osa)

Valencia - Real Sociedad 1-0 26' Hugo Duro

Liga standings

Real Madrid 46, Atletico Madrid 44, Barcelona 39, Athletic Bilbao 39, Villarreal 30, Mallorca 30, Real Sociedad 28, Girona 28, Rayo Vallecano 26, Osasuna 26, Sevilla 26, Betis 25, Celta Vigo 24, Las Palmas 22, Leganés 22, Getafe 20, Alavés 20, Espanyol 19, Valencia 16, Valladolid 15