La Liga, Atletico Madrid reclaims top spot
Simeone's men narrowly defeat Osasuna and return to the top of La Liga, with Real Madrid chasing at -1.

Diego Simeone
Rome, 13 January 2025 – TheAtletico Madrid keeps his cool and takes back the lead in La Liga: against Osasuna enough Julian Alvarez placeholder image to give three fundamental points to Simeon for the title race. The Colchoneros rise to 44 points, +1 on Real who had played the nineteenth round on December 4th against the Athletic Bilbao, a match in which the Basques won 2-1 thanks to goals from the former Torino player Berenguer and guruzeta. In light of the results achieved this weekend, the team of Valverde remains in fourth place just two points behind Barcelona, who, like Real Madrid, had played the matchday in advance. The Blaugrana, who like Real were busy in the Spanish Super Cup, on December 3 they defeated the Mallorca with a resounding 5-1 by Raphinha, Ferran Torres, by Jong e Pau Victor.
Matches of the nineteenth day of La Liga
Due to the Spanish Super Cup, the matchday opened on December 3rd with the match between Mallorca e Barcelona at the Son Moix Stadium. With the initial advantage of Ferran Torres at 12' he had answered muriqi at 42', but Raphina (with a double-barreled shotgun), by Jong e Pau Victor had brought Barcelona to 5-1, giving three points to flick after a very complicated period. The next day, the Real Madrid against the Athletic Bilbao di Ernesto Valverde, with the Rojiblancos leaving San Mamés with three points thanks to goals from Berenguer (at 53') and guruzeta (in the 80th minute). For the blancos, the only goal was the 1-1 of Bellingham, which lasted only two minutes. Last Friday Rayo Vallecano - Celta Vigo kicked off the remaining matches of the nineteenth day of La Liga: the hosts took the lead with Embarrassed in the 5th minute, only to be joined by Borja Churches in the 26th minute. The goal that earned three points for Pérez's team was that of George of Fruits, arrived at 63'. Between Alavés e Girona, instead, the decisive network was that of John Flashings in the 91st minute, after ninety minutes in which neither team managed to find the way to goal. With this victory, Girona relaunches its European ambitions, moving up to seventh place, while Alaves remains at +1 onEspanyol third from bottom. 1-0 also between Valladolid e Betis Seville: he scored in the 58th minute Kike Pérez, giving three vital points to Diego Coca in view of salvation, given that the Pucelanos rise to 15 points and are approaching the safety zone. Espanyol e Leganés they shared the spoils, with the former finding the lead in the 2nd minute with Cabrera and the seconds who put everything back on par twelve minutes later with Seydouba Cisse, with his second goal in the championship. The Valencia came close to a big win at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, losing the three points only in the 93rd minute, after having taken the lead in the 61st minute with Luis Rioja. Corberan and his team are still in last place, while Sevilla are thirteenth with 23 points. Excellent victory for the Getafe against The Palmas, which allowed the team to José Bordalas to get close to that of Martinex Feathers, which is now only one point away. The guests found the first goal in the 70th minute with Coba da Costa and the second at 86' with Borja Mayoral. The network of Januzaj, scored in the 88th minute, was useless in terms of the result. A narrow victory forAtletico Madrid: against Osasuna the goal of was enough Julian Alvarez placeholder image to enable Simeon to regain the top spot in La Liga. The Colchoneros reach 44 points, one more than Real Madrid and 6 more than Barcelona. The match between Real Sociedad e Villarreal, scheduled for tomorrow at 21pm, will close the nineteenth round of the Liga.
Liga results day 19
RCD Mallorca – Barcelona 1-5 12' Ferran Torres (Bar), 43' Muriqi (Mal), 56' pen., 74' Raphinha (Bar), 78' de Jong (Bar), 84' Pau Victor (Bar) Athletic Bilbao – Real Madrid 2-1 53' Berenguer (Ath), 78' Bellingham (Rea), 80' Guruzeta (Ath) Rayo Vallecano – Celta Vigo 2-1 5' Embarba (Ray), 26' Borja Iglesias (Cel), 63' de Frutos (Ray) Alaves – Girona 0-1 91' Solis (Gir) Valladolid – Betis Sevilla 1-0 58' Perez (Val) Espanyol – Leganes 1-1 2' Cabrera (Esp), 14' Cissé (Leg) Sevilla – Valencia 1-1 61' Rioja (Val), 93' Pedrosa (Siv) Las Palmas – Getafe 1-2 70' da Costa (Get), 86' Mayoral (Get), 88' Januzaj (Las) Atletico Madrid – Osasuna 1-0 55' Julian Alvarez (AtM)
Liga standings
Atletico Madrid 44, Real Madrid 43, Barcelona 38, Athletic Bilbao 36, Villarreal 30, Mallorca 30, Girona 28, Real Sociedad 25, Rayo Vallecano 25, Betis Seville 25, Osasuna 25, Celta Vigo 24, Seville 23, Las Palmas 22, Getafe 19, Leganés 19, Alavés 17, Espanyol 16, Valladolid 15, Valencia 13
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