Matchday 20 of LaLiga EA Sports was an unusual matchday as three matches were postponed due to the Spanish Super Cup dispute. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico and Osasuna They were unable to play their matches and this gave wings to other teams at the top of the table, such as Girona, who maintained their lead despite the failure at Almería, or Athletic, who were currently temporarily in third place in the table. .
In the lower region, Andalusian groups are gradually sinking. defeats Seville, Cadiz and Granadawith bottom tie AlmeriaKeeping four Andalusian teams in the last four places Celta, Villarreal and Mallorca They can breathe with a small mattress on them.
These were seven games controversial over the weekend:
Sevilla 2 – Alavés 3
The Babazorro team made a surprise at Sánchez Pizjuán. Luis García Plaza’s men took the lead with the goals they scored in the first half. Tenaglia and Kike Garcia. Sevilla equalized the score in the second half Rafa Mir and Ocampos punishment. However, during the injury period Duarte He gave 3 points to the guest team.
Las Palmas 3 – Villarreal 0
A win in Gran Canaria worsens the crisis for Villarreal, who have been unable to end their reaction following the arrival of Marcelino. Kirian He was the big hero of the match with the duo and the young team herzogThe remaining goal was scored by the player who was playing for the first time in the First League.
Majorca 1 – Celta 1
Two teams that cannot be ignored if they do not want to be in contention until the last game of the season. Iago Aspas He put Rafa Benítez’s team ahead in the first minutes, but the Canadian Larin He equalized before the break.
Athletic 2 – Real Sociedad 1
An exciting Basque derby between two teams that have delighted their fans throughout the season. On this occasion, the Biscayans took the lead thanks to a double performance. Berenguer. In the last part of the game Oyarzabal He closed the gap, but it was not enough for İmanol’s team.
Betis 1 – Granada 0
One goal from one of the revolutions of the season Isco Alarcón, It gave Pellegrini’s side victory, ending an already long run of bad times and leaving Granada even more affected and unable to approach safety.
Almeria 0 – Girona 0
No goals in the duel between the bottom team and the co-leader. Garitano’s team surprised and dominated Míchel’s team, but they paid a heavy price for their lack of punch in the opposition zone. Moreover, Girona experienced their worst edition of the season, with one player missing due to his dismissal. Aleix Garciawho will lose at least another week.
Cadiz 1 – Valencia 4
There is great discontent among Cádiz fans who saw their team go almost the entire tour without a victory, and coach Sergio González is already calling for his head. Hugo Duro left the Valencians behind alcaraz He tied things up after the penalty and Diego López It gave Baraja’s team the advantage again. There were few problems from then on and two more goals were scored in injury time. Javi Guerra and Jesús Vázquez.