On Saturday, four matches of the 16th round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship were played.
At 17:15 Lithuanian time, Madrid's "Atletico" faced off against "Las Palmas" at the "Vicente Calderon" stadium. The struggling "Rojiblancos" team in the country's championship achieved an important victory this season with a score of 1-0.
The whole match was a fierce battle. In the first half, the guests from Gran Canaria had good opportunities to score, but it was Diego Simeone's players who managed to score.
In the 59th minute, Saul Niguez's excellent shot left no hopes for the "Las Palmas" goalkeeper and put "Atletico" in the lead. Despite dominating the remaining time, "Las Palmas" failed to equalize.
After draws and defeats, "Atletico" secured their eighth victory and temporarily reduced the gap from the leaders to 9 points.
In another match of the day, "Sporting Gijon" had to recognize the superiority of the "Villarreal" team at home. The "Submarines" outperformed the hosts with a score of 3-1, and the goals for the winners were scored by Jonathan dos Santos, Nicola Sansone, and Alexandre Pato.
Other matches ended with "Real Sociedad" defeating "Granada" in San Sebastian, and "Sevilla" taking care of business against "Malaga" in the first half.
Results:
"Atletico" 1 - 0 "Las Palmas"
59' [1 - 0] S. Niguez
"Gijon" 1-3 "Villarreal"
12' [0 - 1] J. dos Santos
19' [0 - 2] M. Sansone
74' [0 - 3] A. Pato
89' [1 - 3] C. Carmona
"Granada" 0 - 2 "Real Sociedad"
56' [0 - 1] B. Jon
69' [0 - 2] Juanmi
"Sevilla" 4 - 1 "Malaga"
25' [1 - 0] L. Vietto
28' [2 - 0] L. Vietto
34' [3 - 0] W. Ben Yedder
35' [4 - 0] Vitolo
64' [4 - 1] S. Ramirez
61' A. Rami ("Sevilla") sent off from the field
Tournament table:
