During the Sunday games of the Spanish "La Liga" championship, another five matches of the 36th round were played.
This season, Madrid's "Getafe," which surprises Spanish football fans, is close to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. The capital's team defeated "Girona" at home and secured fourth place with two rounds remaining until the end of the championship.
In the 16th minute, the 37-year-old team veteran Jorge Molina put the hosts ahead, and Angel secured the victory in the second half.
After the victory against "Sevilla" in the previous round, "Getafe" gained a three-point advantage. "Getafe" has a better head-to-head record, so even if both teams have the same number of points, "Sevilla" cannot move up in the standings.
The main competitor of "Getafe" is "Valencia," which defeated "Huesca" with a score of 6:2 and equalized points with "Sevilla." The "Bats" have a better head-to-head record, so if they equalize points with "Getafe," they will remain in fourth place.
"Valencia" scored five goals in the first half. Rodrigo and Santi Mina also scored a brace each.
In other matches, Madrid's "Real" team returned to the path of victory. Mariano Diaz's brace and another goal by Jesus Vallejo determined the 3:2 victory against "Villarreal."
The "Yellow Submarine" equalized the score once, but the second goal was scored just seconds before the end of the match.
In other matches, "Real Betis" lost to "Eibar," while "Real Valladolid" defeated "Athletic Bilbao."
Results:
"Real Madrid" 3 - 2 "Villarreal"
2' [1 - 0] Mariano
11' [1 - 1] G. Moreno
40' [2 - 1] J. Vallejo
49' [3 - 1] Mariano
90+4' [3 - 2] J. Costa
"Getafe" 2 - 0 "Girona"
16' [1 - 0] J. Molina
77' [2 - 0] Angel
69' B. Garcia ("Girona") sent off
"Eibar" 1 - 0 "Real Betis"
45+1' [1 - 0] Cote
67' G. Lo Celso ("Real Betis") missed penalty kick
"Valladolid" 1 - 0 "Athletic Bilbao"
21' [1 - 0] W. Rubio
"Huesca" 2 - 6 "Valencia"
2' [0 - 1] D. Wass
16' [0 - 2] Rodrigo
20' [0 - 3] S. Mina
32' [0 - 4] S. Mina
40' [0 - 5] X. Etxeita (own goal)
51' [0 - 6] Rodrigo
66' [1 - 6] G. Melero
90+2' [2 - 6] A. Gallar (penalty kick)
Standings:
