On Saturday, three matches of the 2nd round were played in the Spanish "La Liga" championship.
The Madrid "Atletico" team recorded their first victory. Diego Simeone's pupils defeated their neighbors - the footballers of "Rayo Vallecano" by a minimal difference.
The winning goal was scored in the 63rd minute, when Antoine Griezmann scored from a set-piece situation.
"Atletico" played a draw in the first round against "Valencia", but their victory brought them closer to the leaders.
In another match, where "Alaves" fought against Seville's "Real Betis", the meeting ended in a goalless draw.
In the last match of the evening, "Real Valladolid" faced "Barcelona". In a dramatic match, the Catalans came out victorious with a score of 1:0.
From the start of the match, Barcelona had a hard time playing - Valladolid's field surface was changed just a few days before, so during the game, the players struggled on the pitch.
However, in the 57th minute, "Barca" managed to take the lead - Sergi Roberto passed the ball to Ousmane Dembele, who scored a precise shot past the opponents' goalkeeper.
After the missed goal, "Real Valladolid" did not give up and caused serious problems for the visitors' defenders. In the 93rd minute, the stadium plunged into euphoria, which lasted only a few minutes.
With a header, Keko directed the ball towards the goal defended by Ter Stegen, and the whole team along with the stadium celebrated victory, but the referee soon stopped the game and after consulting with the officials behind the screen, made the right decision - the goal was disallowed due to offside.
Results:
"Atletico" 1 - 0 "Rayo Vallecano"
63' [1 - 0] A. Griezmann
"Alaves" 0 - 0 "Real Betis"
"Real Valladolid" 0 - 1 "Barcelona"
57' [0 - 1] O. Dembele
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