15:21 / 23.02.2025

Match of the day in Spain: rocking above (video)

You can find out about the main events that took place in Spanish football on Saturday night, the goals scored in the matches and the situation in the tournament table by reading the following article.

"Valencia" — "Atletico" 0:3
Goals: Alvarez (12, 30), Correa (86).
"Valencia" — Mamardashvili, Mosquera, Tarrega, Fulke, Jaime (Andre Almeida, 65), Guerra, Gaya, Barrenechea (Diego Lopez, 80), Pepelu (Duro, 46), Rioja (Francisco Perez, 73), Sadiq (Rafa Mir, 74).
Atletico — Oblak, Azpilicueta (Gallaher, 46), Lenglet, Le Normand, Molina, Lino (Galan, 46), Llorente, De Paul, Simeone (Jiménez, 68), Alvarez (Seurlot, 74), Griezmann (Correa, 68).
Warnings: Lino (23), Lenglet (40), Guerra (42), Galan (64).

Atletico took the first step in the championship race, and the Madrid team did it confidently, ruining the 300th anniversary game of Valencia captain Gaya in La Liga. It was impossible to envy the legend of the "Bats", because his team is in deep crisis and is not in a position to compete with the top clubs. The first goal clearly showed the difference in the level of the teams, in which Griezmann did the main job. Samuel Lino should have scored after his brilliant pass behind the defenders, but his shot hit the crossbar in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper.

But the good pass was not in vain, and the first to reach the rebound was Giovanni Simeone, who passed the ball to Julián Álvarez in a good position. Then the Argentine striker and Griezmann scored the second goal without the participation of other players, in this situation the Frenchman delivered the ball into the center of the penalty area. In the end, the king of the bench Correa gave the hosts a decisive victory. It was Ángel's 24th goal as a wild card in La Liga, and he rose to fourth place in the history of the tournament for this figure.

Correa left Walter Pandiani on this list. The next goal is to catch up with De Paul and Messi, who have scored 27 goals each, and the first place is occupied by the 38-year-old Girona veteran Stuani (29 goals), who hung up his boots at the end of last season. After this victory, Diego Simeone's team took first place in the tournament table for at least a few hours and began to wait for their rivals to make a mistake.

Las Palmas - Barcelona 0:2
Goals: Olmo (62), Torres (90+5).
Las Palmas — Cillessen, Munoz, Marmol, Suarez, Viti (Pessolesi, 85), Baychetich (Benito Ramirez, 86), Essugu (Campania, 67), Moleiro (Fuster, 67), Xavi Munoz, Sandro Ramirez, McBurney (Mata, 66).
"Barcelona" — Szesny, Balde, Kubarsi, Eric Garcia, Kunde, Pedri (de Jong, 85), Casado, Rafinha (Martin, 90+7), Lopez (Olmo, 46), Yamal (Ferran Torres, 85), Lewandowski.
Warnings: Suarez (81), de Jong (82).

Logically, Madrid were unlikely to expect a gift from Barcelona, but in the previous round, the blue and pomegranates had a difficult match with Rayo Vallecano, gaining a minimal advantage (1:0). Las Palmas, on the other hand, stopped Hans-Dieter Flick's team at the end of November (1:2). In general, the Catalans have had a long history of problems with opponents in the second half of the table this season, and in this match, Las Palmas, who are fighting to avoid relegation, managed to surprise the leaders with a quick goal. The favorites, however, failed to create a clear chance in the first half.

Flick decided to bring on Dani Almano for Fermin Lopez at half-time, and it paid off. The fate of the match was decided by the European champions. Almano started the attack and, rushing into the opponent's penalty area, opened the way for Yamal's pass. Then he showed his skill, dribbling past a defender and firing a powerful shot that could not be blocked under the crossbar. But this was not the decisive moment. Soon after, the tension in the game reached its peak after an episode in the Barça penalty area - the referee went to the monitor to review the situation.

However, although Eric Garcia stopped the ball with his hand inside the penalty area, the decisive factor was the offside situation during the attack.

After the referee's final decision, Rafinha celebrated as if he had scored a goal, and the Brazilian winger's emotions did not stop there, and in the extra minutes he assisted Ferran Torres. The striker, who came off the bench, controlled the ball with one touch after a powerful pass, and with the second touch completely put an end to the intrigue. Barca, which has not lost a single time since the beginning of the year, returned to first place. On Sunday, Real Madrid will make their move in the match with Girona.