Jornada 20 starts
17 Jan. 2100 Espanyol 2, Valladolid 1 Here we go--second half of the season coming right up
The winner today climbs above the drop. And that would be Espanyol, as Puado lifts Espanyol out of the drop--1-0. Halftime; Alavés is now in the drop. 23,554 on hand. But at 57", Javi Sánchez ties the score with a great free kick--1-1. At 74, Roberto connects with a gem of a header--2-1, Espanyol back on top. And Espanyol holds on to win.
A few games have been changed from the previous listing.
18 Jan. four games
1400 Girona 1, Sevilla 2 Sevilla is awarded a pk at 2', saved by the goalie. At 36', Arnau gives Girona the lead with a header--1-0. And thus it stands at the half. Girona, at the moment, is in fifth place. At 59', Saul Niguez ties it for Sevilla, as he puts in a rejection--1-1. At 88, Lukébakio gives Sevilla the lead with a solo job--1-2. Big win for Sevilal
1615 Leganés 1, Atleti 0 Scoreless first half. At 49, Nastasic heads in to give Lega the lead--1-0. 12,371 on hand. At 90, Griezmann has a chance to tie with a pk, but he misses wide. Lega holds on to win and probably to have knocked Atleti out of the league lead,
1830 Betis 1, Alavés 3 At 11', Kike Garcia converts a pk to give Alavés the lead--0-1. At 28, Jesús Rodríguez ties it for Betis--1-1. Tablas at halftime. Alavés, at the moment, is top of the drop. 50,021 on hand in the Benito Villamarín. At 55, Perraud of Betis is red carded. At 80, Kike Garía gives Alavés the lead once more. Can they hold it
At 84, Kike García completes a hat trick, and it is 1-3. Alavés has climbed, for the moment, above the drop. And 1-3 is the final.
2100 Getafe 1, Barça 1 At 9, Koundé gives Barça the lead--0-1. At 34, Arambarri puts in a rebound to make it 1-1. Tablas at the half. 15,134 on hand. And 1-1 is the final. Definitely not a "fun" game to watch
19 Jan. four games
1400 Celta 1, Athletic 2 Can Athletic win in a tough venue
Raining hard in Vigo at game time . . . Scoreless first half. Pretty even, with a slight nod to the Brothers Williams,
22,279 on hand. At 62, Berenguer gives Athletic the lead--0-1. And the rain pours down . . . At 71, Vivian puts in a rebound, and it is now 0-2. But it ain't over until it's over, and Alvarez gets one back for Celta at 74--1-2. And that is how it ends.
1615 Real Madrid 4, Las Palmas 1 El Real goes top if they beat the Canaries today. At 27 seconds, Silva scores to give the Canaries the early lead--0-1. At 18, it's 1-1, as MBAPPe converts a PK for Real. At 33', Brahim has a tap-in to give Real the lead. And at 36, MBAPPE makes it 3-1. At 42, MBAPPE completes a hat trick--4-1. Oops--3-1, as there was an infraction on that last goal. At the half, 3-1. At 57, it really is 4-1, as Rodrygo scores. Las Palmas reduced to 10 men. When the Battle is lost and won, 4-1 is the final, with many slow disallowed goals . . .
1830 Osasuna 1, Rayo 1 Can Rayo get something here
Perhaps. At 19, Camello, on the break, beats Herrera to make it 0-1 for Rayo.
And Rayo still leads at the half. 20,770 on hand. At 60, Raul García scores to tie it--1-1. That is the final. Good result for Rayo
2100 Valencia 1, Real Sociedad 0 Coming up next
At 26', Hugo Duro scores for Valencia; the latter will climb out of last place if they can hold on; they would still be in the Drop, however. Second half coming
And Valencia wins this game and is ahead of Valladolid but trails Espanyol.
20 Jan. 2100 Villarreal 4, Mallorca 0 Going in, each has 30 points; coming out, either or both will have more. At 20, Logan Costa heads in a corner to give the home team the lead--1-0. At 24, Alex Baena makes it 2-0. At 26, Dani Parejo makes it 3-0. And at 28, Yeremi Pino makes it 4-0.
Is this for real
Halftime. 14,852 on hand. And the second half produces little of interest
42,314 on hand. And 2-0 is the final.
Will Rayo get something out of this game