Madrid derby between Getafe sitting mid-table & second last placed Rayo Vallecano. The latter needed the three points desperately & managed to win 0 - 1 with a 29th min Bueno goal. Getafe however will be worried after todays game as they have entered into a negative results spiral that will need attention.
Last table placed Real Betis are in "deep shit" & in a deep hole that they can't get out off. Today they lost 1 - 2 to Osasuna & with a missed 62nd min penalty from Ruben Castro included. The match was heated as both sides lost a man to red cards ( Betis defender Nono in the 37th min & later Osasuna goalie A.Fernandez in the 59th min ) a situation that favoured the visitors. The goals for Osasuna came in the 2 min with Torres & then an own goal from Figueras in the 57th min. Betis reacted late with a Jorge Molina 80th min goal.
The main objective for Real Madrid today was to win at all cost & cut back the classification table 5 point gap with FC Barcelona & Atletico de Madrid to 3 points. Real Madrid managed to do so after winning RCD Espanyol 0 - 1 thanks to the 65th min goal from Pepe.
Real Madrid dominated most of the match but failed to convert their opportunities. Cristiano Ronaldo had numerous occasions & unusually missed them with bad firing &/or due to the hands of the Espanyol goalkeeper. Cristiano Ronaldo looks anxious, nervous & played individually perhaps with his mind on tomorrows FIFA Golden Ball Award Gala. But he was not the only "out of the groove" player, Benzema was inaccurate & Gareth Bale looked lost. The best players for Real Madrid were Modric, outstanding again, with Pepe who apart from getting the winner was solid in defense.
Espanyol fought all match & did the best they could with their resources. Sergio Sanchez was out due to red card accumulations & he would have been handy tonight. Colombian forward Cordoba was a "pain in the ass" all match for the Real Madrid defence but was not effective enough as he battled mainly alone.
Levante took the points against Malaga FC 1 - 0 with the 19th min goal-header from forward Barral. The quick summary can be best put in the following manner: Malaga had most of the control, while Levante defended. Levante took its chance, while Malaga failed to convert their opportunities.
MONDAY NIGHT ROUND 19 MATCH:
Villarreal - Real Sociedad
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