La Liga: Real Madrid drop points, Barca and Atletico win
Real Madrid dropped two points in the race for the La Liga title, being held to a 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano.
Real Madrid dropped two points in the race for the La Liga title, being held to a 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano.
The defender had to leave the pitch in the 39th minute of the game, and the tests carried out on Sunday confirmed he will be out of action until at least August.
La Liga wastes no time in kicking off the New Year with the 19th round of matches to be played over the coming three days.
Interestingly, Girona FC play in the final fixture of Matchday 14, on Monday night, so their title rivals will look to put the pressure on before the leaders are back in action.
Global sports brand Puma and La Liga on Monday unveiled Orbita Yellow Ball, a high-visibility ball designed specifically for La Liga and La Liga Hypermotion matches to be played from Monday till April 27, 2024.
Though both clubs agreed on 18 December (a weekday; Wednesday) for the clash, La Liga have confirmed that they will appeal for a new date.
The 28-year-old had joined Manchester City from Wolfsburg way back in 2015 and has played a vital role in Manchester City winning two Premier League titles.
Real Madrid finished the goals with 13 shots, four of which were on target, but could not manage to go past Real Mallorca’s goalkeeper Manalo Reina.
All the three main Barca strikers found their names on the scoresheet as Barca defeated Eibar 3-0 and reached the summit of the La Liga points tally.
Initially, 16 December was proposed as the rescheduled date but it has been turned down by La Liga officials since they want to keep the high voltage encounter on a weekend.