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.
It was only in the 88th minute of the match that Aritz Aduriz came on the field and scored the match deciding goal 65 seconds after he was sent on the pitch.
As far as Juventus are concerned, this deal could well be two-fold beneficial for them since it would cost them a paltry fee of €10 Million and would give them a more than useful left-back option.
Although Madrid enjoyed possession only 43 per cent of the time, they were the ones who created more opportunities by playing more attacking style of football.
Suarez joins Lionel Messi on the sidelines after hobbling off in the 37th minute at San Mames, leaving Barca without their two premium strikers.
With Hazard being ruled out due to his injury, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane will now be in a fix as far as selection is considered.