Atlético beats Getafe, Barcelona lose to Leganés

Sports Desk, Dec 15 (EFE).- Alexander Sørloth scored the winning goal in a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Getafe in LaLiga on Sunday.

Atlético de Madrid’s Angel Correa vies for the ball against Getafe’s David Soria during the LaLiga EA Sports soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Getafe at Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, 15 December 2024. EFE/Juanjo Martin

Atlético now shares LaLiga lead with Barcelona with 38 points from 17 games, it is their 11th win in a row in all competitions, ahead of Real Madrid who positions third with 37 points.

Legane’s Sergio Gonzalez celebrates with teammates after scoring against FC Barcelona during the LaLiga EA Sports soccer match between FC Barcelona and Leganes at Lluis Companys stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 15 December. EFE/Quique García

Meanwhile, a fourth-minute goal from Sergio González gave Leganés a 1-0 win over Barcelona at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, leaving the Catalan giants in no position to take over the LaLiga lead from Atlético de Madrid.

Barcelona failed to score in the first half and had no new moves in the second half, unable to respond to Sergio González’s early goal, from the center of the area to the top right corner.

FC Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski (R) vies for the ball against Leganes’ Sergio Gonzalez, during the LaLiga EA Sports soccer match between FC Barcelona and Leganes at Lluis Companys stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 15 December. EFE/Alejandro GarcIa

At the Estadio de la Cerámica, Real Betis broke their poor LaLiga form with a crucial win over Villarreal on Sunday with a 2-1.

Brazilian Vitor Roque and Argentina’s Giovanni Lo Celso scored against an imprecise Villarreal side, who managed to score through Álex Baena but couldn’t salvage a point despite dominating the second half. EFE

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