La Liga Roundup: Atletico wins at Osasuna to rebound from Copa loss to Madrid
MADRID — Atletico Madrid rebounded from its elimination by metropolis rival Real Madrid within the Copa del Rey with a 1-0 win at seventh-place Osasuna within the Spanish league on Sunday.
Substitute Saul Niguez scored the winner lower than 10 minutes after he had entered the match within the sixty fifth.
Atletico relinquished a late 1-0 lead towards Madrid to lose 2-1 within the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday. The cup was the one competitors Atletico realistically had an opportunity to win because it had already been eradicated from the Champions League and the Europa League, and it presently trails league chief Barcelona by 13 factors.
“We are out of the Champions (League) and the Copa, but the motivation to play for Atletico remains,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone mentioned. “I’ll always demand that from my players.”
It was the third win in 4 video games in all competitions for Simeone’s workforce, whereas struggling Osasuna remained winless in 4 straight.
Osasuna has just one victory in eight matches general, although it hadn’t misplaced since final yr.
Atletico hadn’t received an away match within the league since October at Real Betis.
WILLIAMS’ RUN ENDS
Inaki Williams’ absence in Athletic Bilbao’s 1-0 loss at Celta Vigo ended his document of 251 consecutive league appearances. He didn’t play in Vigo due to harm.
Williams had performed in each league match for Bilbao since April 2016.
Veteran striker Iago Aspas scored Celta’s winner within the 71st. The consequence moved Celta to sixteenth place, whereas Bilbao remained eighth.
Bilbao is winless in 5 league video games, since a 3-0 dwelling victory towards Valladolid earlier than the World Cup.
VALENCIA’S STRUGGLES
Valencia’s struggles continued with a 1-0 loss at Valladolid, including stress on coach Gennaro Gattuso.
Valencia has just one win in its final 10 league video games, towards Real Betis earlier than the World Cup. It dropped to 14th place and one level above the relegation zone.
Canadian ahead Cyle Larin scored a Ninetieth-minute winner for Seventeenth-place Valladolid, which ended its five-game dropping streak throughout all competitions.
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