MADRID 9 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
FC Barcelona had to work in the Derbi against RCD Espanyol to return to the path of victory and maintain its distance in the leadership of the League F 2024-2025 against Real Madrid, while Atlético de Madrid did not miss another stumbling block of the Royal Society to recover third place, after the dispute of the eighteenth day of the championship.
The leader sweated to impose a Espanyol 0-2 who had already created problems in the first round where he won until the 59th minute at Johan Cruyff before being hit (7-1). However, the blue and white team extended its resistance much more on this occasion and showed that its rival, private for injury of key players such as Patri Guijarro and Alexia Putellas, walks with any doubt.
After losing surprisingly at home against Levante UD last day, Barça sought redemption in the Catalan derby. As before the ‘granotas’, he dominated and enjoyed the best occasions before the order of the Sara Monforte team, but this time the balance ended up declining from his side with the goal in the 72nd minute of Caroline Graham Hansen. Almost at a time in a row, Salma Paralluelo finished any reaction hint.
The current European champion thus replied to the triumph of Real Madrid that had placed the Madrid players two points of the lead. The team that trains Alberto Toril also had a game played, but knew how to endure not to be surprised by a Levante UD that fell 1-2 and remains in descent positions.
The many almost followed by Caroline Weir, a penalty, and Alba Redond They were able to find the goal that gave them at least one point.
Real Madrid, in addition, increased to 13 its distance with the third place, now held by Atlétic 1-2 against a Deportivo Abanca who takes air in its struggle for permanence thanks to the many of Olaya Enrique and Millene Cabral, who served to overcome the initial of Elene Guridi and to take advantage of the expulsion of the local goalkeeper Elene Lete After the break and also led to 1-1.
In this way, Atlétic of Tatiana Pinto at the beginning of the second half. Less suffered the Athletic Club to get back into the fight after beating (0-4) to a real Betis that follows two points in the descent.
Behind, the coast Adeje Tenerife remains in the sixth position and four points of the mats after tracing and sinking the Valencia Colist consecutive The Granada CF is six points from Atlético after winning at home to Levante Badalona by 0-2 (Isabel Álvarez and Alexia Fernández).
Finally, the SD Eibar saw its good streak cut after its important victories in Alfredo Di Stéfano and Lezama when 1-2 fell in Ipurua against a Madrid CFF that broke its bad streak of five league days without winning and getting away from the descent.