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First Division - Day 21

Rayo Vallecano 2 - Atlético Madrid 4

Rayo: Rubén; Arbilla, Tito, Saúl Ñíguez, Nacho; Trashorras, Raúl Baena (Nery Castillo 75’); Lass (Rochina 56’), Alberto Bueno, Jonathan Viera (Iago Falqué 82’); Larrivey. 4-2-3-1.
Atlético: Courtois; Manquillo, Miranda, Godín, Filipe Luis; Sosa (Oliver Torres 65’, Cristian Rodríguez 69’), Gabi, Koke, Arda Turan; Diego Costa, David Villa (Raúl García 79‘). 4-4-2.

Goals:
0-1. 08. David Villa. Picked up Diego Costa pass and struck shot wide of keeper.
0-2. 30. Arda Turan. Steered shot inside near post after Costa & Sosa combined.
1-2. 40. Viera. Collected Trashorras pass and fired deflected shot past Courtois.
1-3. 43. Arda Turan. Turned ball into net after Saúl headed back Gabi free kick.
1-4. 74. Saúl (own goal). Deflected ball in to net trying to clear Filipe Luis cross.
2-4. 76. Larrivey. Got on the end of Jonathan Viera centre to head past keeper.

Yellow cards: Raúl Baena 25’, Manquillo 54’, Saúl Ñíguez 62’.

Atlético Madrid temporarily returned to first place after they won 2-4 at city neighbours Rayo Vallecano on Sunday evening, although Barcelona’s victory two hours later returned them to second spot. David Villa opened the scoring early on after winning the ball off Raúl Baena following a sloppy clearance by Rubén, Diego Costa playing the rebound back for the striker to steer a shot in to the emty net. The visitors had a chance to level it a few minutes later when Alberto Bueno fell in the penalty area under a challenge by Manquillo, but Courtois guessed correctly and saved Jonathan Viera’s spot kick. A few minutes later Diego costa and José Sosa combined for Arda Turan to fire home a second, and although Viera made up for his mistake with a shot which went in off a defender, Turan restored the two goal cushion on the stroke of half time after Saúl Ñíguez (himself on loan from Atlético) could only head Gabi’s free kick back towards the far post. Saúl further blotted his copy-book when he turned a Filipe Luis cross past his own keeper with a quarter of an hour to go, and two minutes later Larrivey headed another one back for the locals from Viera’s centre. Once again Rayo had put up a brave performance, but the defeat leaves them in next to bottom spot, now five points away from safety.