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Real Madrid bounced back after missing Kylian Mbappe through injury to fall two goals behind to draw 3-3 at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, missing out on a chance to go top of LaLiga.
Mbappe suffered a knee injury during Madrid’s 3-2 Champions League win against Atalanta on Wednesday and the reigning Spanish champions made a terrible start in the striker’s absence as Unai Lopez opened the scoring for the hosts after four minutes and Abdul Mumin doubled their tally. advantage with a header nine minutes before the break.
After conceding two headers, Madrid scored on the stroke of half-time when Federico Valverde struck from 25 meters five minutes before half-time.
Jude Bellingham then looked powerfully at Rodryg’s cross with seconds remaining in regulation time to level the scores at the break and make it a sixth straight game.
Jude Bellingham can’t stop scoring 🔥🔥
Those are goals in 6 consecutive LALIGA games for Real Madrid and the English star pic.twitter.com/OhTid9sstA
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) December 14, 2024
Madrid must have sensed their comeback was complete when Rodrygo fired home 11 minutes after the break, only for Florian Lejeune’s long-range effort to deflect off team-mate Isio Palazon and fool visiting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois seven minutes later.
The Champions League holder is a point behind Barcelona with 17 games played for both the top two. Atletico Madrid, who are a point behind their city rivals in third place, play their second game at home to 15th-placed Getafe on Sunday (13:00 GMT).
😘⚡️ @Isinho #LALIGAHighlights #RayoRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/I07UmZastY
— Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) December 14, 2024
Majorca fell behind after Donny van de Beek’s seventh-minute goal at home to ninth Gironabut Cyle Larin’s double lifted them to fifth with a 2-1 win despite Vedat Muriqi’s 32nd-minute dismissal between their goals.
Seville won 1-0 at home Celta Vigo to move above their mid-table opponents, and health moved up to seventh with a 0-0 tie in the bottom of the third Espanyol.
Bundesliga results: Bayern lost to Mainz
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich suffered their first league defeat under Vincent Kompany with a 2-1 defeat at Mainzwho moved up to sixth place with their latest home win following wins over Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim at the Mewa Arena.
South Korean striker Lee Jae-sung struck in the 41st and 60th minutes, although Leroy Sane hit back three minutes from time for Bayern, who are without Bundesliga top scorer and England captain Harry Kane through injury.
GET IN THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE SEEING THAT!!! 😍#Mainz05 #M05FCB pic.twitter.com/iLQzm3Yp1z
— Mainz 05 English (@Mainz05en) December 14, 2024
Second place Bayer Leverkusen cut the gap at the top to four points with a 2-0 win at Augsburg with goals from Martin Terrier and Florian Wirtz, although Eintracht Frankfurt will move a point clear of Xabi Alonso’s side if they win at Leipzig on Sunday (1830 GMT).
Elsewhere, Borussia Monchengladbach took 10th place with a 4-1 home win over the second bottom Holstein Kielwhile Werder Bremen are seventh after a 2-0 win in the bottom of the fourth St. Pauli.
Union Berlin they remain 12th after a 1-1 draw at home at the bottom Bochumto whom Koji Miyoshi was sent off in the 13th minute with the result goalless.
Ligue 1 results: Marseille draw boosts PSG
Paris Saint-Germain they have a four point difference Marseilles and Monaco with a game in hand at the top of Ligue 1 after both their nearest rivals dropped points.
Quentin Merlin put second-placed OM ahead in the 17th minute at home to fourth-placed Lille, but Bafode Diakite headed the visitors ahead in the 87th minute before a fiery finish to the game, including a red card for Marseille’s Pol Lirola in the 94th minute.
RED CARD TO MARSEILLE 🟥 pic.twitter.com/Vc5etTZNn5
— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) December 14, 2024
Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi and Lille counterpart Bruno Genesio were both unhappy with referee Willy Delajod, who was sent off at full-time.
Monaco drew 0-0 at 10th place Reimswhile Auxerre rose to eighth by equalizing twice in a 2-2 draw at home Lenswhich moved up to sixth place. On Sunday (19:45), PSG hosts fifth-placed Lyon.
More to come from Serie A
