Barcelona secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano to move to the top of the La Liga table, edging past Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in a tightly contested title race. The only goal of the match came in the 28th minute when Robert Lewandowski calmly converted a penalty after Pathé Ciss fouled Martinez inside the box.

Despite Barcelona’s early dominance, Rayo Vallecano grew into the game and nearly found an equalizer through Jorge De Frutos and Randy Nteka, but solid defending and key saves from Wojciech Szczesny preserved the lead for Xavi’s men.

Raphinha was a lively presence in the first half, constantly threatening the opposition defense, but his finishing let him down at crucial moments. Meanwhile, De Frutos thought he had leveled the game just before halftime, only for his effort to be ruled out for offside in a controversial decision.

Rayo continued to push forward in the second half, with their best chance coming in the 90th minute when De Frutos sent a diving header over the bar, failing to capitalize on a pinpoint cross from Embarba.

Barcelona’s victory sees them leapfrog Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, both of whom dropped crucial points in their latest fixtures. Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo. Real Madrid also had the same scoreline with Osasuna.

Source: https://hub.opera.com/
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Now Madrid and Barcelona are level on Points
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Barcelona will bottle the league to Madrid
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Barcelona now level on points with Madrid. Only goal difference is separating them
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