Real Madrid recovered from being without Kylian Mbappé through injury to fall two goals down to draw 3-3 at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, missing out on a chance to go top of La Liga.
Mbappé picked up a hamstring injury during Madrid’s 3-2 win at Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday, and the reigning Spanish champions made a terrible start in the striker’s absence as Unai López opened the scoring for the hosts after four minutes and Abdul Mumin doubled his score. lead with a header nine minutes before the break.
After conceding two headers, Madrid scored the goal of the half when Federico Valverde fired home from 25 meters five minutes before the break.
Jude Bellingham powerfully headed home Rodrygo’s cross with seconds remaining in regulation time to level the score at halftime and into the net for a sixth straight game.
Jude Bellingham can’t stop scoring 🔥🔥
Here are the goals in 6 straight LALIGA games for the Real Madrid and England star 🏴 pic.twitter.com/OhTid9sstA
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) December 14, 2024
Madrid must have felt their comeback was complete when Rodrygo fired home 11 minutes after the break, only for Florian Lejeune’s long-range effort to deflect off teammate Isi Palazon and deceive visiting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois seven minutes from time later on
The Champions League champions are one point behind Barcelona with 17 games played for the top two. Atletico Madrid, who are one point behind their third-placed city rivals, play their home game against 15th-placed Getafe on Sunday (13:00 GMT).
😘⚡️ @Isinho #LALIGA Highlights #RayoRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/I07UmZastY
— Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) December 14, 2024
Majorca fell behind to Donny van de Beek’s seventh-minute goal at home to ninth Gironabut Cyle Larin’s brace lifted them to fifth with a 2-1 win despite Vedat Muriqi’s 32nd-minute sending-off among their goals.
Seville won 1-0 at home Celta Vigo above their mid-table opponents, i hello moved up to seventh with a 0-0 tie in third spanish.
Bundesliga results: Bayern lose at 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 victories against Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim at the Mewa Arena.
South Korea striker Lee Jae-sung struck in the 41st and 60th minutes, although Leroy Sane replied three minutes from time for Bayern, whose injury absentees include the Bundesliga’s top scorer and England captain Harry Kane.
GET IN THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE TO SEE IT!!! 😍#Mainz05 #M05FCB pic.twitter.com/iLQzm3Yp1z
— Mainz 05 English (@Mainz05en) December 14, 2024
Second ranked Bayer Leverkusen closed the gap at the top to four points by winning 2-0 at Augsburg through goals from Martin Terrier and Florian Wirtz, although Eintracht Frankfurt will move a point above Xabi Alonso’s side if they win in Leipzig on Sunday (18.30 GMT).
In another place, Borussia Monchengladbach finished 10th with a 4-1 home win over second base Holstein Kielwhile Werder Bremen they are seventh after a 2-0 win in the bottom quarter Saint Paul.
Union Berlin they remain 12th after a 1-1 draw at home to the bottom team Bochumwhich had Koji Miyoshi dismissed in the 13th minute with the scoreline scoreless.
Ligue 1 results: Marseille draw boosts PSG
Paris Saint-Germain they are four points ahead Marseille i Monaco with a game at the top of Ligue 1 after their two nearest rivals dropped points.
Quentin Merlin put second-placed OM ahead in the 17th minute at home to fourth-placed Lille, but Bafode Diakite equalized for the visitors in the 87th minute before a heated end to the game with a 94th-minute red card for in Marseille Pol Lirola.
RED CARD IN MARSEILLE 🥳 pic.twitter.com/Vc5etTZNn5
— English League 1 (@Ligue1_ENG) December 14, 2024
Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi and Lille counterpart Bruno Genesio were unhappy with referee Willy Delajod, who was escorted off the pitch at full-time.
Monaco drew 0-0 in the 10th place Reimswhile Auxerre moved up to eighth by netting twice in a 2-2 draw at home slowwho passed sixth PSG hosts fifth-placed Lyon on Sunday (7:45 p.m.).
Serie A results: Juventus draw against Venezia
Sixth ranked Juventus surprisingly they stayed at home on the lower side Venicetying a fourth consecutive league game as both teams scored twice.
After Federico Gatti’s first goal for Juve in the 19th minute, Mikael Ellertsson equalized with a header 16 minutes into the second half.
Juventus are STUCK after Venezia’s goal in the 83rd minute 😳
Thiago Motta’s side were on a 15 game unbeaten run before tonight’s clash…
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— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) December 14, 2024
Another header, this one from Jay Idzes, gave Venezia the lead in the 83rd minute, leaving Juventus to claim a 95th-minute penalty from Dusan Vlahovic to secure a point they will be far from satisfied with .
There are no such problems for Atalantawho remain top of the table after Nicolo Zaniolo scored the only goal of his game in Cagliari to give his team a 10th straight league win and leave the Islanders three points above the relegation zone in 15th place.
Second ranked Naples they are two points behind Atalanta, winning 3-1 in the ninth place Udinese.
Florian Thauvin gave the home side the lead in the 22nd minute, only for goals from Romelu Lukaku and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, with Lautaro Giannetti’s own goal, to give Antonio Conte’s side their first win in three matches in all competitions.
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