This Saturday was a dream day for Real Madrid, despite the fact they will be playing on Sunday.Not one but two of their biggest rivals, and title contenders, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, slipped on Saturday in the Madrid suburbs.After Leganes’ shocking 1-0 win against Los Colchoneros, Jose Bordalas’ Getafe managed to clinch a 1-1 draw against none other than Hansi Flick’s Barcelona.🚨 Only one win in the last 8 La Liga games for Barcelona! pic.twitter.com/eii8XJDj4U— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 18, 2025 That was the Blaugrana’s fourth La Liga draw in a row, and what strike is the fact that it came after Barca’s sensational victories against Real Madrid and Real Betis in the Spanish Super Cup and the Spanish Cup (5-2, 5-1).It could have ended much differently, because everything went according to plan for the visitors as Kounde netted within the opening ten minutes. What followed was a series of promising chances to extend the lead and basically wrap up the tie, but Lewandowski and Raphinha missed it from a close range.And then, against the run of play, out of the blue – it was 1-1.WHAT A GOAL GETAFE!! pic.twitter.com/WbrQUl10vv https://t.co/tq9NrVl17F— Dr Yash (@YashRMFC) January 18, 2025 Inaki Pena tried stopping one of Getafe’s efforts and saved it indeed, but Uruguayan midfielder Mauro Arambarri ran onto it inside the six-yard box and equalized. That was the beginning of Barca’s agony…They created opportunities in the second half, constantly threatened but then exploded with dissatisfaction when both Dani Olmo and Kounde were knocked down in the penalty area and the referee decided not to reward them with a penalty.📸 – NO PENALTY GIVEN FOR BARCELONA, THAT IS INCREDIBLE! pic.twitter.com/1wVQuX3qj4— TheEuropeanLad (@TheEuropeanLad) January 18, 2025 The Catalans stumbled again, and are now five points behind Atletico Madrid, while Real Madrid could get back to the summit in case they beat Las Palmas on Sunday.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 20FridayEspanyol – Valladolid 2-1 (1-0)/Puado 31, Fernandez 74 – Sanchez 57/SaturdayGirona – Sevilla 1-2 (1-0)/Martinez 36 – Saul 59, Lukebakio 88/Leganes – Atl. Madrid 1-0 (0-0)/Nastasic49 /Betis – Alaves 1-3 (1-1)/Rodriguez 28 – Garcia 11 pen, 80, 84/Getafe – Barcelona 1-1 (1-1)/Arambarri 34 – Kounde 9/Sunday16.00: (2.85) Celta (3.10) Ath.Bilbao (2.65)18.15: (1.17) Real Madrid (8.00) Las Palmas (14.0)20.30: (2.25) Osasuna (3.20) Rayo Vallecano (3.70)23.00: (3.10) Valencia (3.05) Sociedad (2.50)Monday23.00: (1.75) Villareal (3.75) Mallorca (5.25)**odds are subject to change**
