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Winnipeg Free Press
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Rayo Vallecano wins 1-0 at Las Palmas to leave home side deep in relegation trouble
MADRID (AP) — Las Palmas missed a chance to grab vital points in its relegation fight when it lost 1-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Friday. Álvaro García smashed the winner in off the underside of the bar 20 minutes into the second half to leave Las Palmas third from bottom with 32 points, three points behind Alaves immediately above. Leganes is 19th in the 20-team top tier with 31 points. Both Leganes and Alaves have a game in hand. Valladolid has already been relegated and two more teams will join it. 'Right now, it's frustrating,' Las Palmas midfielder Alberto Moleiro told broadcaster DAZN. 'We always give it our all, and we have to keep going. There are three (games) left and we're not going to give up.' The win lifted Rayo into seventh and the Europa League places. It sits a point above Celta Vigo and three points clear of Osasuna and Mallorca, all of whom have a game in hand. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rayo Vallecano close in on European spot as winning streak continues
Rayo Vallecano remain on course to clinch European qualification for the first time in over two decades. Inigo Perez's side sealed a third successive La Liga win as they battled past rock bottom Real Valladolid to move up sixth in the table. That run comes as part of a nine-game unbeaten run in league action, stretching back to December, and dreams of Europe are on the horizon. Rayo have not featured in European competition since reaching the 2001 UEFA Cup quarter finals, where they lost out to Spanish rivals Alaves, who were beaten by Liverpool in the final. Victory over Valladolid is the latest step as Perez aims to break a barrier in Vallecas. Neither side could carve out a first half breakthrough before the half time interval, with Isi Palazon denied, and Sergio Guardiola heading off target for the home team. Rayo stepped up the tempo after restart, as Real Valladolid dug in for a draw in the capital, and the hosts converted their one big chance late on in the contest. Jorge de Frutos' cross caused issues inside the Valladolid box and Alvaro Garcia kept his cool to lash home the winner. "The deadlock is finally broken!" 🎙️ Álvaro García with a 70th-minute opener for Rayo Vallecano against Real Valladolid 👏 — Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) February 7, 2025 📍 Rayo Vallecano, Vallecas, Madrid… ¿EUROPA? El gol de Álvaro García para mantener muy vivos los sueños de los Rayistas 🔥#LALIGAenDAZN ⚽️ — DAZN España (@DAZN_ES) February 7, 2025 Another three points on the board for Rayo puts them into the spot currently reserved for the UEFA Conference League, depending on the result of the Copa del Rey final later in the campaign, but it could be enough for the Europa League. With no cup or European action on the schedule, Rayo are fully focused on their La Liga run-in, ahead of a trip to Barcelona on February 17. That is followed by home games against fifth place Villarreal and Sevilla, as Real Valladolid remain eight points from safety at this stage, ahead of hosting Sevilla next weekend. Images via Getty Images/One Football
