Real Madrid recovered from the absence of Kylian Mbappe due to injury and a two-goal deficit to draw 3-3 with Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, missing the opportunity to rise to the top of the Spanish Premier League.
Mbappe suffered a hamstring injury during Real Madrid's 3-2 win over Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday, and the defending Spanish champions got off to a horrific start in the striker's absence, with Unai Lopez opening the scoring for the hosts four minutes later and Abdelmoumen doubling his goal. An advantage with a header nine minutes before the end of the first half.
After conceding two goals from headers, Real Madrid scored in the first half when Federico Valverde scored from 25 yards five minutes before half-time.
Jude Bellingham then delivered a powerful Rodrigo cross seconds before normal time to level the score at the break and score for the sixth game in a row.
Jude Bellingham can't stop scoring 🔥🔥
This is the goal in 6 consecutive La Liga matches for the Real Madrid and England star. pic.twitter.com/OhTid9sstA
– Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) December 14, 2024
Real Madrid must have felt their comeback was complete when Rodrigo fired in the 11th minute after the break, but Florian Lejeune's long-range shot deflected off team-mate Issy Palazon and deceived visiting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois seven minutes later.
The reigning Champions League champions are one point behind Barcelona, having played 17 games each for first and second place. Atletico Madrid, which is one point behind its competitors in third place, will play its postponed match at home against Getafe, ranked 15th, on Sunday (13:00 GMT).
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– Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) December 14, 2024
Mallorca They fell behind to Donny van de Beek's goal in the seventh minute at home to finish ninth GironaBut Sil Larin's double lifted them to fifth place with a 2-1 win despite Vedat Muriqi being sent off in the 32nd minute between the two goals.
Seville He won over his guest 1-0 Celta Vigo To move above their opponents in the middle, and health It rose to seventh place with a 0-0 draw with third place from the bottom Espanyol.
German League results: Bayern loses to Mainz
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich The team suffered their first league defeat under Vincent Kompany, with a score of 2-1 Mainzwhich rose to sixth place with its last victory at home after defeating Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim at the Miwa Arena.
South Korean striker Lee Jae-sung scored two goals in the 41st and 60th minutes, although Leroy Sane responded three minutes before the end for Bayern, who among those absent due to injury was the German League's top scorer and England captain Harry Kane.
Get in there!!!!!!!!!!!
Love seeing it!!! 😍#Mainz05 #M05FCB pic.twitter.com/iLQzm3Yp1z
— Mainz 05 English (@Mainz05en) December 14, 2024
Second place Bayer Leverkusen They cut the gap at the top to four points with a 2-0 win over Augsburg thanks to goals from Martin Terrier and Florian Wirtz, although Eintracht Frankfurt will move one point above Xabi Alonso's side if they beat RB Leipzig on Sunday (6.30pm GMT).
elsewhere, Borussia Mönchengladbach It finished in tenth place with a 4-1 home win over the second-placed team Holstein Kielwhile Werder Bremen It occupies seventh place after a 2-0 victory over fourth place from the bottom St. Pauli.
Union Berlin They remain in 12th place after a 1-1 home draw with the bottom club BochumWho sent off Koji Miyoshi in the 13th minute, and the result was negative.
French League results: Marseille's draw strengthens Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain Four points behind Marseille and Monaco With a game in hand at the top of the French League after their closest rivals dropped points.
Quentin Merlin put second-placed Merlin ahead in the 17th minute at home to fourth-placed Lille, but Paavodi Diakite scored the visitors' equalizer in the 87th minute before a fiery end to the game including a 94th-minute red card for Marseille's Paul Lirola.
Red card for Marseille 🟥 pic.twitter.com/Vc5etTZNn5
— English Premier League (@Ligue1_ENG) December 14, 2024
Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbe and his counterpart, Lille coach Bruno Genesio, were dissatisfied with referee Willy Delagude, who was escorted off the field after the end of the match.
Monaco 0-0 draw with 10th place Reimswhile Auxerre It rose to eighth place with two draws in its 2-2 draw with its visitors lenswhich moved to sixth place. Paris Saint-Germain hosts fifth-placed Lyon on Sunday (7.45pm).
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