La Liga Round Up: Atletico Madrid revive title push as Rayo Vallecano slip again

Saturday’s La Liga action featured another key twist in the thrilling title race as Atletico Madrid stormed to a 3-0 victory away at Valencia.

Every step in the title race will be carefully managed by Diego Simeone and Co. but they have sealed a key edge this weekend.

Rayo Vallecano saw their push for European qualification hit by defeat at home to Villarreal as Espanyol left it late to win at Alaves.

Let’s see how Saturday games unfolded…

Alaves 0-1 Espanyol

Espanyol struck the key blow late on in a battle between two out of form sides in the Basque Country.

The hosts suffered a late loss, to make it five La Liga games without a win, as Espanyol sealed their first away win of 2024/25.

Early chances were at a premium and Alaves were denied a penalty after the restart.

However, the one opportunity late on landed for Espanyol, as Fernando Calero shrugged off his marker to head home a late free kick.