The headline of matchday 17 is that Barça have now gone five consecutive league games without a win, while Atlético de Madrid took advantage of the defeat of both ‘Culés’ and Real Madrid at Vallecas to move joint top of the table. At the bottom of the table, Valladolid beat Valencia in the bottom-of-the-table clash, which means that ‘Pipo’ Baraja‘s side are sinking even further. However, it is worth remembering that they have two games in hand. We begin with ‘LaLiga Overtime’ from matchday 17.
LaLiga Overtime 24/25 – Match Day #17:
Real Madrid are in disarray at Vallecas:
Iñigo Pérez’s Rayo Vallecano made Real Madrid show all the seams. Isi Palazón put in an impressive performance and the Vallecas side were able to beat Courtois on three occasions, leaving the defensive fragility of a Real Madrid side that has once again split and suffered badly from crosses.
For Ancelotti‘s side, the only good news is that Rodrygo had a great game and that Bellingham continues to find the net. The worst news of all is Tchouaméni, who was once again well below the level required at Real Madrid and Ancelotti continues to opt for the Frenchman at centre-back rather than Asencio.
Atlético de Madrid are looking for the lead:
In a bogged-down game and with the substitutes again proving essential for El Cholo‘s side, Atlético de Madrid took the derby against Getafe to draw level on points with FC Barcelona and overtake Real Madrid, who are third with a game in hand.
Getafe were rocky and gave a lot of fight, as is always expected from Bordalás‘ side. However, Nahuel Molina, with a superb cross, and Sorloth, who put the Argentine through on goal, sealed Atlético de Madrid’s bid for the LaLiga title.
Barça confirm their crisis:
Hansi Flick‘s side again dropped points for the fifth consecutive matchday. The return of Lamine Yamal was not enough to change the dynamic of the Blaugrana’s domestic results. Raphinha was unable to find the net and Lewandowski’s form has dropped quite noticeably. In addition, the team continues to suffer in the transitions and with the rival’s second line of play.
On the Leganés side, they were quite solid at the back and Dmitrovic again showed the version we saw against Eibar. Borja Jiménez‘s side showed that they are a very well-worked team and they are getting closer and closer to a stay that looks set to be a fairly quiet one for ‘Los Pepineros’.
Main image: Edit Pablo Benítez.
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