Smiley will return from the Valladolid the Athletic Bilbao.
The Basques prevailed 3-1 at the headquarters of the homonymous team in the context of the 26th matchday and thus they returned to winning after four unsuccessful attempts. At the same time, they climbed to 7th place with 36 points, while Valladolid remained 14th (28 points) and just +2 from the relegation zone.
Ernesto Valverde’s side were superior from the first half. In fact, he was lucky to go to the locker room first (0-1) thanks to Inigo Martinez’s terrible direct foul in the 30th minute.
The visitors took a two-goal lead in the 57th minute, after a nice move and a close finish by Guruthetas. The home team’s “heavy artillery” was the one that put them back into the game in the 74th minute. However, their joy only lasted for a few minutes, as in the 78th minute Vesga made the final 1-3 with a penalty kick.
The schedule for the 26th matchday:
Friday 17/3
Real Valladolid-Athletic Bilbao 1-3
(74′ Larin – 30′ Martinez, 57′ Gurutheta, 78′ pen. Vesga)
Saturday 18/3
AlmerÃa-Cádiz 15:00
Rayo Vallecano-Girona 17:15
Espanyol-Delta 19:30
Atletico Madrid-Valencia 22:00
Sunday 19/3
Betis-Mallorca 15:00
Osasuna-Vigireal 17:15
Real Sociedad-Elche 17:15
Getafe-Seville 19:30
Barcelona-Real Madrid 22:00
The schedule for the next (26th) matchday:
Friday 31/3
Mallorca-Osasuna 22:00
Saturday 1/4
Girona-Espanyol 15:00
Athletic Bilbao-Getafe 17:15
Cádiz-Seville 19:30
Elche-Barcelona 22:00
Sunday 2/4
Telta-Almeria 15:00
Real Madrid-Real Valladolid 17:15
Villarreal-Real Sociedad 19:30
Atletico Madrid-Betis 22:00
Monday 3/4
Valencia-Rayo Vallecano 22:00
Source: Sport Fm
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