La Liga Round-Up: Isco makes long-awaited return for Betis as Unai Simon digs out Athletic Club
La Liga Round-Up: Isco makes long-awaited return for Betis as Unai Simon digs out Athletic Club A round-up of all the games on Tuesday night in La Liga, as the stakes grow ever higher in the final stages of the season. RCD Mallorca 1-1 Valencia: Mallorca rue chances Martin Demichelis was left ruing his side’s missed opportunity at Son Moix on Tuesday night, after RCD Mallorca drew with Valencia . Following a gritty first half, Samu Costa opened the scoring in the 49th minute with a header from a brilliant Sergi Darder cross.
Mallorca were in the ascendancy after that, and Valencia threatened to fall apart. Jan Virgili forced a good save from Stole Dimitrievski, before Pepelu headed a scrappy attack off the line. Valencia did respond, with Largie Ramazani forcing a smart stop from Leo Roman just after the hour mark, but in the 67th minute, Luis Rioja chipped the ball in behind for Javi Guerra, who flicked the ball brilliantly to the back post.
Umar Sadiq was on hand to bundle a header in. Los Che’s response was brief though, and Virgili tested Dimitrievski again, before Costa headed over. Mallorca felt as if they had done far more, but they walked away even, keeping them 14th and 13th respectively, three and four points above the drop.
Image via VCF / Lazaro de la Pena. Athletic Club 1-0 Osasuna: Unai Simon heroics Athletic Club started off much the brighter at San Mames, causing issues for the Osasuna backline. After 16 minutes, Nico Williams cut out then in, and forced a save from Sergio Herrera.
Gorka Guruzeta was in the right place to finish off the rebound though. Osasuna finished the half without a single shot. The tables turned in the second half though.