Published February 18,2025
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Striker Robert Lewandowski scored a first-half penalty to offer Barcelona a hard-fought 1-0 residence win over Rayo Vallecano on Monday that moved them to prime of the LaLiga standings.
Barca took benefit of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid dropping factors over the weekend to leapfrog them from third-place to the highest of the standings. Barca are degree on 51 factors with Real however forward on objective distinction.
Atletico path each by some extent, whereas Rayo Vallecano are sixth on 35 factors.
Lewandowski netted the winner with a tidy end from the spot within the twenty eighth minute after Pathe Ciss fouled Inigo Martinez contained in the field.
Despite Barca dominating possession, Rayo regarded the extra harmful of the 2 sides and they need to have scored the equaliser when Jorge de Frutos missed a header from close-range in added time.
Source: www.anews.com.tr