La Liga round-up: Girona secure fighting draw, Athletic Club comeback win as Real Sociedad thrash Real Betis
MD15 of the 2024-25 La Liga season continued on Sunday with four more matches played across Spain: Real Madrid hosted Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu, Villarreal took on Getafe, Athletic Club traveled to Rayo Vallecano, while Real Sociedade faced Real Betis at the Real Arena.
Villarreal 2-2 Getafe
A thrilling match took place at La Ceramica, as Gerona he returned from two-nile to draw with Villarreal. Thierno Barry and Alex Baena had the hosts in a commanding position, but second-half strikes from Donny van de Beek and Ladislav Krejci, whose goal came in the 97th minute, secured a share of the spoils.
Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Athletic Club
There was another amazing return to Vallecas, where Athletic Club came from behind to defeat Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka had the hosts in front at half-time, but substitute Oihan Sancet made an excellent save to secure three very important points for Ernesto Valverde's side.
Real Sociedad 2-0 Real Betis
In the late kick-off, Royal Society secured a commendable victory against the wounded The Real Betis. Two first-half goals proved to be the difference between the two teams, with them coming from Diego Llorente (OG) and Mikel Oyarzabal, who scored from the penalty spot.
