- MADRID — Arda Guler's first-half goal kept Real Madrid in the hunt for the
La Liga title with a 1-0 win away to Getafe at the Coliseum.
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- The Coliseum observed a minute of silence before the
start of the match between Getafe and Real Madrid , corresponding to matchday
33 of La Liga , in memory of Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of
88.
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- The Turkey international fired home from the edge of the
penalty area after Getafe goalkeeper David Soria had saved from Brahim Diaz,
who also started in a much-changed Madrid starting 11.
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- Soria made several other important saves, while Getafe
worked hard but failed to seriously test Thibaut Courtois in the Madrid goal,
reports Xinhua.
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- Wednesday was an excellent day for Athletic Bilbao, with
the Basque side winning a close match 1-0 at home to Las Palmas, while
Villarreal, its closest rival in the battle for fourth place, lost 3-0 away to
Celta Vigo.
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- Inaki Williams scored the only goal on five minutes, with
a smart finish from Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta's pass to decide the game.
Read: Late Valverde goal keeps Real Madrid in La Liga title race
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- Alex Berenguer hit the bar for Athletic, while Adnan
Januzaj rattled the woodwork for the visitors in a nervy second half, in which
home goalkeeper Unai Simon also produced two excellent saves.
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- Celta strengthened its case for a place in Europe next
season with a 3-0 win over Villarreal, with the home side's job made much
easier after Eric Bailly was sent off in the 37th minute.
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- Fer Lopez put Celta ahead on the stroke of halftime, with
Borja Iglesias adding a second on 53 minutes, and Iago Aspas scoring from the
penalty spot in the 82nd minute.
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- The defeat leaves Villarreal eight points behind
Athletic, and Real Betis can move fifth with a win at home to bottom side Real
Valladolid on Thursday.
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- Nahuel Tanglia's 64th-minute volley gave Alaves a 1-0 win
at home to Real Sociedad that lifts the club above Las Palmas and out of the
bottom three.
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- Antonio Blanco was unlucky not to score a second, but his
shot hit the bar for the home side.
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- In Tuesday's action, FC Barcelona won 1-0 at home to
Mallorca, while Valencia and Espanyol drew 1-1.
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