In the early morning of April 20, Beijing time, the 33rd round of the 2021/22 La Liga season began, taking the lead in three competitions. Ten-man Real Betis lost to Elche 0-1, Akuco stained red, Moriente won with one shot; Villarreal beat Valencia 2-0, Danjuma scored twice; Mallorca beat Alaves 2-1, Pratts and Vedat Muric.
In the standings, Real Madrid still holds the top of the table with a 15-point lead, Barca, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid are ranked second, third and fourth with 60 points, while Real Betis suffered two rounds of defeat after losing the game in this round, so he continues to rank fifth with 57 points and has no chance to return to the top four; Villarreal has won two consecutive league games, and while the Champions League is soaring, the league position is also constantly catching up, and is currently 3 points behind Real Sociedad in the 6th place in the first game Mallorca temporarily jumped out of the relegation zone to move up to 16th place after winning a crucial relegation battle with Alaves.
Match reports
✪ Villarreal beat Valencia 2-0 at home
Villarreal sat at home to meet Valencia, only 9 minutes after the start of the first half, Mandy's header from inside the box caused valencia players to handball, the referee watched the video replay and awarded a penalty, Danjuma took the penalty and helped Villarreal take the lead; in the 16th minute, Voith sent a precise diagonal plug near the center line, Danjuma single-handedly faced the goalkeeper with a calm low shot to complete the score twice; then, Danjuma's chest stopped after the pumping shot hit the crossbar and popped up; Easy side fight again, Cheryshev's goal was ruled invalid due to offside of his teammate, and Chukueze deflected the ball with a single shot against offside, and in the end, Villarreal won the match 2-0.
✪ Real Betis lost 0-1 to Elche
Real Betis drew 0-0 away to Real Sociedad in the last round, and in this match against the weaker Elche, Betis lost 0-1 in two consecutive rounds without a win. In the first half, although the Real Betis field advantage was more obvious, but did not get too good scoring opportunities, Canales two long-range shots were saved by the goalkeeper; Easy side fight, Juanmi's draw outside the box was once again defused by the Elche goalkeeper; in the 81st minute, the long-unable Betis lost the ball first, Fernandez in the middle of the right side, Moriente rushed to score in front of the goal; in stoppage time, Acuco was sent off by the referee for revenge; in the end, the ten-man Real Betis lost 0-1 to Elche and suffered two rounds of winlessness.
Another match took place between Mallorca and Alaves, and in the end, Mallorca won the relegation battle 2-1 with goals from Pratz and Vedat Muric, and also temporarily jumped out of the relegation zone.