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La Liga: Getafe resume with 2-1 defeat at Granada

June 13, 2020 12:03 IST
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Granada CF's Carlos Fernandez celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team's opening goal against Getafe CF during their Liga match at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, Spain, on Friday

IMAGE: Granada CF's Carlos Fernandez celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team's opening goal against Getafe CF during their Liga match at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, Spain, on Friday. Photograph: Fran Santiago/Getty Images

Getafe's Champions League qualifying hopes took a knock as they resumed their La Liga campaign after a three-month hiatus with a 2-1 defeat behind closed doors at Granada on Friday.

David Timor's first-half opener was cancelled out in the second half by Djene's own goal following a blunder by goalkeeper David Soria, whose hands were again shaky as Carlos Fernandez struck the winner with 11 minutes left.

 

The result left Getafe in fifth place on 46 points from 28 games, level on points with fourth-placed Real Sociedad who play their game in hand at home to Osasuna on Sunday.

Granada moved up a place to eighth on 41 points.

After a lengthy suspension of the Spanish league due to the COVID-19 crisis, the game got off to a slow start but Getafe went ahead in the 20th minute when Timor curled a fine shot under the bar from just outside the area.

Granada hit back after 70 minutes when Djene chested the ball into his own net after Soria failed to handle a bouncing free kick from Fede Vico.

The home side doubled their tally nine minutes later as Fernandez fired home after his first attempt was parried back into his path by Soria.

Sevilla beat Real Betis 2-0 on Thursday to reach 50 points and tighten their grip on third place.

Dramatic finale as Valencia denied by 10-man Levante

Valencia were held to a 1-1 home draw by 10-man Levante in La Liga after the visitors levelled eight minutes into stoppage time with a VAR-awarded penalty on Friday.

Gonzalo Melero converted the last-gasp spot kick to cancel out Rodrigo's late opener as Europe-chasing Valencia stayed seventh on 43 points from 28 games.

The result left Levante in 12th with 34 points.

Earlier, Granada beat Getafe 2-1 on the second day of play in La Liga after a three-month break due to the COVID-19 crisis.

The lack of recent play made for a slow start at Mestalla, but Valencia dominated and were left to rue missed opportunities at halftime.

They had the clearest chance when Carlos Soler's shot crashed onto the crossbar in the 29th minute, and came close again as Mouctar Diakhaby's header hit the post on the stroke of halftime.

The game finally sprung into life in the late stages.

After Levante's Roger Marti was sent off for a second yellow card in the 74th minute, Valencia went ahead one minute from time when Rodrigo fired home from inside the box.

But Diakhaby brought down Ruben Vezo and what referee Javier Alberola Rojas thought was a free kick just outside the area, was turned into a penalty, which Melero coolly converted, by the VAR.

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