Liga: Real Betis is essential in front of the Espanyol, Real Sociedad falls on the thread against Rayo

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

This Sunday evening, Espanyol received Real Betis for the 8th day of Liga in a match that held all its promises. Lozano opened the scoring for the locals, giving the advantage to the Espanyol, but in the second half, Real Betis completely overturned the situation. Hernández equalized in the 54th minute, then EZ Abde offered the victory to visitors in the 63rd minute, for a final score of 2-1. Thanks to this success, Real Betis rose to 4th place in the ranking, while Espanyol remains 9th despite a promising start to the match.

At the same time, the Real Sociedad suffered a surprise defeat against Rayo Vallecano. The locals waited for the 84th minute to find the fault, Espino offering the goal of victory on the wire. This success allows the Rayo Vallecano to climb to 14th place, while Real Sociedad remains in difficulty, in 19th place, in a season which begins to complicate for the Basque club.