La Liga: Atletico close to Real Madrid with fifth consecutive win

Madrid. Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 here on Sunday to register their fifth straight win and move just two points behind second-placed Real Madrid in the La Liga football tournament. Nehuel Molina and Mariye Hermoso scored two goals in two minutes in the first half for Atletico to secure their ninth win in 11 games. Rayo had to play with 10 men from the 62nd minute when Florian Lejeune was sent off.

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Real Madrid suffered a 2-3 defeat against Villarreal at home on Saturday. Barcelona, ​​who take on Girona on Monday, maintain a strong lead at the top. The team is 12 ahead of Madrid while 14 ahead of Atlético.