Tonight Athletic can go to sleep with a smile on their faces. The 2-1 success over Rayo Vallecano allows the lions to place themselves in the Champions League zone in fourth place behind Atletico. An inspired Sancet, author of a brace, gives the third consecutive victory to Euro-rival Roma (already faced in the Europa League); Nico Williams was on the pitch for the entire duration of the match. Rayo did badly, leaving James Rodriguez on the bench for the sixth time in a row: a point missed and third defeat in a row.
The result
Rayo Vallecano – Athletic 1-2: Nteka 14′, Sancet 65′-78′
Roma’s Europa League calendar
Roma – Athletic Bilbao 1-1
Elsfborg – Roma – 1-0
Roma – Dynamo Kiev 1-0
Union SG – Roma 1-1
Tottenham – Roma 2-2
Rome – Braga, Thursday 12 December, 6.45pm
AZ Alkmaar – Rome, Thursday 23 January, 6.45pm
Rome – Eintracht Frankfurt, Thursday 30 January, 9pm
The complete program
Friday 29 November
Mallorca – Valencia 2-1
Saturday 30 November
Barcelona – Las Palmas 1-2
Alaves – Leganes 1-1
Espanyol – Celta Vigo 3-1
Real Valladolid – Atletico Madrid 0-5
Sunday 1 December
Villarreal – Girona 2-2
Real Madrid – Getafe 2-0
Rayo Vallecano – Athletic 1-2
Real Sociedad – Real Betis
Monday 2 December
Seville – Osasuna
The ranking
Barcelona 34
Real Madrid 33
Atletico Madrid 32
Athletic 26
Villarreal 26
Mallorca 24
Girona 22
Osasuna 22
Betis 20
Real Sociedad 18
Celtic 18
Seville 18
Rayo 16
Las Palmas 15
Leganes 15
Alaves 14
Getafe 13
Espanyol 13
Valencia 10
Real Valladolid 9