La Liga: Getafe lose ground in Champions League race with Valladolid draw

epa08504527 Real Valladolid's Joaquin (L) in action against Getafe CF's Hugo Duro (C) during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Real Valladolid and Getafe at Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid, Spain, 23 June 2020. EPA-EFE/R. GARCIA

Getafe lost further ground in the race for the Champions League spots in La Liga after they were held to a draw at Real Valladolid.

Jaime Mata opened the scoring for Jose Bordalas’s side four minutes before the break but Valladolid earned a point thanks to a penalty from Enes Unal on the stroke of half-time.

The result stretches Getafe’s winless streak in La Liga to five matches – with four of those games coming against sides in the bottom half of the table, as their pursuit of a first ever top four finish have been derailed.

Valladolid are now also without a win in three games following their triumph at Leganes in their first game back in La Liga following the enforced break after the coronavirus pandemic brought the league to a standstill.

They are now eight points clear of the relegation zone with just seven matches remaining in the campaign.

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