Barcelona returns to top of La Liga with 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona's Gavi, centre, challenges for the ball with Rayo's Abdul Mumin, bottom, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025.

Barcelona's Gavi, centre, challenges for the ball with Rayo's Abdul Mumin, bottom, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)


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BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona returned to the top of the Spanish league on goal difference after Robert Lewandowski's first-half penalty secured a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. The Catalan club took advantage of weekend slip-ups by Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid to move onto 51 points, the same as Madrid and a point clear of Atlético. Madrid drew 1-1 at Osasuna on Saturday and Atletico was held by the same score at home by Celta Vigo.

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