Borja Jiménez is the second-youngest coach in LaLiga, but he has his Leganés team playing fearless football against the best teams in Spain.
Real Madrid will take on lowly local rivals Leganes while Barcelona are set to travel to Valencia in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, following the draw on Monday.
Real Madrid are set to face Leganes in the quarter-finals of the Copa Del Rey, as confirmed in the official draw on Monday afternoon. Real Madrid are coming off the back of a 4-1 win vs Las Palmas, and now will have to face Leganes who defeated Almeria and Cartagena on their way to the last eight of the tournament.
Atletico Madrid's 15-game winning run came to an end on Saturday when they were unexpectedly beaten 1-0 by lowly local rivals Leganes, a defeat that could see them lose the LaLiga lead if Real Madrid defeat Las Palmas on Sunday.
Atlético de Madrid are at risk of losing their LaLiga advantage after a 1-0 defeat to Leganés Matija Nastasić put the hosts ahead just five minutes into the second half as the veteran defender powered home Dani Raba's left-sided corner.
Antoine Griezmann has missed a 90th-minute penalty and Atletico Madrid’s club record of 15 consecutive wins has ended following a surprising 1-0 loss at Leganes in La Liga
Atletico Madrid’s ambition to win the 2024-25 La Liga title will take centre stage in Matchday 20, as they face Leganes in a local derby, while rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona will face Las Palmas and Getafe respectively.
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Atletico last won the league title in 2020-21, but are currently one point above local rivals Real Madrid after 19 matches, with 44 points.
Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid still sit top of the La Liga table, though Real Madrid are just a point behind and would leapfrog their city rivals if they beat Las Palmas
Leganes coach Borja Jimenez was left delighted after their 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid. Matija Nastasic struck just after halftime for Leganes ' winner.
The previous time this Madrid-based David vs ... Borja Jimenez is the second-youngest coach in LaLiga, but he has his Leganes team playing fearless football against the best teams in Spain.