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Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo Alaves with a score of 4-1 in the Spanish League continued. Victory makes Los Colchoneros temporarily overtake Barcelona
Competing at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Sunday (3/4/2022) early morning WIB, Atletico could lead 1-0 since the 11th minute. Joao Felix broke into Pacheco’s goal, after using Sime Vrsaljko’s pass.
In the first half, Alaves struggled to develop the game. His attacks are easily broken in midfield.
Atletico itself is also difficult to dismantle the defense of Alaves. Until the break, the score was 1-0 unchanged.
In the second half, the resistance began to be given by Alaves. In the 50th minute, Edgar Mendez’s experiment was carried out, but his shot still deviated from Jan Oblak’s goal.
Alaves also got two consecutive opportunities in the 57th minute. The first was through Florian Lejeune’s header, which was still off the mark. Then Luis Rioja’s kick could still be blocked by Atletico players.
Goal! Alaves pressure paid off in the 63rd minute. Gonzalo Escalante’s header, utilizing Mendez’s cross, forced Oblak to pick the ball from the nest. The score is 1-1.
The score was back in a draw, making Atletico try to press. Until finally, the hosts got a penalty in the 75th minute.
A foul was made by Lejeune to Mateus Cunha, who had just come on to replace Marcos Llorente, in the forbidden box. Luis Suarez stepped up to take the penalty, and could beat Pacheco. The score becomes 2-1.
Superior conditions make Atletico comfortable in the remaining time. The third goal was then obtained again by Diego Simeone’s men, this time again from Joao Felix’s action, in the 82nd minute. The Portugal sticker was able to hit the ball, continuing Cunha’s kick which was pushed aside by Pacheco. The score becomes 3-1.
Atletico’s victory was then complemented by a second goal from Suarez. The Uruguay striker scored against Alaves in injury time, to ensure a 4-1 victory over Alaves. Score lasts until the game is over.
The victory made Atletico temporarily move up to third place in the Spanish League standings with 57 points, shifting Barcelona, who collected 54 points and will only play Monday (4/4/2022) early morning WIB. While Alaves are still in the bottom position of the standings with 22 points from 30 matches.
Lineup
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Savic, Gimenez, Reinildo, Vrsaljko, Llorente, Kondogbia, Lemar, Lodi, Felix, Griezmann
Alaves: Pacheco, Duarte, Lejeune, Laguardia, Tenaglia, Pina, Escalante, Rioja, Pons, Mendez, Joselu
(then / adp)
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