In the 25th round of the Spanish championship, a real goal show took place in Madrid. Atletico Madrid hosted Espanyol at home and won 4-2 in front of the spectators. The match went at a fast pace: attacks didn't stop, and the score boiled several times.
The match, as expected, started with an early goal. In the 6th minute, Jofre put the visitors ahead, and Espanyol's plan resembled a "shock effect." But the "mattress players" didn't take such a gift far. In the 21st minute, Alexander Sørloth equalized and signaled Atletico's return.
In the second half, Diego Simeone's team pressed the ball. Simeone scored in the 49th minute, and Lukman doubled the lead in the 58th minute - 3:1. At this point, Atletico's pressure was noticeable on the field: ball control, quick passes, and dangerous movements around the opponent's penalty area increased.
At the same time, Espanyol did not give up. In the 80th minute, Exposito scored the return goal, rekindling the intrigue. But the decisive moment of the game was again set by Sørloth: in the 72nd minute, he scored a brace, almost guaranteed the victory for his team. The result is 4-2 and another valuable three points for Atletico.
La Liga. Round 25
Atletico Madrid - Espanyol 4:2
Goals: Sørloth 21, 72, Simeone 49, Lukman 58 - Jofre 6, Exposito 80.
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Llorente (Molina, 74'), Pubil, Hanko, Ruggieri, Simeone (Le Normand, 84'), Cardoso, Baena (Koke, 61'), Lukman (Alvarez, 61'), Griezmann (Almada, 74'), Sørloth.
Espanyol: Dmitrovic, Hilali, Riedel (Terras, 57'), Calero, Cabrera, Romero, Jofre (Milla, 77'), Lozano, Gonzalez, Dolan, Garcia (Fernandes, 70').
With this victory, Atletico Madrid sits in 4th place in the league table with 48 points. Espanyol remain in 6th place with 35 points. In short, this evening in Madrid went according to the "defender has no rest" scenario: many goals, many emotions, and the result was in Atletico's favor.
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