“We took Griezmann out early, which is difficult for me, but I knew that Sørloth had something in him,” Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone once again stated that Sørloth scored the game-winning goal against Barcelona in December in injury time. Since then, Simeone’s Norwegian Viking has continued to score his way to headlines in Spain.
Before Wednesday’s Copa del Rey round of 8, Simeone called his Norwegian Viking “phenomenal”, while the Atletico coach stated he expected more from Sørloth. A few hours later, there was an immediate response from Atletico’s top scorer.
Sørloth got the first half against Elche, this was all he needed to send Atletico to victory. Sørloth scored in the 8th and 29th minutes sent the game directly into the winning track for Atletico, in the second half came two more goals for Atletico (0-4 victory).
Seven goals in the last nine La Liga games. More match-deciding goals, a total of 8 league goals in 778 minutes! We allow ourselves to compare with Real Madrid’s superstars to show how raw Sørloth’s deliveries are in La Liga.
Sørloth: 8 league goals in 778 minutes
Vinicius: 8 league goals in 1,180 minutes
Mbappe: 10 league goals in 1,465 minutes
Rodrygo: 5 league goals in 1,051 minutes
Bellingham: 7 league goals in 1,235 minutes
Lewandwoski stands with 16 league goals and Raphinha with 11 league goals, but when we include last season’s scoring race where Alexander Sørloth finished as the second highest scoring player, we cannot avoid placing Sørloth on the throne as the football king of Spain.
Especially when Atletico Madrid with Sørloth’s more decisive goals reigns supreme in the La Liga table after 19 games.
