We have agreed for a while, it is too far up to Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table for Atletico Madrid to do anything with the gold this year as well.
The eternal third is still in third place and as usual behind city rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona.
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At home at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano, it was a tough and even game against bottom team Valladolid for a long time, where Julian Alvarez became the hero of the evening with two goals and excellent play. – The Argentine striker, who was brought in from Manchester City last summer for 75 million euros, now has a market value of 90 million euros according to Transfermarkt. There are no immediate thoughts of selling, but a number of clubs have been forward with tempting offers.
Match Progress:
- Valladolid took the lead after 21 minutes.
- Julian Alvarez and Giuliano Simeone turned the game around in two minutes with two quick goals.
- Valladolid equalised early in the second half and kept the tension alive.
- Alvarez scored on his second penalty kick (71st minute).
- Alexander Sørloth, who came on after 59 minutes for Antoine Griezmann, provided the last goal ten minutes before the end.
League situation:
- Atletico are now 7 points behind Barcelona with 7 games left.
- It seems difficult, but mathematically, everything is still possible.
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