Barcelona were well on their way to ending Atletico Madrid’s winning streak of 11 in a row on Saturday, with a goal after the half-hour mark and a bunch of scoring chances. It was still Atletico’s day, thanks to a brilliant substitution of Diego Simeone for a Norwegian match-winner.
It was 1-1 when the Atletico Madrid coach did something he usually doesn’t do. In the 73rd minute, the substitution came.
-We took Griezmann out early, which is difficult for me, says Simeone after the game.
-… but I knew that Sørloth had something in him,” the Atletico coach explains.
The Barcelona players continued to miss alone in front of the Atletico goalkeeper, Alexander Sørloth did not. Six minutes into injury time, Molina’s cross came to an uncovered Sørloth in the box. The Norwegian national team striker showed a wonderful composure and finished perfectly with his left foot.
Absolutely awesome!
The goal gave Atletico Madrid their 12th win in a row, now leading La Liga with 41 points from 18 games.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Sørloth is the king of La Liga!
