He was nervous but overcame the obstacle of Almeria with… forward Griezmann, Atletico

She overcame her obstacle Almeria (2-1) with… executioner Griezmann and extended the winning streak of n Atletico MADRID!

The Rojiblancos may have been nervous in the final minutes of the match at the Metropolitano, when Almeria pressed hard and came close to equalizing, but in the end they managed to hold on and celebrate their sixth straight win, remaining within “shot distance” (-2) of the second in the standings, Real. Alongside, they remained unbeaten in the league for the 13th consecutive game (10 wins, 3 draws)!

The game started perfectly for her Atléticowhich took the lead in the 5th minute, when after a corner kick, Correa got the first header and Griezmann sent the ball into the net from close range.

However, in the 34th minute Leo Baptistao shot from an advantageous position after a counterattack by the visitors, with Chimenes to make the tackle and the ball ends up in his team’s goal, for 1-1. Nevertheless, Atlético took the lead again in the 44th minute after a superb team effort, which was capped by Carrasco’s assist and his second own goal Griezmann in the evening.

Simeone’s team failed to “lock” the victory with a third goal, giving Almeria the right to hope for an equaliser. In fact, in the last minutes, the guests put a lot of pressure on the defense of Madrid, coming close to 2-2, but in the end it never came. In the 90th minute, the referee of the match was notified by the VAR to check the monitor for a penalty that appeared to have been taken by Jimenez for a handball, but it was preceded by marginal offside and thus the 2-1 remained until the end.

The schedule for the 29th matchday:



Friday, 14/4

Rayo Vallecano-Osasuna 2-1

(40′ aut. Aridan, 43′ Palathon – 66′ Moi Gomet)

Saturday, 15/4

Villarreal-Real Valladolid 1-2

(74′ Kapou-2′ Amalach, 34′ El Yamik)

Athletic Bilbao-Real Sociedad 2-0

(33′, 70′ Inaki Williams)

Betis-Espanyol 3-1

(27′ Perez, 34′ Miranda, 69′ Carvalho – 48′ Montes)

Cadiz-Real Madrid 0-2

(72′ Nacho, 76′ Asensio)

Sunday, 16/4

Girona-Elche 2-0

(45′ Castegianos, 75′ Romeo)

Getafe-Barcelona 0-0

Atletico Madrid-Almeria 2-1

(5′, 44′ Griezmann – 37′ auto. Jimenes)

Valencia-Seville (22:00)

Monday, 17/4

Celta-Mallorca (22:00)

The schedule for the next (30th) matchday:



Friday, 21/4

Espanyol-Cádiz (22:00)

Saturday, 22/4

Osasuna-Betis (15:00)

Almería-Athletic Bilbao (17:15)

Sociedad-Rayo Vaguecano (19:30)

Valladolid-Girona (19:30)

Real Madrid-Delta (22:00)

Sunday, 23/4

Elche-Valencia (15:00)

Barcelona-Atletico Madrid (17:15)

Mallorca-Getafe (19:30)

Sevilla-Villarreal (22:00)