Atlético Madrid was stopped by Almería!

It jammed on the tail seat Almeria the Atletico MADRID!

A few twenty-four hours after their 1-0 defeat in Milan and in their first meeting with Inter for the round of 16 of the Champions League, the “Roji Blancos” appeared quite tired and did not manage to pass victoriously from the home of the team that remains stuck to its bottom La Ligawithout having managed to celebrate even one victory, after 26 matches!

So, after the final 2-2Atletico allow Athletic Bilbao to catch them in fourth place and on 52 points, should they beat Betis on Monday afternoon (25/2, 17:15), while Almeria remain far from salvation (at -11 from the 17th Thelta).

The start of the match was ideal for Atlético, with Korea to give them the lead just after the first minute, sending the ball into the net with a shot on the move and taking advantage of the amazing individual energy and cross made by Reinaldo from the left side!

Almeria did not take long to react, equalizing in the 22nd minute with the loanee from Milan, Luca Romero! The 19-year-old Argentinian midfielder evaded two opponents, also beating Oblak with a fantastic long-range shot, for 1-1, while Atletico retook the lead in the 57th minute after a quick counter-attack which ended with a shot from De Paul which collided with a defender’s leg, before ending up in the net. However, the home side did find a second goal, with Romero combining perfectly with Vieira, before scoring a beautiful outside goal to make the final 2-2, after Morata wasted an incredible opportunity to give the victory to Atletico, at 90’+4′!

Earlier, Catches and Majorca they were tied 1-1, at the headquarters of the first. Although the visitors had the initiative for most of the match, it was the hosts who took the lead in the 76th minute, with Benavides to send the ball into the net for 1-0. However, Mallorca found the equalizer just before the final, with Nastasic to tie the final 1-1 in the 88th minute. Thus, Alaves remained at a safe distance from the relegation zone (+12), while Mallorca escaped to +7 from 18th Cádiz.

The schedule for the 26th matchday of La Liga:



Friday 23/2

Real Sociedad-Villarreal 1-3

(86′ Merino-17′, 47′ Komesania, 90’+5′ Sorloth)

Saturday 24/2

Granada-Valencia (Postponed)

Barcelona-Getafe 4-0

(20′ Rafinha, 53′ Felix, 61′ De Jong, 90’+4′ Fermin)

Alavés-Mallorca 1-1

(76′ Benavides – 88′ Nastasic)

Almeria-Atletico Madrid. 2-2

(27′, 64′ Romero – 2′ Correa, 57′ De Paul)

Sunday 25/2

Cádiz-Delta 15:00

Betis-Bilbao 17:15

Las Palmas-Osasuna 19:30

Real Madrid-Seville 22:00

Monday 26/2

Girona-Rayo Vaguecano 22:00

The next (27th) matchday:



Friday 1/3

Thelta-Almeria

Saturday 2/3

Sevilla-Real Sociedad

Rayo Vallecano-Cádiz

Getafe-Las Palmas

Valencia-Real Madrid

Sunday 3/3

Villarreal-Granada

Atletico Madrid-Betis

Mallorca-Girona

Bilbao-Barcelona

Monday 4/3

Osasuna-Alaves