Her first away win Atletico Madrid against the Barcelona after 18 years it came in an unlikely way!
The “Rojiblancos” conceded a flurry of chances from the senior Catalans, but in the end they managed to take huge win, 2-1and remain alone at the top of the La Liga standings.
The “Blaugrana” had the better of the game for most of the match and took the lead in the 30th minute, when after magical collaboration with Gavi, o Pedri opened the scoring from inside the area.
Atlético’s answer came in the 60th minute, with De Paul take advantage of a poor response from the opposition defense and send the ball into the net with an excellent finish.
Hansi Flick’s side pushed hard until the end to take the win, but a blistering counter-attack from the visitors in the sixth minute of stoppage time saw Molina’s excellent ball from the right and his flawless finish Sorlothwho beat Barça with a buzzer beater!
Somehow, Atlético will be celebrating at the top, with Real Madrid to be able to leave behind Barcelona, which in the meantime sees it too Athletic Bilbao approaching threateningly…
The program of the 18th matchday
Friday (20/12)
Girona-Valladolid 3-0
(31′ Lopez, 39′ Ruith, 61′ Danzouma)
Saturday (21/12)
Getafe-Mallorca 0-1
(53′ Larin)
Telta-Real Sociedad 2-0
(40′, 45’+1′ Duran)
Osasuna-Bilbao 1-2
(25′ Toro – 31′ Gurutheta, 74′ Berenger)
Barcelona-Atletico Madrid 1-2
(30′ Pedri – 60′ De Paul, 90’+6′ Sorloth)
Sunday (22/12)
Valencia-Alavés (15:00)
Real Madrid-Seville (17:15)
Las Palmas-Espanyol (19:30)
Leganes-Villarreal (19:30)
Betis-Rayo Vallecano (22:00)
The next (19th) matchday:
Friday (10/1/2025)
Rayo Vallecano-Telta
Saturday (11/1/2025)
Alavés-Girona
Valladolid-Betis
Espanyol-Leganes
Seville-Valencia
Sunday (12/1/2025)
Las Palmas-Getafe
Atletico-Osasuna
Sociedad-Villarreal
Source: Sport Fm
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