[ad_1]
Valencia –
Atlético de Madrid achieved their sixth consecutive league victory in the Spanish League. Visiting the Valencia headquarters, Diego Simeone’s squad won 1-0 narrowly.
At the Mestalla Stadium, on Saturday (11/28/2020), Atlético created a good opportunity in the 7th minute through Marcos Llorente, but his left foot was still secured by Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Doménech.
Valencia responded two minutes later. Carlos Soler almost opened to the advantage, if only Jan Oblak had not saved his free kick.
Atlético attacked again in the 13th minute. Domenech fell again and again to secure the net, this time from Thomas Lemar’s long shot. Eight minutes later, José Giménez’s shot is still wide.
Valencia is not silent. Uros Racic sends the ball into the lower left corner of the net in the 22nd minute, but Oblak can still block it. Five minutes later, Yunus Musah’s long shot failed to beat the visitor’s goal either.
Atlético responded to Valencia’s attack. Lemar fired another long-range shot in the 38th minute, but Domenech saved him again. Five minutes later, Ángel Correa’s efforts also did not lead to goals and they were raw in the hands of Domenech. The 0-0 lasted until the break.
In the second half, Lemar came close to scoring again in the 54th minute, but Daniel Wass on the line managed to secure his shot. In the 56th minute, Stefan Savic’s header from a corner also didn’t lead to a goal.
In the 64th minute, Correa had a chance to score, but Domenech again acted brilliantly to save the net. Atlético’s efforts finally paid off in the 79th minute.
Yannick Carrasco sends the ball into the Valencia penalty area, then defender Toni Lato tries to block it, but the ball hits his leg and goes to his own goal. OBJECTIVE! Athletic winning 1-0.
In a situation from behind, Valencia tries to get out of the pressure, looking for a draw. But until the long whistle blew, Atlético was able to prevent the net from snapping in and managed to win.
This result led Atlético to second place in the standings with 23 points from 9 games, where they are the only undefeated team so far. They are only behind on goal difference from leader Real Sociedad, who also have 23 points but have played 10 times.
As for Valencia, this defeat left them scattered in 10th place with 12 points from 11 games.
Player lineup
Valencia: Domenech, Wass (Jason 84 ‘), Paulista, Guillamon (Mangala 57’), Lato, Musah (Correia 71 ‘), Soler, Racic, Guedes, Maxi Gomez (Gameiro 70’), Vallejo (Sobrino 71 ‘).
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Hermoso, Gimenez, Savic, Trippier, Lodi (Joao Felix 46 ‘), Niguez (Carrasco 60’), Koke, Marcos Llorente, Lemar (Kondogbia 65 ‘), Correa (Vitolo 65’).
(adp / pur)
