La Liga: Atletico Madrid deal Barcelona another blow with 0-2 loss
Football | October 03, 2021 10:51 ISTLuis Suarez and Thomas Lemar set up goals for each other as Atletico Madrid dealt Barcelona another harsh helping of life without Lionel Messi.
Luis Suarez and Thomas Lemar set up goals for each other as Atletico Madrid dealt Barcelona another harsh helping of life without Lionel Messi.
Two embarrassing losses to start the Champions League have left the Dutch coach under extreme pressure before a trip to the capital to face the Spanish league’s titleholder.
Griezmann leveled six minutes from time and Atlético was awarded a penalty that Suárez struck confidently down the middle in the seventh minute of stoppage with the last of the visitor's 22 shots on Tuesday.
Victor Laguardia scored with a header off a corner four minutes into the match, giving Alavés its first points of the season
The Uruguayan scored two late goals to give Atlético Madrid a 2-1 win at Getafe in the Spanish league on Tuesday, ending the team's two-match winless streak.
Griezmann had a lackluster performance in his first match back on loan from Barcelona, being substituted early in the second half.
The 26-year-old Saul will provide competition in central midfield with N'Golo Kante, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic in Thomas Tuchel's squad.
Madrid couldn’t persuade Paris Saint-Germain to sell its star despite offers that reportedly surpassed 200 million euros ($236 million).
La Liga champions signed the Argentina midfielder on a five-year contract.
Simeone took over Atletico in December 2011 and is the coach with the most consecutive seasons in charge of a Spanish league club.
The 34-year-old striker was controversially allowed to leave Barca for domestic rivals Atletico after six successful seasons at Camp Nou.
38 Liga matches and nine months later, the Uruguayan striker yielded 21 goals including the most important one in the match- and a league-winning goal against Real Valladolid in 2-1 victory.
Simeone's contract ends in 2022 and club president Enrique Cerezo made it clear on Saturday that the coach will stay for much longer if he wants to.
Atlético remained two points in front of Barcelona with three rounds to go, still in position to win its first league title since 2014.
Real Madrid stayed two points back after late goals by Éder Militão and Casemiro defeated a feisty Osasuna 2-0.
Not even the return of Luis Suárez and João Félix was enough for Diego Simeone's team, which could drop to second on Thursday when Barcelona plays eighth-place Granada at home.
The moves came a day after the six Premier League clubs gave up on the controversial breakaway competition, leaving only four other clubs possibly still involved.
Atlético ended its winless run by routing last-place Eibar 5-0, then saw city rival Real Madrid held 0-0 by Getafe; Thibaut Courtois saves Real from imminent defeat.
A run of poor results over the past two months has whittled Atlético's once double-digit advantage down to the slimmest of margins.
The Spanish team's leading top-scorer has suffered a muscle injury in his left leg.
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