Atlético Madrid title pursuit stalled by late Real Madrid equaliser
Football | March 07, 2021 23:47 ISTBenzema scored in the 87th minute after Luis Suárez's early goal for Atlético at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
Benzema scored in the 87th minute after Luis Suárez's early goal for Atlético at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
An own-goal by Alfonso Pedraza in the first half and a goal by forward Joao Felix in the second helped Atletico end a three-game winless streak.
Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of the Champions League round-of-16 tie.
The first leg of the last-16 matchup will be played in the Arena Naţională in Bucharest on Feb. 23 instead of in Madrid on the same day, UEFA said.
The draw moved Atletico eight points clear of Barcelona and Real Madrid with a game in hand.
Atletico’s next league match is against Celta Vigo at home on Monday.
Coming from behind for a second straight time, Atletico Madrid defeated Valencia 3-1 to strengthen its hold on the league with a 7-point lead.
The match between Spanish league leader Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao was put on hold after the Basque club’s plane was unable to land in the capital on Friday night.
Teenager Pedro “Pedri” González canceled out Iñaki William’s opener for Bilbao before Messi added two goals to secure an away win for Barcelona that lifted it into third place.
They were more than just keen on knowing which country Trippier would be moving to. They hoped to personally make a bit of cash, too, on him leaving England for Spain to join Atletico Madrid.
Lionel Messi set up Frenkie de Jong for a goal to help earn a 1-0 win at Huesca on Sunday in the Argentine great’s 750th overall appearance for Barcelona and his 500th in the Spanish league.
Suarez scored from close range completing a cross by João Félix after Atlético had conceded an equalizer in the 84th minute against an Alavés team that played with 10 men from the 63rd.
The England defender received a four-month ban in December after information linked to his 2019 transfer from Tottenham to Atletico was used by associates for betting purposes, according to the Football Association.
After a tight first half, Casemiro evening opened the scoring with a 57th-minute header from Marco Asensio's cross and Karim Benzema sealed the win in the closing moments of the game.
The misconduct denied by Trippier happened in July 2019 — the month he left Tottenham for Atletico.
While Manchester City will travel to Gladbach for Round of 16, defending champions Bayern Munich will face Lazio.
While the Manchester clubs face each other at Old Trafford, Real Madrid take on Atletico at Estadio Afredo de Stefano.
Madrid hasn’t lost to Atlético in eight consecutive league games, with three wins and five draws since 2016.
Barcelona faced a stunning 2-1 defeat to newly-promoted Cadiz, as the side is now 12 points off the top of the table.
Luis Suarez last played on November 13 during the international break for Uruguay and has not featured for Atletico in LaLiga in just under a month after contracting COVID-19.
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