Atletico Madrid defeats Valladolid 5-0 and dreams of the title!

Atletico Madrid defeats Valladolid 5-0 and dreams of the title!

In an impressive appearance, Atletico Madrid defeated the stragglers of Valladolid 5-0 and temporarily secured second place in the La Liga. The goals were already in the first half: Clement Lenglet opened in the 26th minute after a pass from Marcos Llorente, followed by Julian Alvarez, who increased to 2-0 in the 35th minute. Rodrigo de Paul made everything clear in the 37th minute, and after the change, Antoine Griezmann added in the 52nd minute. Alexander Sørloth set the final point in added time, whereby Atletico remains on the back to the league leader Barcelona, ​​especially after his defeat against Las Palmas.

The dramatic conclusion in the Derbi Madrileño

Spiegel.de , the late balance for Atletico felt like a great success, despite the scoring effects.

The events in the Estadio Metropolitano were full of excitement and emotions. Due to a hard foul, Marcos Llorente received a red card in added time, which also heated up the already heated duel. Both teams were able to call up a solid overall performance, but the late compensation had Atletico cheered and was a sign of the fighting spirit that they showed across the entire game, as Laola1.at