The 13th round of the Spanish league continued today (Sunday) as Atlético Madrid continued its disappointing performance with another loss of points, this time with a 1:1 against Espanyol. Next: Real Sociedad – Valencia, Villarreal – Mallorca, Betis – Sevilla.
Atletico Madrid – Espanyol 1:1
The Colchoneros continue to lose height. If the painful elimination from the Champions League is not enough, Diego Simeone’s team records a second league game in which they drop points, this after the sensational 3:2 to Cadiz in the previous round. Those who were absent from the game were the fans in the south stand of the Wanda Metropolitano, who boycotted the match following the team’s results.
Today, the opening actually boded well for Atlético, when Andrew Cabrera was sent off with a straight red in the 28th minute and gave the host from Madrid a numerical advantage for most parts of the game. But as mentioned, these are not the days of the colchoneros.
After a halftime scoreless, it was actually Espanyol who got on the board first after a goal by Sergi Derder in the 62nd minute, when Wanda Metropolitano went into shock. The pressure kept increasing for the host, and finally it was Joao Felix who found the net in the 79th minute. The Portuguese, whose position in the team is very uncertain according to publications in Spain, scores his sixth goal of the season in the league.
Following the unexpected loss of points, Atlético Madrid rises to a balance of 24 points – 10 less than the leading Barcelona. Espanyol with 12 points and only one point away from the red line.
We share the points. pic.twitter.com/sXgPlITSpP
— Atletico Madrid (@atletienglish) November 6, 2022