Last minute of Atlético – Rayo live:
Good afternoon. In approximately two and a quarter hours (21.00, Movistar LaLiga) will begin in the Cívitas Metropolitano he Atlético-Rayocorresponding to day number 20 of LaLiga EA Sportswhich was not played when the rest of the matches of that day were played because those of Simeone They were in Arabia playing the Spain Supercup. Today those of Simeone and those of Francisco They catch up in a derby in which Atlético seeks to enter history with 28 consecutive games without losing in its stadium (it was already 27 with Simeone between 2019 and 2021), while Rayo wants to remove the thorn and take revenge for 0 -7 in the first round, a result that hurt a lot in the red-and-white locker room.
At Atlético they lose it Giménez, Morata, Azpilicueta and Lemar, all of them due to injury. They will not be in Rayo Baby and Pathe Cissin the Africa Cup with their national teams or Unai Lopez, sanctioned. The accumulation of matches forces Simeone to rotate, so players like him are not expected in the starting team. Griezmann, Koke, De Paul o Lino. Just around the corner is the derby, and then the cup semi-final against Athletic, a little further on Inter and Athletic again… Many games and very complicated ones.
Of course, it is advisable not to lose sight of the day to day. The three points tonight are vital for Simeone’s team to put an end to an Athletic team that is pushing hard in the fight for the title. Champions. Rayo arrives relatively calm, eight points above salvation. He wants to make a splash at the Metropolitano, although he knows that when the chestnuts are really at stake is Monday against the Sevilla. Come on, let’s get going.