JABAR EKSPRES – Atletico Madrid secured a 2-1 win over Real Socidad in the 37th week of the Spanish League at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Sunday night local time.
Atletico Madrid took the lead thanks to goals from Antoine Griezmann and Nahuel Molina, while Real Sociedad had reduced the gap through Alexander Sorloth, according to the Spanish League records.
Thanks to this victory Atletico Madrid are still in third place in the Spanish League standings with 76 points from 37 matches, one point adrift of Real Madrid in second place.
On the other hand, this defeat makes Real Sociedad certain to end this season in 4th place in the Spanish League standings with a score of 68 points from 37 matches, regardless of whatever results they get in the last week.
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In this match the two teams almost played balanced, but Atletico Madrid were more diligent in releasing kicks with 11 attempts, five of which were on target.
Diego Simeone’s squad was able to record the first advantage in the 37th minute through a goal scored by Antoine Griezmann.
Starting from a pass sent by Rodrigo De Paul, Griezmann was able to shoot a shot that broke into the Real Sociedad goal so that the score changed to 1-0.
Los Rojiblancos increased their lead again in the 73rd minute with a goal scored by Nahuel Molina after utilizing Griezmann’s pass.
Towards the end of the match, Real Sociedad was able to reduce the gap to 1-2 through Alexander Sorloth’s goal after utilizing Brais Mendez’s pass in the 88th minute. The 2-1 score for Atletico Madrid’s victory lasted until the game was over.
