Julian Alvarez scored two penalties when Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat the bottom side Real Valladolid 4-2 in Riyadh Air Metropolitano.
2024/2025 La Liga
4-2
- Alvarez (25 'Pen)
- Giuliano Simeone (27 ')
- Alvarez (71 'Pen)
- Sørloth (79 ')
- Mamadou Sylla (21 'Pen)
- Javi Sánchez (56 ')
Match report
After a three-game Windless Streak in which Atletico Madrid was released from the top of the La Liga table, Los Rojiblancos stuck a second victory in Real Valladolid on Monday evening. La Pucela showed more battles than in most weeks, but in the end I could not sustain.
The game started in a fairly formal way, up to seven minutes of madness it brought it to life. After a Valladolid set piece saw a handball in Atletico punished, La Pucela was suddenly in the ride chair. Moussa Sylla sent Jan Oblak in the wrong direction with his penalty and drilled it low and centrally. However, that woke up Atletico, who responded within two minutes. Giuliano Simeone was too agile for Javi Sanchez, and Valladolid coach Alvaro Rubio must have cursed his silk because he had put their lead down so quickly.
Julian Alvarez stepped up to send Andre Ferreira in the wrong way, and Atletico drove on. Simeone came again behind the right behind a ball over the top of Marcos Llorente. Ferreira was able to easily cut in and could not keep his list signs out.
In the room of seven minutes, Los Rojiblancos stood in the front and only last-minute Valladolid blocks saved a third for the break. Atletico was dominant for the rest of the game, but it cannot be said that Valladolid did not fight for it – something they have been accused of their fans this season.
Ammends before his sentence earlier, a deflected Sanchez-free kick had Oblak-Helpze for the second time just before the hour. Atletico, however, proved that they did indeed have extra equipment on La Pucela in the last half hour.
A third penalty went to their advantage, after Llorente had taken a great turn and struck Henrique, who brought him down. Alvarez repeated the trick from the first half for his 26th goal of the season with 20 minutes left. With 12 minutes to go, Alexander Sorloth left his mark. Another trip to the right saw Alvarez Force a rescue, and Sorloth was present to hit the rebound home.
Valladolid remains rooted to the bottom of the table, the distance to the safety that remains at 14 points, but with Leganes now 19th and 12 in the distance. Atletico cuts the gap back to three points with Real Madrid, because they hope to ensure that the last quarter of the season has some meaning for them.
3 -Julián Alvarez is the third Atlético de Madrid player who scores two penalty goals in a single match in every competition in the Simeone Time, after Diego Costa in 2013 and Saúl ñíguez in 2020.
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Data Debrief: Comeback Kings Atletico Strike again while Alvarez corresponds to Costa
Atletico has now won 23 points by losing positions, more than any other side in the Big Five European competitions.
Although it was not easy for the hosts who scored and a penalty in the first half of a LaLiga for the first time since March 2020 against Seville for the first time against Seville.
In the meantime, Alvarez became the third Atletico player who scored two penalties in a single game during the Simeone era, after Diego Costa in 2013 and Saul Niguez in 2020.
Sanchez had Valladolid back on level conditions on 2-2, because he became the second defender who scored at least two direct free kicks in a single LaLala campaign after Florian Lejeune in 2022-23 (also two).
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
6 'Highlight of Atletico vs Valladolid
9 'Match event for Atletico vs Valladolid
10 'Highlight of Atletico vs Valladolid
21 'Criminal goal! Atletico 0-1 Valladolid (Mamadou Sylla)
25 'Criminal goal! Atletico 1-1 Valladolid (Julián Alvarez)
27 'goal! Atletico 2-1 Valladolid (Giuliano Simeone)
36 'Highlight of Atletico vs Valladolid
47 'Match event for Atletico vs Valladolid
56 'goal! Atletico 2-2 Valladolid (Javi Sánchez)
60 'Highlight of Atletico vs Valladolid
65 'Match event for Atletico vs Valladolid
66 'Match event for Atletico vs Valladolid
72 'Criminal goal! Atletico 3-2 Valladolid
74 'Match event for Atletico vs Valladolid
77 'Match event for Atletico vs Valladolid
79 'goal! Atletico 4-2 Valladolid (Alexander Sørloth)
Line-ups
Atletico XI: Oblak, Griezmann, Koke, Lenglet, Gimenez, Llorente, Galan, Gallagher, Alvarez, Giuliano Simeone, Barrios
Subs: Witsel, Azpilicueta, Lemar, Sørloth, Musava, Mandava, Le Normand, Molina, Riquelme, Javi Serrano, Antonio Gomis, Omar Janneh
Valladolid XI: Darwin Machís, Grillitsch, Mamadou Sylla, Henrique Silva, André Ferreira, Anuar, Javi Sánchez, Aidoo, Stanko Juric, Antonio Candela, Chuki
Subs: Iván Sánchez, Eray Cömert, A.NDiaye, Selim Amallah, Marcos André, Cenk Özkacar, Raúl Moro, David Torres, Arnau Rafús, Tamás Nikitscher, Aznou, Adrián Arnu
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