In a duel valid for the 29th round of the Spanish Championship, the Atletico Madrid received Real Betis at Civitas Metropolitano and won by 1-0. Correa was the one who scored the savior goal for the home team this Sunday.
With the triumph, the team led by coach Diego Simeone continued in third place, with 54 points. In a comfortable condition in the dispute for a place in the next Champions League, the team will face Rayo Vallecano next Sunday (9).
Betis, on the other hand, is in fifth place, with 45 points, and continues to dream of a place in the European competition. Coach Manuel Pellegrini’s next game will be against Cádiz, also on Sunday.
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The game
After an uneventful first half, Atlético de Madrid returned from the break taking more danger to the opposing goal. At four minutes, Gimenez rose higher than the defense in the corner and got the header. The ball hit the crossbar and went out.
Already in the 26th minute, Koke arrived to score after goalkeeper Rui Silva palmed a shot by Llorente. However, the linesman marked offside of the midfielder who scored the net,
The home team’s victory only came in the 41st minute, thanks to Correa. The attacker, who entered in the middle of the second stage, fought for the ball at the entrance to the penalty area and took possession. The Argentine passed four Betis players and hit the counterfoot of goalkeeper Rui Silva, ensuring Atletico’s victory.
Check out all the Spanish results this Sunday:
Celta de Vigo 2 x 2 Almeria
Real Madrid 6 x 0 Valladolid
Villarreal 2 x 0 Real Sociedad
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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