Thanks Memphis! Thanks to a goal at the very end of the match from their new striker Memphis Depay, Atlético de Madrid snatched a narrow 1-0 victory at Celta Vigo on Sunday for the 21st day of La Liga, and are still in 4th place. of the rank.
Uninspired, the Colchoneros failed to create danger for an hour, and even spent the end of the game defending their cages at ten following the expulsion of defender Stefan Savic (73rd) for a duel in the position of last defender with Haris Seferovic.
But they snatched victory at the very end of the match (89th) on a pivot recovery from the Dutch striker, following a deflected strike from Yannick Carrasco. A goal that gave Diego Simeone a deep sigh of relief. Because before this 89th minute, the Rojiblancos did nothing to make their coach smile.
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Already hooked by Getafe last weekend, the people of Madrid multiplied the technical errors and spent the second period ardently defending their cage, counting in particular on an irreproachable Jan Oblak on his line.
Imperial Oblak
In the 58th, the Slovenian saved in extremis on his line a strike from Iago Aspas which he had previously slowed down. In the 73rd minute, Savic’s free kick following a red card saw Aspas’ shot crash into the crossbar. And in the 85th, it was his own teammate Reinildo who almost opened the scoring with an own goal, but Oblak kept his hand steady.
With this success, Atléti returns to a small point behind Real Sociedad (3rd, 39 points), who will travel to Barcelona on Monday (9:00 p.m.) to face Espanyol there.
The Colchoneros, already eliminated from all European competitions and from the King’s Cup in Spain, only have La Liga left to satisfy themselves… and once more: left behind by FC Barcelona (1st, 53 points) and Real Madrid ( 2nd, 45 points), they can almost no longer dream of a title, and must be content with the race for qualifying places for the Champions League.
Earlier in the day, Getafe and Rayo Vallecano ended in a 1-1 draw at the end of a game with twists and turns, with an own goal from Mauro Arambarri (38th), a penalty missed by Borja Mayoral (51st ), a red card inflicted on Carles Alena (54th), a goal from Enes Unal (77th) and another missed penalty, from Raul de Tomas this time, at the end of the game (87th).
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