Atletico Madrid is getting closer to Real Madrid in the Spanish League La Liga standings. This is after a dramatic 2-1 win over hosts Sevilla on Sunday evening (6/4).
Sevilla took the lead in the match through Lucien Agoume’s goal (7′). Atletico then equalised through Julian Alvarez’s penalty (25 minutes) and took the lead thanks to Pablo Barios’s goal in the last minute (90+3).
This means that, with 60 points from 30 games, Atlético Madrid are now just three points behind Real Madrid, who are currently in second place in the La Liga standings this season.
Atletico have 60 points from 30 games and are in third place, while Real Madrid have 63 points from the same number of games.
The current leader of the La Liga standings is Barcelona, which is only four points behind Real Madrid after 30 matches.
When they met Atlético, Sevilla took an early lead after just seven minutes. Lucien Agoume fired off a powerful shot from outside the penalty area that was too powerful for Jan Oblak to stop, making it 1-0 to Sevilla.
Atletico tried to fight back and get an equaliser. In the 17th minute, Nahuel Molina had a chance, but his shot went wide.
In the 22nd minute, Atlético were awarded a penalty. The referee pointed to the spot after Conor Gallagher was brought down by Logic Bade.
Julian Alvarez stepped up to take the penalty and scored. The Argentine striker kicked the ball into the right corner of Sevilla’s goal. The score was 1-1 in the 24th minute and stayed the same until half-time.
After the break, Atlético almost took the lead. Giuliano Simeone’s shot from the right was blocked by Sevilla goalkeeper Orjan Nyland.
Sevilla had a chance to score from a corner, but Bade’s header went just above the goal.
However, Atlético turned the tables in the last minute of extra time, with Pablo Barrios scoring to put the ball in the right corner of Sevilla’s goal. Atletico won 2-1.
