Atletico Madrid beats Mallorca in a hard-fought match
Atletico Madrid took the victory in a hard-fought match against Mallorca at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. The Colchoneros won by the narrowest of margins thanks to a goal from J. Alvarez in the 61st minute.
The match began with a dominant Atlético Madrid, reflected in their possession of the ball (51%). However, Mallorca did not let themselves be intimidated and sought the opponent’s goal with 9 shots, of which 4 were on target.
In the 10th minute, Lenglet received a yellow card for a foul on a Mallorca player. The home team responded with a yellow card for Samu Costa in the 58th minute.
The first big chance of the game came in the 61st minute, when J. Alvarez took advantage of a pass from G. Simeone to beat the Mallorca goalkeeper. This goal sparked a series of changes in both teams. Atlético Madrid made four changes, while Mallorca made two, looking to revitalize their attacks.
The game remained intense until the end. In the 83rd minute, Mandava was cautioned for a foul. Mallorca made one more change, while Atlético also made a substitution, looking to close the game with the win.
In the final minutes, Atlético focused on controlling the game and Mallorca tried to find the equalizer without success. Lack of accuracy in the final pass and the red and white defense prevented the locals from disturbing Oblak’s goal.
In the end, Atlético Madrid took all three points thanks to a solid and effective match, which allows them to continue climbing the standings.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 62 A. Correa came in and G. Simeone went out., at minute 62 R. de Paul came in and A. Griezmann went out., at minute 62 A. Sorloth came in and J. Alvarez went out., at minute 63 A. Witsel came in and C. Lenglet went out., at minute 86 C. Gallagher came in and R. Riquelme went out.
Substitutions mallorca: at minute 69 Chiquinho came in and S. Darder went out., at minute 69 A. Prats came in and C. Larin went out., at minute 75 D. Rodriguez came in and P. Maffeo went out., at minute 75 A. Sanchez came in and R. Navarro went out., at minute 83 D. Luna came in and M. Morlanes went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Mallorca
Atletico Madrid
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