UPDATimes - Atletico Madrid emerged as champions of the Spanish League 2020/2021. Atletico are confirmed to be champions after winning 2-1 over Real Valladolid in the last week of LaLiga.
The Valladolid vs Atletico match in Week 38 of the Spanish League was held at Estadio Jose Zorilla, Saturday (23/5/2021). Atletico fell behind after Oscar Piano scored in the 18th minute to put Valladolid ahead.
Atletico then got up in the second half. Angel Correa scored in the 57th minute after using a ball from Yannick Carrasco to equalize.
Luis Suarez then scored in the 67th minute to bring Atletico around the corner. The 2-1 score for Atletico's victory lasted until the match was over.
Atletico started the first half very well. Los Rojiblancos-Atletico nickname- immediately pressed the host's defense to get a quick goal.
However, the Atletico goal conceded first in the 18th minute. Valladolid's Oscar Planno beat Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak to give his team the lead.
Atletico are looking to get an equalizer as soon as possible. However, Atletico's players failed to take advantage of the opportunity so that the position did not change until the 40th minute.
Luis Suarez et al failed to equalize before halftime arrived. Atletico had to be looking to find Valladolid's goal in the second half because they needed a win.
Atletico continued their dominance in the second half. However, Los Rojiblancos are still having trouble getting mature opportunities in front of Valladolid's goal.
However, Atletico's hard efforts finally paid off in the 57th minute. Angel Correa listed his name on the scoreboard after displaying a charming individual action.
Atletico were even able to turn ahead 10 minutes after Correa's goal. Suarez broke into Valladolid's goal after maximizing Sergi Guardiola's blunder. Atletico are getting closer to the Spanish League trophy this season.
Atletico began to close the defense line to equalize the victory. The 2-1 score for Atletico's victory lasted until the final minutes so that they officially won the Spanish League this season.
Thanks to that victory, Atletico closed the season with 86 points at the top of the Spanish League standings. They beat Real Madrid who closed the season with 84 points after a 2-1 win over Villarreal.
This is Atletico Madrid's 11th LaLiga title. Previously, the last time Los Colchoneros won the Spanish League was in 2013/2014.
The composition of players for Valladolid vs Atletico:
Valladolid (4-4-2): Jordi Masip; Saidy Janko, Kiko Olivas, Jawad El Yamiq, Lucas Olaza; Oscar Plano, Fede San Emeterio, Roque Mesa, Toni Villa; Marcos de Sousa, Shon Weissman.
Reserves: Miche, Nacho, Luis Perez, Sergi Guardiola, Javi Sanchez, Joaquin Fernandez, Kike Perez, Waldo Rubio, Samu Perez, Jota, Pablo Hervias.
Coach: Sergio Gonzalez
Atletico (4-3-3): Jan Oblak; Kieran Trippier, Felipe, Jose Gimenez, Mario Hermoso; Saul Niguez, Koke, Marcos Llorente; Yannick Carrasco, Luis Suarez, Angel Correa.
Reserves: Vitolo, Ivo Grbic, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Joao Felix, Moussa Dembele, Renan Lodi, Lucas Torreira, Hector Herrera, Sime Vrsaljko.
Coach: Diego Simeone
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