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With a solitary goal from the Norwegian Alexander Sorloth, Atlético de Madrid added its 11th consecutive victory, counting all competitions, and reaches Barcelona at the head of the Spanish soccer championship, although the Barça team will face Leganés in the evening.
The Nordic forward entered the second half and gave his team the victory with a header from the center of Argentine Nahuel Molina (minute 69).
With this victory, Atlético has 38 points, the same as Barcelona, and surpasses its great rival in the standings, Real Madrid (37), which on Saturday did not go beyond a three-goal tie in its visit to Rayo Vallecano.
The red and white team dominated the match and had more scoring chances than its rival, but was ineffective against the goal defended by David Soria until Sorloth, who replaced the Brazilian full-back Samuel Lino at half-time, put an end to the ‘azulona’ resistance. .
Atlético, who have not lost since the defeat against Betis at the end of October, will visit Barcelona next Saturday, in the colchoneros’ last game in 2024.
This duel will serve to gauge the options of Diego Simeone’s team to fight for the title with the two giants of Spanish football.
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