1-0. Atlético ended a 'cucumber' streak in Leganés

He Leganes ended the longest streak of consecutive victories in the Atlético de Madrid in its history. They did it by beating the leader by the minimum, in a match in which nothing came of the red and white team. He even missed a penalty Griezmann in the 90th minute with which they could have tied the match. After this defeat, the great colchonera streak remains at 15 consecutive victories.

The first half began with a double scare for the team Cholo. One minute into the game a shot from Juan Cruz was about to surprise a A cloud who folded his hands against the stick. In the end, everything came to nothing.

From that moment on, the Atlético He became owner and lord of the party. Imposing their rhythm in the center of the field and recovering the ball with some ease due to the good pressure of the red and white footballers. In this way, scoring opportunities began to fall for the red and white side.

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The clearest were the three sticks that saved the pepineros. First it was Julian Alvarez who crashed the ball into the crossbar after eleven minutes of play, the next would be Griezmann who finished off a pass Giuliano to the post and on the rebound he saw how Dmitrovic sent the ball for a corner in the 26th minute, and three minutes later Gallagher He crashed a header into the crossbar. Play that is canceled due to previous offside.

Although these were not the only occasions of the Atléticobecause Julián also could not score in a one-on-one with the blue and white goalkeeper, while Pablo Barrios He had two long shots that went just wide.

In the first part with so many options, the Leganes had the best in a loan The Norman that fell short and Miguel de la Fuenteand could not beat Jan. This is how the break was reached in a surprising goalless draw full of chances.

The second half began with a blow for the Atlético de Madrid. Four minutes later, a corner kick from Dani Raba what Nastasic headed into the net after getting rid of Barrios and take advantage of the error Lenglet which he failed to clear. It was 1-0. The colchoneros conceded their first goal of 2025.

Simeone tried to react by including in the field Soon, Llorente y Correabut the truth is that the superiority that the team had shown in the first half was totally different from the equality that was seen in the second. The rojiblancos did not generate clear chances against a Lega that was sinking more and more to defend income.

Even in quick transitions the blue and white team created danger. In one of them, the red and whites were lucky because Miguel de la Fuente did not connect with Darko Brasanac in the pass of death. It would have been 2-0 in the 72nd minute of the game. Three minutes later it was Juan Cruz the one who had a good opportunity.

Leganés – Atlético de Madrid, in pictures

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He Cholo He decided to go with everything for victory and that is why he decided to make his debut Adrian Niño with the 32 on his back. By not being there, Sorloth He had to pull the youth player to include one more striker on the field. The youth player had a chance to score with a shot that went wide after turning around. He was even able to score on the last play, but his shot went wide.

The colchoneros kept trying. By Paul He touched the goal with a cross shot. Right after, Melero Lopez He stopped the game because the VAR called him. They had seen a handball in the area on a previous play. So he pointed out the penalty. Penalty that Griezmann threw out… And it is that at Athletes nothing came in.

In the end, they lost 1-0 Atlético de Madrid in a match in which he also saw how Lenglet y Gallant They saw their fifth yellow card in the League and will not be able to be in the next matchday against the Villarreal.