Leganés (Madrid), January 18 (EFE).- The defeat in Leganés left the best streak of victories in the history of Atlético de Madrid in fifteen consecutive victories, which began on October 31 with a 0-2 against Vic in the Cup del Rey and concluded this Saturday with the header of Matija Nastasic, without goals or excuses in the red and white team, which lost 82 days later to put its leadership in doubt
He didn’t take advantage of his moment in the first half. Not Julián Alvarez, to the squad; nor Antoine Griezmann, to the post and later stopped by Marko Dmitrovic; nor Conor Gallagher, replaced at half-time, with a header against the crossbar; nor Pablo Barrios, who the local goalkeeper excelled at, to prevent Atlético’s goal, tied at half-time and at risk.
Jan Oblak had already stopped two shots against Leganés in the first act. One to Miguel de la Fuente. Another to Juan Cruz, who added another chance in the opening moments, between the dominance and control of the red and white team, careless and suddenly defeated by a corner kick from Dani Raba finished off by Nastasic. The blow was not from Atlético, in which even Griezmann missed a maximum penalty with 1-0
They had not lost since October 27, when they lost 1-0 against Betis at the Benito Villamarín. Since then, he had won everything he had played. To Mallorca (0-1), to Las Palmas (2-0), to Alavés (2-1), to Valladolid (0-5), to Sevilla (4-3), to Getafe (1-0), to Barcelona (1-2) and Osasuna (1-0), in LaLiga; to Paris Saint Germain (1-2), to Sparta Prague (0-6) and to Slovan Bratislava (3-1), in the Champions League; and Vic (0-2), Cacereño (1-3) and Marbella (0-1) in the Copa del Rey.
Gone was the best streak in its previous history, which dated back to 2012 with Simeone also in charge, between August 27 and October 31 of that year. So there were thirteen wins: 4-0 against Athletic, 4-1 against Chelsea, 4-3 against Rayo Vallecano, 0-3 against Hapoel Tel Aviv, 2-1 against Valladolid, 2-4 against Betis, 0-1 against Espanyol, 1-0 to Viktoria Plzen, 2-1 to Málaga, 0-1 to Real Sociedad, 2-1 to Acadómica Coimbra, 3-1 to Osasuna and 0-3 against Jaén.
Until this Saturday’s visit to Leganés, he had scored 39 goals. Julián Alvarez scored ten; Antoine Griezmann eight; Alexander Sorloth (out this Saturday due to injury) had achieved seven; Ángel Correa and Rodrigo de Paul, three; Clement Lenglet, two; and Nahuel Molina, Marcos Llorente, Samuel Lino, Giuliano Simeone and Rodrigo Riquelme, one… Nobody got it right in Butarque. Not even Griezmann, who took a penalty wide in the 90th minute.
– THE END OF ATLÉTICO’S 15-WIN STREAK:
1 – 10/31/2024. King’s Cup. Vic 0 – Atlético Madrid 2 (Julián Alvarez, 2).
2 – 03.11.2024. League. Atlético Madrid 2 – Las Palmas 0 (Giuliano and Sorloth).
3 – 06.11.2024. Champions League. PSG 1 – Atlético Madrid 2 (Molina and Correa).
4 – 10.11.2024. League. Mallorca 0 – Atlético Madrid 1 (Julián Alvarez).
5 – 11/23/2024. League. Atlético Madrid 2 – Alavés 1 (Griezmann and Sorloth).
-6 – 11/26/2024. Champions League: Sparta Prague 0 – Atlético Madrid 6 (Julián Alvarez 2, Llorente, Griezmann and Correa 2).
7 – 30.11.2024. League. Valladolid 0 – Atlético Madrid 5 (Lenglet, Julián Alvarez, De Paul, Griezmann and Sorloth).
8 – 05.12.2024. King’s Cup. Cacereño 1 – Atlético Madrid 3 (Lenglet, De Paul and Julián Alvarez).
9 – 08.12.2024. League. Atlético Madrid 4 – Sevilla 3 (Griezmann 2, De Paul and Lino).
10 – 11.12.2024. Champions League. Atlético Madrid 3 – Slovan 1 (Julián Alvarez and Griezmann 2).
11 – 15.12.2024. League. Atlético Madrid 1 – Getafe 0 (Sorloth).
12 – 21.12.2024. League. Barcelona 1 – Atlético Madrid 2 (De Paul and Sorloth).
13 – 04.01.2025. King’s Cup. Marbella 0 – Atlético Madrid 1 (Griezmann).
14 – 12.01.2025. League. Atlético Madrid 1 – Osasuna 0 (Julián Alvarez).
15 – 15.01.2025. King’s Cup. Elche 0 – Atlético Madrid 4 (Sorloth, 2; Riquelme and Julián Alvarez). EFE
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