Thibaut Simon, Media365, published on Saturday January 18, 2025 at 6:57 p.m.
Atlético de Madrid lost after a series of 15 consecutive victories. On the pitch of Leganes (1-0), the Colchoneros came across a very great goalkeeper and an Antoine Griezmann lacking success.
Atlético stops at 15! The good series for Diego Simeone's men came to an end this Saturday, January 18, 2025. Traveling on the Leganes pitch, the Colchoneros fell without scoring a single goal. The fault of a very great Marko Dmitrovic. The Serbian goalkeeper disgusted the La Liga leader, who conceded his first defeat since October 27, 2024. This result could benefit Real's Madrid neighbor. Mbappé's teammates could move to the top of the championship in the event of a victory against Las Palmas. FC Barcelona for its part could come back to within three points of its rival in the event of success in Getafe.
Griezmann in check
Lacking success, Atlético de Madrid could have come back at the end of the match and grabbed a deserved draw given the opportunities throughout the match. But Antoine Griezmann missed his appointment. On the penalty awarded just before added time, the French striker crossed his shot too far and missed the target. A wasted golden opportunity, which testifies to Madrid's bad luck. Before this penalty, Griezmann had found the post and the hands of Dmitrovic (26th). Not successful on his direct free kick (56th), the Frenchman was not the only one in this meeting to break his teeth on the Leganes cage. Julian Alvarez found the bar at the start of the match and came across an exceptional save from Dmitrovic. Atlético could have scored a goal with a brilliant inspiration from Giuliano Simeone, but the Argentinian's bicycle found Conor Gallagher offside, who had placed his head on the bar of the Serbian goalkeeper. By dint of losing offensively, the Colchoneros gave in defensively. Raba's corner found the head of veteran and experienced Matija Nastasic. The Serbian defender took over the defense to give his team an important victory.
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