FC Barcelona has a streak of three LaLiga matches with a loss of points. First, Hansi Flick's players lost 0-1 Real Sociedadlater they drew 2-2 with Celta Vigo, and on Saturday they sensationally lost to Las Palmas 1-2. Therefore, they allowed their rivals to get closer to each other in the league table and took full advantage of this Atletico Madrid.
Terrible news for FC Barcelona. Real Valladolid – Atletico 0:5
Atletico had its problems at the beginning of the season and lost points, among others. in matches against Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano, and at the end of October they even lost to Betis. Since then, Diego Simeone's players have been flawless, and wow league they won against Las Palmas, Mallorca and Alaves. Fueled by a 6-0 win against Sparta Prague in the Champions League, they entered the competition against Real Valladolid.
From the very beginning of the match, the Madrid team showed that they were no joke. After 37 minutes games they were leading 3-0 after goals by Clement Lenglet, Julian Alvarez and Rodrigo de Paul, and two goals were still disallowed in the first half. Particularly noteworthy among the goals is the one by de Paul, who finished off a great team effort with a precise shot.
Just after the break, in the 52nd minute, Antoine Griezmann scored a wonderful goal. The Frenchman turned with the ball in the style of Dennis Bergkamp and then sliced the ball over the rival goalkeeper. The last goal was scored in added time, and the score was 5-0 by Alexander Sorloth.
With an easy victory, Atletico secured another three points in the league table and now has 32 points. This gives it second place in LaLiga and is only two points behind first-place FC Barcelona. Real Madrid has only two points less, but it also played two fewer games. There is a lot of competition at the top of the Spanish league and everything indicates that three teams will compete for the Spanish championship.