There is no team in the League that is more fun, cheerful and self-confident than Atlético. Those of Cholo have not changed one iota the face of the defeat at the Camp Nou. They continue to do their thing. With an enviable state of form, they do not look at the classification or the result, they dedicate themselves to playing, being better than the opponent and scoring many goals. Little remains of that racano style. In Zorrilla, where Pezzolano had not yet lost since he replaced Pacheta, based on a few plays from memory, the colchoneros went 0-3 in 38 minutes with astonishing ease.
Griezmann is the leader of all movements. The Frenchman, leader in goal passes, added two more assists to his locker. Although in the first goal the roles were exchanged and it was José María Giménez who enabled Molina with a 40-meter delivery. The world champion, after a great race, defined against Masip.
At 0-2, things returned to normal. The origin was the French. Griezmann hung a free kick into the area where Giménez took advantage of a bad start from Masip, whose size played a trick on him. It was the seventh foul for Valladolid by any of the colchoneros.
Hongla saved the possible 0-3 on the line after Morata raised above the goalkeeper. And in minute 38, neither the Cameroonian nor Masip could avoid the third. Griezmann took the ball to the right side in the area and served so that Morata only had to push into the net.
So much self-sufficiency was about to turn against Simeone's men, who saw how Larin discounted from the penalty spot before the break due to a slight nudge from Hermoso to Plata. In the second half, in a corner, once the homeland of cholismo, Hongla made the second but was in an advanced position. Yes, Escudero's header at the near post from another corner kick went up on the scoreboard.
They were the best minutes of Valladolid, which the wood left without the 3-3 in a header from Sergio León. In addition, the pucelanos asked for another penalty by the hands of Saúl that neither Mateu Lahoz nor the VAR considered punishable.
A combination between Memphis and Correa, two of the changes that Simeone made, ended local hopes. Joaquín, at his own goal, ended up introducing the ball into his goal. The Dutchman, after a ride in which he dribbled past three rivals, made his hand with the time expired. It had been almost three years since Atlético had scored 5 away goals in the League.
Since Setién's team was eliminated from the Conference League, the people from Castellón have won five games out of seven in the League. Villarreal have focused and want to fight for fourth place and the Champions League. The fifth victory was against Celta (3-1) thanks to two goals from Jackson and one from Terrats and that Parejo missed a penalty for the second game in a row.
Cádiz was reinforced in winter with midfielder Escalante and striker Sergi Guardiola. Both have responded to Sergio González and have given a great performance with three goals each for the people from Cádiz. His were the goals that returned Valencia (2-1) to the tough fight for permanence and gave the people of Cádiz oxygen.
