Atlético is still on a roll in the League, in which it already surpasses Barcelona in the table with a comfortable victory tonight against Alavés in the Metropolitano that puts it three points behind Real Madrid and Girona and with one more than the Blaugrana but with one less game, the one that was postponed in its day against Sevilla due to the damage that in the end was not unloaded on Madrid.
Against Alavés, Atlético liked themselves and the 50,000 of their fans who gathered at the Colchonero stadium despite the gale of rain pleased them.
There wasn't much of a game because Atlético was much superior in all facets to an Alavés team that tried not to lock itself in its area, but could not at any time with the strength of Atlético, who moved the ball very fluidly and were very sharp up front. .
Despite their dominance, the colchoneros' first goal came in the 26th minute and was a great goal, a cross from Morata to the far post and a tackle from Riquelme, who beat Sivera with a shot.
Atlético did not give up its efforts and was rewarded again on the stroke of half-time, another great goal this time from Morata himself. The play began with a pass from Koke into space, Morata left Sedlar and put it into the Basque goalkeeper's corner with his left foot.
Alavés advanced their lines in the second half and the match became a back-and-forth that benefited Atlético, who found many spaces to counterattack against a defense that was no longer so well-prepared.
Simeone moved the bench, removing Morata for Correa, Llorente for Saúl and Barrios for De Paul. Griezman scored on a counterattack but the referee annulled it due to Llorente kicking Duarte when he had previously tried to tackle him, a play that caused Simeone and the Metropolitano to become extremely angry.
The match ended with a goal from Alavés in the 96th minute with a long shot by Guevara that surprised Oblak. There was one minute left and Atlético no longer had time to suffer.
