Atletico Madrid 2-1 Girona: Correa double gets Atleti the win
Girona fell to an away defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid at Civitas Metropolitano on Saturday. Atleti were looking to pick up points, following a 2-0 victory against Seville. Girona were beaten 5-3 in their previous match against Real Sociedad. Atleti and Girona currently occupy 6th and 13th spots in the table, with 13 points and 7 points respectively after 8 matches.
Atleti started the match strongly, with an early goal from Angel Correa in the 5th minute to see out the first half 1-0.
Los Colchoneros staged a comeback in the second half, with an early second effort from Angel Correa in the 48th minute. Girona in turn, then responded, 65 minutes in, grabbing the lead with an effort from Rodrigo Riquelme. The match ended with a 2-1 home victory.
Substitutions for Atleti included Alvaro Morata, Saul Niguez, Thomas Lemar, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Joao Felix for Matheus Cunha, Yannick Carrasco, Antoine Griezmann, Axel Witsel and Angel Correa, respectively. Girona replaced Valery Fernandez, Yan Couto, Cristhian Stuani, Toni Villa and Ramon Terrats with Martinez Arnau, Miguel Gutierrez, Yangel Herrera, Rodrigo Riquelme and Javier Hernandez.
There were bookings for Jose Gimenez, Matheus Cunha and Stefan Savic from Atleti, and Javier Hernandez, for Girona.
Atleti will next travel to Athletic Bilbao, while Girona will face Cádiz at home.
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Atletico Madrid: | Jan Oblak, Nahuel Molina, Jose Gimenez, Stefan Savic, Reinildo Mandava, Angel Correa (Joao Felix, min.74), Koke, Axel Witsel (Geoffrey Kondogbia, min.74), Yannick Carrasco (Saul Niguez, min.65), Matheus Cunha (Alvaro Morata, min.65) and Antoine Griezmann (Thomas Lemar, min.65) |
Girona: | Juan Carlos, Martinez Arnau (Valery Fernandez, min.46), Santiago Bueno, Bernardo Espinosa, Javier Hernandez (Ramon Terrats, min.84), Miguel Gutierrez (Yan Couto, min.46), Aleix Garcia, Oriol Romeu, Yangel Herrera (Cristhian Stuani, min.64), Valentin Castellanos and Rodrigo Riquelme (Toni Villa, min.81) |
Stadium: | Civitas Metropolitano |
Goals: | Angel Correa (1-0, min. 5), Angel Correa (2-0, min. 48) and Rodrigo Riquelme (2-1, min. 65) |