Whoever mourned the Spanish league, let him think again. Atletico Madrid is in a bad period and just before the meeting against Chelsea in the Champions League, they lost tonight (Saturday) 2: 0 to Levante. The gap at the top stands at 7 points from Real Madrid, but the ability should greatly worry Diego Simeone who is starting to lose height.
Atletico Madrid – Levante 2: 0
The Colchoneros lose 5 points to a rival from Valencia in just three days and actually put together three games without a win in the last four in the league. Another particularly troubling point for Atletico is that it has absorbed seven consecutive games, something that has never happened to it in the era of Cello at the club.
Jose Luis Morales got a good chance in the opening to surprise Jan Obelek, but missed up close. In the 30th minute, the striker took advantage of a mistake in the defense and corrected to raise the Frogs to a surprising 0: 1. Atletico were very weak in the first half and did not often get into situations.
The energies were replaced in the second half, but Luis Suarez, Joao Felix and Marcus Jornetta did not take advantage of their situations. In extra time, Jorge de Protos took advantage of the fact that Ian Obelek went up to the locals’ corner and almost half a yard sent a spinning ball into the empty net. A huge 0: 2 to Levante who did not give up the opportunity to reach Europe this season. Atletico lose for the first time since December 2019 in Wanda.
Atletico Madrid have suffered their first La Liga home defeat since December 2019 😳 pic.twitter.com/eP5x9k74LL
– ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 20, 2021
Elche – Eibar 0: 1
Fran Escriba recorded his first victory as a coach and what a great and important victory it is. Danny Calbo (33) scored the only goal of the game. Elche, which is ranked below the red line, clung to Eber in the number of points, with two games missing. It seems that the two will continue to fight against relegation until the end of the season.