Following the 11th day of La Liga, Atlético de Madrid hosted Deportivo Alavés at the Civitas Metropolitano this Sunday. Held in check by Celtic Glasgow in the Champions League (2-2) in the middle of the week, the Colchoneros, fourth, were keen to redeem themselves in order not to be left behind at the top of the standings by Girona and Real Madrid, winners the day before. At the same time, the Basque team, seventeenth at kick-off, were coming off an encouraging draw against Villareal the previous day and were counting on thwarting Madrid’s plans to give themselves some air in the standings.
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As usual since the start of the season, the Madrid club dominated its subject by quickly taking cover. Lying in wait at the far post, Rodrigo Riquelme was on the receiving end of a very good cross from Alvaro Morata to open the scoring (1-0, 26th). A decisive passer, the Spanish striker who played for Real Madrid and Juventus Turin, in turn, added his stone to the building. The Colchoneros center forward took advantage of a serve from Koke to score his sixth goal of the season in the championship (2-0, 45th+1). In added time, Ander Guevara sounded the revolt for Alavés (2-1, 90th+4), unfortunately insufficient to hope to win. With this sixth consecutive victory in La Liga, Atlético de Madrid took advantage of the misstep of FC Barcelona, beaten by Real Madrid on Saturday, to settle on the podium. For its part, Alavés still does not succeed and remains within reach of Celta Vigo, first non-relegation.
