The race for the top four in La Liga continues to take shape and Atletico Madrid is in hot pursuit to book a spot for Champions League next season. This was shown in the team's hunger to win against Deportivo Alaves.
Atletico Madrid's starting eleven for the game were; Oblak, Vrsaljko, Savic, Giminez, Reinaldo, Lodi, Llorente, Kondobia, Lemar, Joao, and Griezmann, and that of Deportivo Alaves was; F. Pacheco, Tenaglia, Laguardia, Lejeune, Duarte, Escalante, Pina, Pere Pons, Edgar, Rioja, and Joselu.
Atletico Madrid scored four and conceded a goal. The goal scorers were Joao Felix and Luis Suarez who each scored a brace and the consolation goal was scored by Escalante. Luis Suarez has been on fine form since the International break. Inspiring Uruguay to a world cup spot and becoming the leading goalscorer of South America world cup qualifier. Atletico Madrid is now six-game unbeaten for the first time since March 2018. Joao Felix is currently having the best time of his season, starting eighteen games in thirty matches and spring ten goals with five assists. When asked what he felt about being a starter, he answered that it was a process and he keeps working on that.
The game was one Diego Simone will appreciate after he lost his dad recently. The coach was seen in tears after Joao's second goal. Diego was very grateful to Atletico Madrid for the minutes of silence that was granted on the pitch in memory of his late father. The players dedicated the victory to Diego Simeone and admitted that he was going through one of the most difficult times in his life. Atletico Madrid's next game will be against Manchester City in the champions league quarter-final.
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