Espanyol battle to LaLiga equalizer vs Atletico Madrid
Ten-man Espanyol battled to a 1-1 LaLiga draw at Atletico Madrid on Sunday,
another disappointing result for Diego Simeone’s team days after they were eliminate from European competition.
Atletico, who have won only one of their last six games in all competitions,
are third in the standings on 24 points,
eight behind Real Madrid who play Rayo Vallecano on Monday and 10 adrift of leaders Barcelona.
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Ten-man Espanyol hold misfiring Atletico to 1-1 draw
Soccer Football – LaLiga – Atletico Madrid v Espanyol – Metropolitano,
Madrid, Spain – November 6,
2022 Espanyol’s Sergi Darder celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Juan Medina12
Nov 6 (Reuters) – Ten-man Espanyol battled to a 1-1 LaLiga draw at Atletico Madrid on Sunday,
Atletico,
who have won only one of their last six games in all competitions,
are third in the standings on 24 points, eight behind Real Madrid who play Rayo Vallecano on Monday and 10 adrift of leaders Barcelona.
Betis, on 23 points, and Real Sociedad,
on 22, have a game in hand and could jump ahead of Atletico at the end of Sunday.
Espanyol remained 16th,
one point clear of the relegation zone.
Despite playing most of the match with 10 men after defender
Leandro Cabrera was shown a straight red card for a last-man foul on Alvaro Morata,