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,

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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.

LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Espanyol

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,

Espanyol defended well against the home team who had 27 goal attempts against six from the visitors.

LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Espanyol

Though Joao Felix rescued a point for Atletico Madrid in a 1-1 draw against Espanyol,

Atletico started in third and at best could have cut their deficit on Real Madrid,

with a game in hand, to six points.

Simeone is under pressure after his team’s exit from the Champions League,

with fans staying away from one end in order to arrive late,

and in silence, in protest.

So The display on the pitch was disjointed,

with Antoine Griezmann providing the best attempts but not converting.

A glimmer of hope was offered midway through the first half when Leandro Cabrera saw red for blocking Alvaro Morata as he dashed in on goal,

but Atletico continued to struggle.

In the second half,

Espanyol went ahead just after the hour mark when Joselu teed up Sergi Darder to finish at the back post.

Simeone introduced Felix,

Thomas Lemar and Matheus Cunha to chase the game,

and the Portuguese striker fired in a vicious shot to put his side level with a little over 10 minutes remaining,

with the youngster choosing not to celebrate amid rumours of a spat with his manager.

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