{"id":1948,"date":"2025-04-14T21:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/84news.top\/?p=1948"},"modified":"2025-04-14T21:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:13:13","slug":"alvarez-bags-penalty-double-as-atletico-beat-valladolid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudfclub.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/alvarez-bags-penalty-double-as-atletico-beat-valladolid\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvarez bags penalty double as Atletico beat Valladolid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coach Diego Simeone’s son Giuliano and Alexander Sorloth were also on target as the Rojiblancos moved back within seven points of league leaders Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Atletico, third, also trail rivals Real Madrid by three points and still hold onto slender hopes of winning the title.<\/p>\n

“We can’t do anything more than keep moving forward, thinking about what’s to come,” Alvarez told DAZN.<\/p>\n

Valladolid, without a win in 12 matches, gave Atletico a more uncomfortable evening than they would have imagined or hoped for.<\/p>\n

The visitors took the lead through a Mamadou Sylla penalty after Clement Lenglet handled a corner kick as he went to head it clear.<\/p>\n

However the hosts were quickly level with a penalty of their own after Javi Sanchez fouled Simeone.<\/p>\n

Alvarez, who controversially had a penalty ruled out for supposedly touching the ball twice against Real Madrid as his team were knocked out of the Champions League, stroked it down the middle.<\/p>\n

Two minutes later Simeone sent Atletico ahead, surging inside from the right and blasting home after Pablo Barrios sent a ball over the top for him.<\/p>\n

Atletico were dominant but could not add to their lead and Lenglet allowed Valladolid back in with a foul outside his area.<\/p>\n

Sanchez took the free-kick and it deflected off Conor Gallagher’s shoulder in the wall past the helpless Jan Oblak.<\/p>\n

Atletico were handed a chance to reclaim the lead when Marcos Llorente turned into the box and was clumsily brought down by Henrique.<\/p>\n

Alvarez tucked home the game’s third spot kick, sending Andre Ferreira the wrong way.<\/p>\n

It was his 14th league goal of the season and 26th across all competitions after joining from Manchester City last summer.<\/p>\n

Sorloth wrapped up Atletico’s win with another goal off the bench, as has been his penchant this season, mopping up after Ferreira saved an Alvarez effort.<\/p>\n

“We have to rest and we have a very tough game against Las Palmas (on Saturday),” said Diego Simeone, refusing to be drawn on whether his team were still hopeful of catching up with Barcelona and Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

His son was equally determined to follow the party line.<\/p>\n

“We have to keep working, enjoy this win and then think about Las Palmas,” said Giuliano.<\/p>\n

Defeat leaves Valladolid 14 points from safety with seven games remaining, and their fate will likely be sealed by the end of the month.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2025 AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Madrid (AFP) \u2013 <\/span> Julian Alvarez netted two penalties as Atletico Madrid dispatched bottom side Real Valladolid 4-2 on Monday in La Liga. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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