MADRID (SPAIN) – Having set aside the transfer market and the failed transfer of Moise Kean, Atletico Madrid returns to the field for the 22nd matchday of the La Liga. Simeon’s men they beat 2-1 Vallecano Ray, at the end of a balanced race with many emotions. The challenge is decided by a network of Depay in full injury time, after the center forward had a goal disallowed by VAR ten minutes earlier.
Atletico Madrid-Rayo Vallecano 2-1, scoreboard and statistics
Depay decides in recovery
Back and forth in the first half. The Colchoneros broke the deadlock in the 35th minute with a goal header from Mandava and they conceded the visitors’ equalizer seven minutes later thanks to a strike from Alvaro Garcia. In the second half, after a couple of missed chances by Griezmann, Depay finds the 2-1 goal in the 81st minute: but after a long review, the referee cancels it for offside. The attacker repeats himself in the 91st minute by taking advantage of an assist from Griezmann and anticipating the intervention of a defender with a tip that beats the goalkeeper. It is the goal that gives Atletico Madrid success. Simeone’s men remain tied with Barcelona on 47 points.