Atletico defeats Slovan but falls short
Atletico Madrid fulfilled the predictions and defeated Slovan Bratislava at the Metropolitano (3-1) in the UEFA Champions League. Julian Alvarez and Griezmann (2) scored for the mattress makers and Strelec, from the eleven meters, put the Weiss team in the game for a few minutes.
The script from the start was as expected, with the ball for the red and whites against a relegated rival waiting for their chance in the form of a counterattack. Atletico, confident in what they do and how they do it in this stretch of the course, had patience.
After the first fifteen minutes, the first came from Julian. Atletico continued to seek the opposing goal and the second came from Griezmann. In the second half, Atletico continued to seek the goal and another came from Griezmann. The red and white team had lowered the pace a bit, but continued to try. The top-8 is closer, but…
