Published January 12,2025
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Atletico Madrid claimed a 1-0 house win over Osasuna on Sunday to maneuver prime of the LaLiga standings because of a second-half purpose from Julian Alvarez.
Leaders Atletico Madrid secured their 14th consecutive victory throughout all competitions, a membership report, to achieve 44 factors, one forward of second-placed Real Madrid. It’s seven video games and not using a win within the league for Osasuna, who’re eleventh with 25.
“We are very happy (with our streak), we’ve been doing great work, but we have to keep working with humility. Good things will come,” Alvarez stated.
The hosts dominated the match from the beginning, and Antoine Griezmann ought to have put them in entrance within the seventh minute when he latched onto Nahuel Molina’s cross and located the online however the ball had struck his elbow, and VAR dominated it out.
Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera received right down to deny Alvarez within the twelfth and thirty sixth minute, whereas a long-range shot from Osasuna midfielder Pablo Ibanez bounced off the woodwork.
Atleti had round 60% possession within the first half and had a number of probabilities within the second however struggled to transform that to objectives earlier than breaking the impasse 10 minutes into the second half with a intelligent nook routine.
Griezmann, taking the nook, performed a one-two with Rodrigo De Paul earlier than crossing to Clement Lenglet on the far submit, who headed it right down to Alvarez and the Argentine calmly slotted a low shot from the centre of the six-yard field into the online.
“I had several (chances) in the first half and I was upset at halftime, but I focused on the next chance. It was one of the plays we practiced in the past few days,” Alvarez stated.
“We had several days to work on it, and it worked out. Scoring from set pieces in games like this is important and helps us continue adding three points.”
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