Atletico Madrid is struggling to reverse its fortunes, struggling a 1-0 defeat at Real Betis on Sunday following a disappointing residence loss to Lille within the Champions League.
The match was determined early, with an personal aim by defender Jose Maria Gimenez simply 5 minutes in, marking Atletico’s second straight defeat.
In its final six matches throughout all competitions, Atletico has managed just one win – a 3-1 overcome Leganes in La Liga final weekend. Prior to that, the crew settled for league attracts towards Real Madrid and Real Sociedad and endured a 4-1 loss at Benfica within the Champions League.
“We know what we have to do, what we need to work on,” Simeone said. “It’s clear to me that soccer is all about getting the work executed, and when you’ll be able to’t discover that dynamic, you find yourself struggling.”
On the plus facet, Atletico had been unbeaten in 11 consecutive league matches till Sunday’s defeat in Seville.
“We weren’t able to play the type of game we wanted to play,” Simeone said. “They obtained off to a powerful begin and had been fortunate to get the early aim.”
Gimenez discovered his personal web whereas making an attempt to clear a low cross into the world within the fourth minute on the Benito Villamarin Stadium.
The loss saved the Madrid membership in fourth place, one level behind third-place Villarreal and 4 factors behind metropolis rival Real Madrid, which misplaced 4-0 to Barcelona at residence in Saturday’s Clasico.
Atletico is 10 factors behind chief Barcelona after 11 rounds.
Betis moved to fifth place, two factors behind Atletico. Manuel Pellegrini’s crew has gained 5 of its final eight league matches, together with two of its final three video games.
It was Betis’ second residence win towards Atletico of their final 16 league matches and the primary since 2019.
Sixth-place Osasuna picked up first-half targets in a 2-0 victory at Real Sociedad to finish a two-game winless streak. Sociedad dropped to twelfth place.
Leganes scored three second-half targets in a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo, whereas Getafe transformed a Ninetieth-minute equalizer in a 1-1 residence draw towards last-place Valencia, which is winless in 5 consecutive matches.
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