Atletico Madrid played well but lost focus in the last minutes, giving Getafe a chance to escape defeat.
With Barcelona being held to a 1-1 draw by Valencia in this round, Atletico Madrid is determined to defeat Getafe to widen the gap with their opponent to 2 points.
Everything went smoothly when Antoine Griezmann scored the opening goal just 1 minute before the end of the half.
However, Getafe played quite well in this match. They did not cluster defensively, but on the contrary, organized the ball dangerously. At the beginning of the second half, Borja Mayoral equalized for the away team.
Alvaro Morata quickly restored the lead in the 63rd minute.
In the 69th minute, Griezmann completed a double on the 11m mark. This goal helped the French striker enter Atletico Madrid history.
Specifically, he reached the mark of 173 goals in the capital team’s shirt and matched the legendary Luis Aragones to occupy the No. 1 position in the list of top scorers in Atletico history.
Returning to the match, with nothing left to lose, Getafe rose strongly. Their efforts paid off at the last minute.
In the 87th minute, Oscar Rodriguez scored to shorten the score to 2-3 for Getafe.
Continuing the excitement, Mayoral scored the second goal in the match in the 90+3 minute. This is also the final score of the match.
Atletico held the gold but let it fall. They missed the opportunity to leave Barcelona behind. On the contrary, Getafe is showing quite good performance recently. Right now, they are closing in on 6th place.