Álex Baena starts both goals as Atlético win a seventh league game in a row
Both of Atlético Madrid's goals in their 2-0 win at Levante began with Álex Baena. It was a seventh straight league win, and it puts Atlético top on 28 points until Barcelona play Alavés tonight.
Both of Atlético Madrid's goals in their 2-0 win at Levante began with Álex Baena. It was a seventh straight league win, and it puts Atlético top on 28 points until Barcelona play Alavés tonight.
Levante
- 1Manel Usedo Domingo
- 2Jorge Cabello
- 3Petar Ratkov
- 4Víctor García
- 5Marc Santos Gavilán
- 6Axel Tape
- 7Pablo Cuñat
- 8Orio Rey
- 9Paco Cortés
- 10Yanis Kasonga Musuayi
- 11Hugo Sotelo
- 12Adrián de la Fuente
Atlético Madrid
- 1Daniel Martinez
- 2Salvi Esquivel
- 3Arnau Ortiz
- 4Obed Vargas
- 5Jonathan David
- 6Cristian Romero
- 7Ademola Lookman
- 8Alexander Sørloth
- 9Juan Musso
- 10Jorge Domínguez
- 11Rodrigo Mendoza
- 12Robin Le Normand
The first goal to count was not the first Atlético scored. Morten Hjulmand had the ball in the net in the 16th minute and saw it ruled out for offside. In the 36th, Baena's pass from the left got past Jon Ander Olasagasti, who could not clear it, and Alejandro Grimaldo, arriving inside the area, beat Mathew Ryan with his left foot.
The second was all Baena's making. He ran at Levante from his own half and slid Giuliano Simeone through; Simeone won the race with Nacho Pérez and finished with his left foot in the 62nd minute.
Levante were not without chances. Jan Oblak had to save from Dani Requena early on, and the home side kept coming after the second goal. Yet nothing they hit found a way past Oblak, and Atlético's back line held for the whole afternoon.
Levante stay on ten points. Atlético's next two matches are Bayern Munich in the Champions League and then Barcelona, who can take first place back tonight.
