Antoine Griezmann scored a goal with his head to help Atletico Madrid move into third place with a 1-0 victory against Real Mallorca. This win allowed Atletico Madrid to surpass Barcelona in the standings after Barcelona had a previous setback in their match.
Barcelona tied 1-1 against Rayo Vallecano, giving Atletico Madrid the opportunity to catch up with them in the standings. Atletico is now tied with Barcelona for fourth place, having played one less game and having a better goal difference.
Girona, who are currently leading La Liga unexpectedly, will be playing against Athletic Bilbao on Monday. Real Madrid, who are in second place with one point ahead of Atletico Madrid, will be facing Cadiz on Sunday.
After 64 minutes, Griezmann scored an excellent header that put one team ahead of the other. However, Mallorca missed some good opportunities to score in the final moments of the game.
Koke, a midfielder for Atletico Madrid and the player with the most appearances for the club, reached a milestone by playing in his 600th game for the
Koke mentioned to Movistar that the match was challenging for them because Mallorca played with a high level of seriousness.
Griezmann scored his 301st career goal, bringing him closer to Luis Aragones' club record of 173 goals for Atletico Madrid, as the French forward currently has 170 goals for the team.
Koke mentioned that Griezmann will become a part of Atletico Madrid's history and will exceed the achievements of Luis Aragones.
The home team dominated the game from the beginning at the Metropolitano stadium, and Angel Correa missed their best opportunity to score in the first half.
Mallorca did a good job of defending against Diego Simeone's team, Atletico Madrid, who had control of the ball for most of the game. Despite their dominance, Mallorca was able to
Neither of the goalkeepers had to make any difficult saves until Rajkovic from Mallorca managed to stop a header from Morata in the second half.
Atletico took the lead after Griezmann scored a fantastic header from a cross by Mario Hermoso.
With 10 minutes left in the game, Jan Oblak made a great save from a shot by Gio Gonzalez. He was relieved when former Atletico youth player Amath Ndiaye missed the target when he had a good opportunity to score.
Atletico will be playing against Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday night and are aware that a win could secure their spot in the last 16 of the competition.
Mallorca is currently in 17th place in the league standings, with a one-point advantage over the teams in the relegation zone. However, they have played one less game than those teams.
Mallorca defender Martin Valjent expressed that they had some good opportunities during the game and emphasized the importance of staying positive and moving forward.
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