La Liga: Atletico Madrid play 1-1 draw with Actual Sociedad© AFP
Atletico Madrid’s bid to bounce again from a Champions League thrashing was foiled by Luka Sucic’s sensational strike to earn Actual Sociedad a 1-1 attract La Liga on Sunday. Diego Simeone’s aspect have been thrashed 4-0 by Benfica on Wednesday however took an instantaneous lead in San Sebastian via Julian Alvarez. The Rojiblancos fought onerous to maintain their benefit however Sucic looped a long-range effort over Jan Oblak within the 84th minute to safe the house aspect a degree.
Atletico’s level took them third, degree with Villarreal, however they path leaders Barcelona by seven, whereas Actual Sociedad are fifteenth.
“It is a unhealthy feeling as a result of we wished to win the sport,” Atletico defender Axel Witsel mentioned.
“We let in a late aim and it hurts, we had a very good sport defensively… everybody was working onerous.
“The aim we let in was a fantastic strike however I believe we might have averted it.”
Former Manchester Metropolis striker Alvarez despatched Atletico forward inside the primary minute after Antoine Griezmann backheeled the ball into his path.
Griezmann, who not too long ago retired from worldwide obligation with France, made his four-hundredth look for the membership.
Oblak made an outstanding save to maintain out Nayef Aguerd’s close-range effort and in addition denied Takefusa Kubo.
Atletico seemed set to assert three factors earlier than Sucic’s late intervention.
Rodrigo de Paul gave the ball away cheaply in his personal half and Sucic hit a first-time shot that spun over Oblak and into the online.
Kubo fired narrowly off-target within the closing minutes because the hosts tried to grab all three factors.
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