10-man Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 1-0 in Madrid

Atletico Madrid won against Sevilla 1-0 at Metropolitano Stadium and ended a series of 2 matches without a victory in La Liga.

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¡𝑽𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑴𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑺, 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑷𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶! pic.twitter.com/KIlBWKSVbn

— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) December 23, 2023

The winning goal in the match was scored at the beginning of the 2^nd half when Marcos Llorente, who replaced Nahuel Molina at halftime, netted in the 47^th minute to give the home team the lead.

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Caglar Soyuncu, who replaced Koke in the 66^th minute, received a direct red card only 4 minutes later, and Simeone’s side needed to finish the match with 1 fewer player on the pitch, but despite that, they kept its 1-goal lead and secured the 3 points.

Atletico Madrid are in 3^rd place with 38 points after 18 matches – 7 points behind Real Madrid and Girona.

Sevilla are in 15^th place with 16 points after 18 games as the team lost 3 of their last 4 matches in the league and are only 3 points ahead of the relegation zone.

8 – #Atlético de Madrid 🔴⚪️ have seen 8 red cards in 2023 in @LaLigaEn, equalling the 2022 record and only in three years they saw more in the 21st century in the competition. Expelled. pic.twitter.com/jU27uPSoFu

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 23, 2023