“Atletico Madrid snag 17th consecutive victory at home agaisnst Real Betis”

Atletico Madrid gave a strong showing for their first quarterfinal match of the Copa del Rey. An early goal from Radamel Falcao, combined with Felipe Louis’ goal shortly after, led Los Rojiblancos to a win. This match is also notable because it marks a new record in the Vicente Calderón. The current squad has gone 9 matches without letting in a goal, the longest run in the history of Atletico Madrid!

Potential new challenge for Real Madrid and Barcelona: A win against Betis launches Atlético Madrid into 2nd place in La Liga

Real Betis 2:4 Atético Madrid

(25’ Agra), (45’ Juanfran {own goal}); (28’ Falcao), (47’ Falcao {penalty}), (55’ Costa), (90’ Garcia)

What a match for Atlético Madrid! Although they ended the first half down by one goal, Los Colchoneros came out on top at the whistle, winning the match by two goals. Now that Atleti has played the same amount of matches as the rest of the La Liga contenders, they have established their place just two points under current leaders, Barcelona.

Atleti played the first half well, but while they had opportunities, so did Betis and it was Betis who managed to score first in the 25^th minute. It was an interesting goal, Agra sent a long ball from the 18 and Miranda tried to deflect it off the bounce. However, the ball bounced by him and into the net. It wasn’t the cleanest goal; the luck was certainly on the home team’s side.