Atlético Madrid won 1-0 against Deportivo Alavés in a match corresponding to the 20th round of the Spanish League, held at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium. According to the Argentine News Agency, the only goal of the match for the 'Colchoneros' was scored by Norwegian forward Alexander Sorloth, 3 minutes into the second half. With this result, the team led by Diego Simeone is in fourth place in the table with 41 points, in Champions League positions, and will now have to visit Galatasaray of Turkey in said tournament next Wednesday from 14:45. For their part, the team coached by Argentine Eduardo Coudet, nineteenth in the classification with 19 units, continues in positions of relegation to the second category of Spanish football. They will now receive Real Betis in the next round of La Liga this Sunday, January 25, starting at 17:00. Atlético Madrid took to the field with Argentines Julián Álvarez, Giuliano Simeone and Thiago Almada as starters, while Nahuel Molina entered at 41 minutes of the complement in place of Sorloth. After an unnoticed first half that did not have too many emotions, the red and white team came out in the second half determined to get the three points. At the beginning of it, Pablo Barrios sent a cross into the area from the right sector and found the head of the Norwegian attacker who, without position, placed the ball stuck to the left post of goalkeeper Antonio Sivera to open the scoring. The result did not suffer any more modifications and the team from the Spanish capital achieved an important victory not to move further away from Barcelona, leader of the championship, and Real Madrid, runner-up of the league.
