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At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 19, a match in the 18th round of La Liga was contested, and Atletico madrid challenged Sevilla away. Atletico have a mediocre league record this season, winning only 8 of their first 16 games, and have been distanced by the top of the table, and there is little hope of winning the title. In the last two league rounds, Atletico have lost, first at home, to Mallorca, and then away to the powerful Real Madrid, or lost. Atletico desperately needed a win to get the team back on track, but this time it was a strong Sevilla, and it was an away game, which was a great challenge for Atletico, and as a result, Atletico lost and continued the slump.
Atletico lined up in a 3142 formation for this race. Oblak served as the starting goalkeeper. Hermoso, Condobia and Felipe form a 3-back. Cork single back. Carrasco, Lemar, Llorente and Trippier play in 4 midfielders. The attacking combination of Suarez and Angel Correa joined forces. DePaul, Felix and Renan Lodi sit on the bench. Griezmann is out with injury.
Sevilla started off very well, with Rakitic slamming into the world in the 7th minute, leaving world-class goalkeeper Oblak helpless. However, Felipe equalised for Atletico with a header. The game was once very dull, both sides were more conservative, steady and not aggressive, which made the opportunities created in the game relatively small. The score at the end of the half was 1-1. Atletico had just 37 percent of the ball in the first half, with five shots on goal, two on target and one goal. In the first half, although Sevilla had the advantage of possession, they only had 2 shots on goal, 1 shot on target, and also scored 1 goal.
Rakitic had another good chance in the second half, but this time he didn't take it and his shot was deflected. Simeone is not happy with this situation, and he hopes to win and make the team more offensively intense. After the 70-minute meeting, Atletico did create a lot of chances, but they didn't take them. Sevilla, which had fewer chances, scored in the 88th minute, with Ocampos scoring. Conceding goals at this point in time was too bad for Atletico. Felix finally missed a chance to equalise with a long-range shot that hit the crossbar. The final score was set at 2-1 and Sevilla beat Atletico. Lopetegui defeated Simone.
Atletico only had 3 of their 15 shots on goal and scored 1 goal. Sevilla, on the other hand, scored just six shots on goal and 2 on target. In the post-match whoscored rating, Rakitic scored a high score of 7.7, scoring a very beautiful goal and 2 key passes. Suarez had a terrible performance in this game, with only 1 shot on goal, 0 shots on target, no key goals, and only 57 minutes before being replaced. Suarez has been in a rapid decline, scoring 0 goals in seven consecutive games in all competitions.