At 23:15 Beijing time on January 2, 2022, in the 19th round of the 2021-2022 La Liga season, Atletico Beat Vallecano 2-0 at home, and the Bed sheets army ended a four-game losing streak. Correa scored twice, with Suarez unable to score in nine consecutive games. After this campaign, Atletico surpassed Rayo Vallecano with 32 points to return to the fourth place in the league, and Simeone's side won the 2022 New Year's opener.
Atletico lost 2-1 away to Granada in the last round and suffered four consecutive league defeats, in which Atletico lost to Mallorca, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Granada respectively. In their first La Liga game of 2022, Atletico will return home to face Vallecano, Correa and Suarez form a forward pairing, and Lemar and Carrasco fly on both wings.
In the 15th minute, Correa scored the ball, Suarez did not send a shot inside the box, the ball was directly returned to the opposing goalkeeper. In the 22nd minute, Suarez single-handedly faced the goalkeeper, and Su Shen chose to pick a shot slightly offside. In the 28th minute, Carrasco's bottom line erased the defender's inverted triangle pass, Hermoso's attack was blocked, the Vallecano defender failed to break the line, and Correa scored from a small angle on the right, 1-0! Atletico take the lead at home.
Atletico, who were leading in the second half, slowed down their attacking rhythm and with Rayo Vallecano pressed on, the Sheets army looked for opportunities to counterattack. In the 53rd minute, Lemar went straight, Lodi inserted a low cross from the left, correa followed up at high speed and crashed into the net, 2-0! Correa scored twice! Roddy's pass was in place.
In the 67th minute, Carrasco slashed into the box with the ball on the right diagonal line, he directly chose a powerful diagonal shot, the ball was blocked by the defender and hit the upright to pop up! In the 76th minute, Vallecano replaced the big killer Falcao, and the Tigers played the old master. However, Rayo Vallecano was still unable to break through the goal guarded by Oblak for the rest of the time, and finally Atletico scored all three points at home 2-0, and Simeone could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Highlights of this campaign
Record 1: Correa scored twice as he scored the 52nd and 53rd goals of his Career at Atletico. Correa overtook Paul Futre to join Atletico's all-time top 30 goalscorers.
Record Two: Reliable! Since losing 2-1 to Villarreal in 2018, Atletico have won their 50th league win with a half-time lead.
With a record three:2-0 win over Rayo Vallecano, Simeone avoided becoming the manager with the most consecutive league defeats in the club's history, losing five consecutive league games in 1942 when Zamora was in charge of Atletico.
Atletico Squad: 13-Oblak/23-Trippier, 2-Jimenez, 22-Hermoso, 12-Lodi/21-Carrasco, (18-Felipe 90'), 5-DePaolo, 4-Condombia, 11-Lemar/10-Correa, 9-Suarez (19-Cunha 72')