At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 3, the 30th round of La Liga ushered in a match, and Atletico Madrid faced Alaves at home. Atletico's overall record in the league is not good, with only 16 wins in the first 29 rounds, and there is basically no hope of winning the title. However, Atletico's recent form has improved, having previously won a five-game winning streak in the league. This time, Atletico faced 19th-placed relegation team Alaves. The two sides lost at Atletico in the first leg of the match, and now they are meeting again, and Atletico have successfully avenged, winning 4-1.
Simeone was lined up in a 442 formation for the match. Oblak served as the starting goalkeeper. Vrsalico, Savage, Jimenez and Rainierdo are paired at 4 defenders. Lemar, Marcos Llorente, Condobia and Renan Lodi form a four-midfielder. Griezmann and Felix played as two strikers. Suarez, Carrasco, DePaolo, Hermoso and Felipe were all on the bench.
Just 9 minutes into the game, Lemar swept a shot in front of goal, but, because of offside, the goal was invalid. But it didn't matter, Atletico scored two minutes later. Vrsaliko picked up the ball on the right and crossed the ball, the middle of the road was completely empty Felix's header into the goal, and the ball drilled into the top right corner of the goal! The goalkeeper had no choice but to watch the ball slip into the net! Atletico made a fantastic start. Alaves has done a terrible job defensively this time, giving Atletico such a big space.
In the 27th minute, Atletico madrid won a free kick opportunity in front of the field, the ball was sent into the box, no one grabbed it, and the ball directly popped up on the bottom line. Six minutes later, Felix unexpectedly chose to shoot on the left side of the field, only to be deflected and the ball went straight out of the line. At half-time, Atletico led 1-0. The half was boring. Atletico had 52% possession in the first half, only 3 shots on goal, 1 goal on target, and 1 goal on target, which was extremely efficient. Alaves shot even fewer, with only 2 shots on goal, and none of them were on target.
In the second half, Simeone sent Carrasco and DePaul. In the 57th minute, De Paul's long-range shot from outside the box flew towards the goal and the goalkeeper picked the ball down steadily. In the 62nd minute, Atletico conceded a goal! Edgar Mendes sent a cross from the left and the header of an empty Escalante near the penalty spot was scored! Atletico's defensive leak allowed Escalante to score with ease.
In the 71st minute, Marcos Llorente was substituted and Simeone was replaced by Mateus Cunha. Soon Mateus Cunha had an immediate effect, he was kicked down in the box and the referee awarded a penalty. Simone was truly a god-changer. Suarez took the penalty and he scored a powerful shot to help Atletico take the lead again. In the 82nd minute, Felix scored in front of goal to complete the twice. Simone shook his fist in celebration. In the 90th minute, Suarez scored another goal. In the end, Atletico beat Alaves 4-1 to achieve six consecutive league wins. Atletico previously spent €126 million to bring in striker Felix, the match broke out, scoring twice.