In the early morning of December 24, Beijing time, a make-up match in the fourth round of La Liga was played by Atletico Madrid at home against Sevilla. In the end, Atletico Madrid relied on Llorente's only goal to defeat Sevilla 1-0, bringing the points to 38 points, relying on goal difference to overtake Barcelona and return to third place in the standings.
After a 3-3 draw at home to Getafe in the last round, 11 consecutive home wins were ended, and at the same time, 10 points behind the top of the table with one less round of games, and the title situation is unfavorable. This game against Sevilla, a relegated team, will be the final game of the year for Atletico Madrid, and coach Simeone naturally hopes for a perfect finish.
Sevilla, who have finished fourth in the past two seasons, have not finished well this season, once fell into the relegation zone, and have recently changed managers, and finally Shenhua's former coach Flores took over, leading the team to a 3-0 victory over Granada on his debut, ending a 10-game winless streak in the league.
Specific review of the competition——
In the 46th minute, Llorente sent a cross, Ramos made a mistake in front of the goal, and Llorente followed up with a follow-up shot to help Atletico lead 1-0.
In the 70th minute, Se Yunju stepped on Ocampos' heel, and after the referee checked the VAR, the yellow card was changed to a straight red, and Se Yunju was sent off after only 4 minutes as a substitute.
In the 86th minute, Lino fired a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, which was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper Dmitrovic, and Atletico missed the chance to seal the victory.
At full-time, Atletico beat Sevilla 1-0.
With one man less in the second half, Atletico still held on to a one-goal lead until the end of the game. After the win, Atletico Madrid points reached 38 points, tied with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid rose to third on goal difference, Barcelona fell to fourth, while Real Madrid and Girona accumulated 45 points, Real Madrid led the standings on goal difference, and Girona retreated to second.
In addition, fifth-ranked Bilbao has 35 points, only 3 points behind for the top four, whether it is Atletico Madrid or Barcelona, they are facing a lot of pressure, to catch up with Real Madrid, Girona at the same time, but also to beware of being overtaken by Bilbao behind him.
This season's La Liga has become particularly exciting due to the emergence of Girona, a dark horse team worth only 160 million euros, since losing to Real Madrid, has been unbeaten in 10 consecutive rounds, with 8 wins and 2 draws, and Real Madrid alternately leads the standings, showing the champion. Girona will continue to compete with Real Madrid for the top spot.