La Liga – Without brilliance, Atlético beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 and became the third provisional

Atlético Madrid barely dominated Rayo Vallecano 1-0 on Saturday on the 29th day of La Liga, and temporarily climbed to third place (54 points), three points ahead of Barcelona, ​​who travels on Sunday (9:00 pm) to Santiago. Bernabeu in El Clasico against Real Madrid.

Joao Felix is ​​still decisive

Colchoneros advanced thanks to a beautiful goal from their captain Koke, after a clever one and two with Joao Felix on the way back from the locker room (49). The Portuguese prodigy also signed a new prestigious performance, before calling Diego Simeone back to the bench in the 64th minute to make way for Luis Suarez, without fear of disappointment.

The end of the match was marked by a severe sending off of Angel Correa, who was penalized with a straight red card for a push on Alejandro Catena in the 84th minute, twenty minutes after he entered play. Previously, Antoine Griezmann had warned twice about Dimitrievsky’s robbery from the start of the match: the French player N.8 from Atlético almost scored in the second minute near the post, and then in the 12th minute on a ball cleverly extended from the head to the area by “Minino de Oro” (golden) boy, in Portuguese).

Four days after the achievement of Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford against Manchester United (1-0 and qualifying on the key), this victory in the capital derby, the fifth success in a row in all competitions for Rojiblancos, restores confidence in Simeone’s men ahead of the international window.. Before a tempting meeting, Manchester City will oppose them in the Champions League quarter-final on April 5 at the Etihad Stadium. It’s also the third success in a row as Colchoneros keeps his cage.

“The team has grown together. And the people are at a very high level. They make a real team. It’s the best thing that can happen to us. When everyone works together like this, the team is really very strong.Simeone rejoiced at the post-match press conference.