La Liga: Atletico Madrid beats Elche
Joao Felix and Alvaro Morata scored one goal in Atletico's victory.
KATHMANDU: Atletico Madrid has won the Spanish football league La Liga. In Thursday night’s match, Atletico Madrid defeated Elche 2-0.
Joao Felix and Alvaro Morata scored one goal in Atletico’s victory.
Elche was reduced to ten players during the first half’s injury time after Gonzalo Verdu was sent off. Mario Hermoso received a red card with a double yellow card in the 53rd minute, reducing Atletico to 10 men.
Felix scored in the 56th minute to give Atletico an early lead. Then, in the 74th minute of the game, Morata scored to seal Atletico’s victory.
Elche was reduced to 9 players in the 90th minute of the match after Domingos received a red card with a double yellow card.
With this victory, Atlético now has 27 points from 15 games. Atlético Madrid is in third place.
Ilche has the fewest points (4).
