Atlético de Madrid suffers but continues at Osasuna thanks in particular to Griezmann

The match: 0-2

Suffering for a large part of this match which closed the seventh day of the Spanish Championship, Atlético de Madrid managed to win on the Osasuna pitch (2-0) this Thursday. The Rojillos pushed a lot, especially in the second half, but did not find the solution against the Madrid defense.

Just when the locals were getting their heads out of the water a little and creating some interesting situations, Antoine Griezmann managed to find a nice tight angle and scored the first goal of the match (20th). As usual, Atlético was then in management. The Arrasate players tried to hurt their opponent but they were too clumsy and imprecise, like the striker Luis Avila (50th, 57th).

Rodrigo Riquelme, who made his third appearance in La Liga this season, scored the break goal for the Madrilenians, the first for the 23-year-old striker (81st), on a counter by taking a cross from Lino at the penalty spot .

The fact: a chaotic end to the match

The Rojillos thought they had finally equalized in the 75th minute but David Garcia had his goal disallowed. Alex Witsel having received a small slap in the area by Ante Budimir, referee Juan Martinez Munuera signaled a foul in the penalty area and the goal was ruled out. The Osasuna coach then became very angry following the referee’s decision and the latter decided to exclude him from the sidelines. This disallowed goal was the trigger for a chaotic end to the match. After the disallowed goal and the exclusion of the coach, the Colchoneros made the break (81st), which amplified the anger of the locals.

Shortly after Riquelme’s goal, striker Luis Avila received a red card after a new altercation with Alvaro Morata (85th). A minute later, because of the same action, it was the Madrid striker who was sent off in turn. Despite suffering 13 shots, the Colchoneros held on and retained their status as the best defense in the Championship.