La Liga - Atletico Madrid beat Real Betis 2-1: Griezmann scores twice

2022-10-24 12:22

La Liga - Atletico Madrid beat Real Betis 2-1: Griezmann scores twice

Antoine Griezmann 's two second-half goals, one straight from a corner, gave Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win over Real Betis on Sunday, extending their unbeaten run in La Liga to five games.

Atletico return to third in the standings with 23 points, eight behind leaders Real Madrid and two behind second -placed Barcelona , who will host a match against Bilbao later on Sunday athletic team. Betis is fifth with 20 points.

It was Atletico's fifth win in six away games this season and Betis' first defeat at home. In the first half, Atletico Madrid was dominated by the home team and missed a shot.

Shortly before half-time, Betis himself had just two half-time chances with Borja Iglesias and Andres Guardado .

second half

The game intensified in the second half, with Betis having a Luis Enrique goal ruled out for offside in the 48th minute.

Substitute Victor Luiz saved Betis from the conceded six minutes later when he plunged into Angel Correa 's bullet, sending him a corner.

That was Griezmann 's opener in the 54th minute, scoring straight from Rui Silva's perfect corner. After 15 minutes, Cunha, who came on as a substitute, passed the ball to Griezmann, who shot with his right foot through Silva's legs and into the bottom right corner of the goal.