After the sad draw conceded by Real Madrid to Villarreal (0-0), the 24th day of La Liga continued, this Saturday at 9 p.m., with a poster between Atlético de Madrid (6th, 36 pts) and Getafe ( 15th, 25 pts). At the Wanda Metropolitano, the Colchoneros, authors of three defeats in their last four meetings in all competitions, wanted to raise their heads after the setback conceded on the Camp Nou lawn against Barça (2-4). Opposite, the Azulones remained for their part on two successes and a draw in the last three matches and could give themselves some air in the relegation zone in the event of another victory in Madrid. Under the eyes of their supporters, the Colchoneros started this meeting despite everything with a bang and Correa took advantage of a missed intervention from Djené to open the scoring (1-0, 20th). Ideally launched, Atléti struck again a few moments later when Cunha, at the conclusion of a superb collective movement, gave his team a two-goal lead (2-0, 27th).
Stunned but not resigned, the visitors reacted immediately through Mayoral who took the best of Reinildo to revive Getafe (2-1, 30th). A first act which then turned into a certain madness. Transforming two penalties in quick succession (37th, 42nd), Ünal thus allowed the visitors to completely reverse the debates and regain the advantage. A joy, however, short-lived since Correa also offered himself a double to put the Colchoneros up just before the break (3-3, 45 + 5th). When they returned from the locker room, the pace dropped but the locals saw red and ended this meeting at ten after a guilty high foot from Felipe (58th). Outnumbered, Diego Simeone’s men resisted and preserved the essentials despite a timid strike from Maksimovic (74th). It was then necessary to wait for the last seconds of this meeting to see the nets tremble again. The work of Hermoso who took the ball back in an acrobatic way to offer a precious success to his people despite a last fright provided by Maksimovic (90 + 1st). With this draw (4-3), the Colchoneros thus climb to 4th place. Getafe remains 15th.
The official line-ups at kick-off
Atlético de Madrid starting XI
👥 ¡Ya conocemos nuestro once titular para hoy! pic.twitter.com/VgKnsW3yFx
— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) February 12, 2022
Getafe starting XI
¡Ya conocemos el once con el que saltaremos al césped del @Metropolitano in the noche de hoy para enfrentarnos al @Atleti! 💙#VamosGeta#AtletiGetafe pic.twitter.com/mt8oRGZFys
— Getafe CF (@GetafeCF) February 12, 2022
