Almería v Atlético
Atletico Madrid held to draw by bottom side Almeria
Atletico Madrid's poor LaLiga run continued on Saturday as they were were held to a 2-2 draw by bottom side Almeria thanks to a brace by 19-year-old Argentine forward Luka Romero.
Ángel Correa's close-range effort in the second minute handed Atletico the lead but Romero levelled the score with a fine strike in the 27th minute.
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Rodrigo De Paul put the visitors back in front with a deflected shot in the 57th minute, but Romero fired in another equaliser into the top corner seven minutes later to earn Almeria a point.
Atletico, who have failed to win three of their last four league matches, are fourth in the standings with 52 points. They trail third-placed Girona by four points and are three ahead Athletic Bilbao in fifth, both of whom have a game in hand.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Javier Alberola Rojas
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | +45 | 64 |
| Real Madrid | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | +32 | 60 |
| Atlético de Madrid | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | +20 | 51 |
| Villarreal | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | +17 | 51 |
| Real Betis | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | +10 | 43 |
| Celta Vigo | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | +8 | 40 |
| Espanyol | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 36 |
| Real Sociedad | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 35 |
| Athletic Club | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 35 |
| Osasuna | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 33 |
| Getafe | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 32 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 30 |
| Sevilla | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 30 |
| Girona | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | -15 | 30 |
| Valencia | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 29 |
| Alavés | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 27 |
| Elche | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 26 |
| Mallorca | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 24 |
| Levante | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
| Real Oviedo | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -27 | 17 |

