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Atletico Madrid Stalemate with Valencia.. Continuing Bad Form (1-1)


Sat 19 Oct 2019 | 06:53 PM
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Atletico Madrid's continued the mediocre La Liga run as Dani Parejo's stunning late spot kick earned Valencia a deserved 1-1 draw in the Metropolitano on Saturday.

Diego Simeone's team only won one of their five La Liga games, scoring two goals in that sequence, and their attack misfired again as their disappointing reign continued.

Diego Costa's 36th-minute penalty sent the hosts into the break ahead but they should have established a wider margin before Valencia came surging back in the second half.

Victory would have taken Atletico back into the third place of the La Liga standings, above Granada, but they lost ground on Barcelona who moved top earlier on Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Eibar.

Both sides ended the match with 10 men after Valencia's substitute Lee Kang-in was red-carded in the 90th minute and Atletico had used all their substitutes before an ankle injury to Joao Felix in the 80th minute forced him off.

After a third successive draw, Atletico has 16 points, three behind Barca and two shy of second-placed Real Madrid who plays later away to Real Mallorca.