Atletico suffered a heavy defeat away to Rayo Vallecano

The 24th round of the Spanish championship Madrid derby went extremely unsuccessfully, contrary to expectations. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

The Atletico team showed weakness in the away match against Rayo Vallecano and suffered a 0-3 defeat. The game took place on February 15 at the Campo de Vallekas stadium.

The first goal of the match was scored by Perez in the 40th minute. Atletico received another blow at the end of the first half: in the 45th minute, Valentin made the score 2-0.

In the second half, Simeone's pupils tried to fix the situation, but the strong defense of the opponent did not allow it. In the 76th minute, Mendy scored the third goal, sealing the game — 3-0.

After this defeat, Atletico remains in 4th place in the championship table with 45 points. Rayo Vallecano increased their points to 25 and rose to 16th place.

This result was of great importance for the battle at the lower end of the table. Significant changes and substitutions were observed in the lineups of both teams during the match.

Rayo Vallecano's lineup included Batalla, Ratsiou, Lejeune, Mendy, Valentin, and other players. Atletico's side featured Oblak, Molina, Jimenez, Lenglet, and other players.

Also, several players received yellow cards due to nervous actions. Cardoso, Mendoza, Llorente, and Garcia were among the cautioned players.

Overall, Atletico wants to forget this match as soon as possible. Rayo Vallecano pleased their fans with confident play and discipline on their home ground.

Now Simeone's pupils must avoid such mistakes in the fight for the top positions. Source: One.uz.