Getafe - Atletico Madrid won 1-0 at Getafe headquarters in La Liga continued. Atletico won thanks to Koke's single goal early in the game.
In a match at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez on Saturday (05/12/2018), Atletico coach Diego Simeone made a surprise by lowering the best power. Though they have been awaited Europa League final 16 May.
Atletico opened the scoring through a quick goal. Koke scored in the fifth minute to bring Atletico the lead. He fired a shot from inside the penalty box that led to the bottom corner of the goal.
Getafe had a golden opportunity to equalize the score. The referee awarded a penalty to the home team after Angel Rodriguez violated Diego Godin.
But Faycal Fajr who advanced as an executor failed to convert the penalty into goals. Direction kick read by Jan Oblak and the ball denied by the Atletico goalkeeper.
With this result, Atletico is steadily getting ranked second in the standings with 78 points from 37 matches. They were one more step to ensure the runner-up position.
Meanwhile, Getafe drops to eighth with 52 points. Getafe certainly can not finish in the Europa League zone.
Composition of Players
Getafe: Vicente Guaita; Damian Suarez, Djene Dakonam, Bruno Gonzalez, Vitorino Antunes; Francisco Portillo, Mathieu Flamini (Sergio Mora 60 '), Faycal Fajr, Amath Ndiaye (Angel 53'); Jorge Molina, Loic Remy (Pacheco 72 ')
Atletico Madrid: Jan Oblak; Juanfran, Stefan Savic, Diego Godin, Filipe Luis; Saul Niguez, Thomas Partey, Gabi, Koke (Correa 70 '); Diego Costa (Gameiro 62 '), Antoine Griezmann (Torres 62')