LaLiga
Atlético de Madrid took the points against Espanyol with a penalty on the hour.
This Sunday, April 17, the match was played between Atletico Madrid y Espanyol by date 32 of LaLiga. The teams played a very close match at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium and the mattress team got the points thanks to Yannick Carrasco’s brace.
The first half was extremely difficult. The teams played the first 45 minutes with few scoring chances. With one shot on goal per side, the teams went into the break without breaking the zero. The procedure of the party did not change too much for the second part.
It was not until minute 52′ that Atletico Madrid managed to break the initial parity of the marker. After a save from Jan Oblak, the locals went on the attack. Matheus Cunha passed between the lines to leave Yannick Ferreira Carrasco alone against the goalkeeper. The Belgian did not forgive and put the first of the match.
At minute 72′ everything got complicated for the colchoneros. The central judge gave Geoffrey Kondogbia the second yellow card for a handball in the crescent, giving the dangerous free kick to Espanyol. Raúl De Tomás shot at the base of the post to score the tie, with a weak response from Oblak.
penalty over time
Already on added time, the referee gave a penalty kick in favor of Atletico Madrid for a hand in the area with the help of VAR. Carrasco was in charge of kicking from 12 steps and scoring the valid goal for the 3 points at the Wanda Metropolitano
