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UPDATED: Altetico Madrid win 2020/2021 La Liga title

Published by The Nation on Sat, 22 May 2021


Atletico Madrid edged city rivals Real Madrid to the La Liga title in dramatic fashion by coming from behind to beat Real Valladolid in the final game.Diego Simeones side trailed to Oscar Planos strike but turned the match around in the second half through goals from Angel Correa and Luis Suarez.Real scored twice late on to beat Villarreal 2-1 but came up short as they needed Atletico to drop points.Atletico clinched their first title in seven years and their 11th overall.It was a highly satisfying triumph for Los Colchoneros as they finished two points ahead of defending champions Real, who end the season without silverware.Barcelonaplaying without skipper Lionel Messi, who was resting before the summers Copa Americawon 1-0 at Eibar through Antoine Griezmanns acrobatic strike and clinched third place ahead of Sevilla.Julen Lopeteguis side play their final league game on Sunday against Alaves but will finish fourth even with a victory because of an inferior head-to-head record against Barca.The La Liga title race was set up for a thrilling conclusion and it did not disappoint.Injured Real skipper Sergio Ramos celebrated in the stands as news filtered through of Atletico falling behind, but the Spain defender was subdued in his seat just two minutes later when Yeremi Pino flicked in a goal for Europa League finalists Villarreal against the defending champions.With both Madrid sides behind at the break, Simeone and Zidane needed to give inspiring team talks.In the second half, Karim Benzema thought he had equalised when he powered in a header and while VAR checked the goaland ruled it outAtletico levelled through Correas smart finish to put them on the verge of glory.Benzema, who has earned a recall to the France squad for the summers European Championship, dragged wide from a promising position and seconds later Suarez ran clear and converted calmly to put Atletico 2-1 up. BBC
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