VAR Revised Penalty Prize Decorates Atletico Madrid's Defeat To The Lower Team Levante

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JAKARTA - Atletico Madrid lost 0-1 at home to bottom team Levante in the postponed match of the 21st week of the Spanish League at the Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Thursday morning.

Launching Antara, Gonjalo Moreno scored the only goal in the match.

The defeat leaves Atletico in fifth place with 39 points, losing on goal difference to El Barca in fourth. Meanwhile, Levante did not move from its place at the bottom of the standings with 14 points.

Los Rojiblancos tried to take the initiative to attack. However, Diego Simone's troops struggled to create dangerous chances due to Levante's solid defense. The score without a goal lasted until halftime.

After the break, Levante surprised Atletico by scoring a goal in the 54th minute. Through a good attack scheme, Jorge de Frutos moved from midfield and thrust the ball to Melero.

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Molero then stabbed in from the right side of the box before unleashing a powerful effort that goalkeeper Jan Oblak couldn't stop. The score became 1-0.

Left behind, Atletico increased the intensity of the attack and got a golden opportunity to equalize with a kick in the 57th minute.

The referee pointed to the spot after Geoffrey Kondogbia was fouled by Oscar Duarte. However, the referee later revised this decision after reviewing VAR because Marcos Llorente's movement was offside.

Atletico continued to lock up Levante's defense in the remaining matches. In the 81st minute, Llorente had space in the penalty box after getting the ball from a cross from Renan Lodi.

However, his shot was still wide and the home team continued to press Levante.

Atlético scored in the last minute of the match through Angel Correa's overhead kick after taking advantage of Sime Vrsaljko's long throw.

Unfortunately, this goal was annulled by the referee because Jose Gimenez was considered pushing one of the Levante players. The score remains 1-0 to Levante.

Levante can maintain their advantage until the game ends and this result makes Atletico fail to shift Barcelona in the top four.