Defeating Alaves, Atletico Madrid Breaks Victory Record

Atletico Madrid player Rodrigo Riquelme celebrated the goal he scored in the match against Alaves. (Twitter @Atleti)

JAKARTA - Atletico Madrid broke the record for a 2-1 win over Alaves in the Spanish La Liga match at the Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Monday, October 30 in the morning WIB. Atletico recorded 15 wins at home. They also won six consecutive wins that led Atletico to third place.

Atletico maintain a record victory at home when they host Alaves. The 15th win in home matches in domestic competitions matched their record set from May 2012 to February 2013.

The success of setting this record is even more meaningful because it brought Atletico up to third with 25 points. They shifted Barcelona which failed to add points due to a 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in El Clasico.

However, Barca are still in the Champions League zone because it only dropped to fourth place with 24 points.

Atletico's success in breaking into the top makes the competition even more fierce. Moreover, Diego Simeone's team, which is only three points adrift of Madrid, who is the leader of the standings, still has one match left.

If you win in a postponed match, Atletico will jump to the top because they have a better difference in points than Madrid. Meanwhile, Girona, who is also the surprise team in second place, has points 28 or the same as Madrid.

Meanwhile, Alaves deserved to be wary of failing to get points so they couldn't improve their position. Alaves is at the bottom by occupying 17th position.

With only nine points, Alaves is only three points ahead of Celta Vigo, the team at the top in the relegation zone.

In this duel, Atletico had to work hard before winning three points. Los Rojiblancos' victory opened by Rodrigo Riquelme in the 26th minute.

He received a pass from Alvaro Morata who then released from close range who broke into Alaves' goal.

The goal further encouraged Atletico players to increase their advantage. However, they were only able to add goals towards the end of the first half. This time, it was Morata's turn to score after receiving assists from Koke.

Alaves can only reduce the lag when the game is almost over. midfielder Ander Guevara's goal was created in the 90+6 minute. The score changed to 2-1 for Atletico and lasted until the game was over.