Ah, my people, make we gist about wetin happen for Madrid as Atletico don start 2026 with correct swag! Dem gree Alavés one hot 1-0 for Metropolitano Stadium, and e no be small victory o!
If you see the match today, you go know say Atleti no serious dey play around. Dem dey connect passes, dey shoot, dey form gunners for field. Na Alexander Sørloth wey carry dem on top with one fine goal just three minutes after halftime. E don make dem level up with Villarreal, wey still get one match to play.
For the goal, na Pablo Barrios do the magic cross wey find Sørloth head, and boom! Na so dem land di goal. Jan Oblak sef no fit get plenty work today, Alavés no fit reach anywhere near am, na just small chance dem get early for the match.
Make we tok about players matter. For defensive side, Dávid Hancko na him dey manage the back, no be joke! E clear tire! Six clearances and only one tackle lost, e dey strong like rock. Meanwhile, Matteo Ruggeri just dey manage himself, no better thing wey e do. E dey show say e just dey there to collect money, no dey give plenty value.
Marcos Llorente sef dey hold ground well, e sabi balance attack and defense, no be small thing. Johnny Cardoso dey disrupt Alavés throughout di match like say na im dey control di whole midfield. Na him no let Alavés enter Atleti half make dem no vex too much.
For the other side, Thiago Almada need sharp up, di guy miss chance like say e wan no score. E get one big chance at the end of first half, but he no fit convert am. Na wah! Julián Alvarez too dey try but e no dey find di back of net again. We dey hope say e go reset before di Champions League match.
Dem make some substitutions wey na Koke enter for Giuliano, and Álex Baena dey try show himself too. But as we dey talk, Atletico don collect di three points wey dey strong like jollof rice wey dey hot!
Make we keep our fingers crossed for di next matches, dis season fit still get plenty surprises. Atletico dey trend, and we go dey watch as dem dey rise!
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