Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Elche, extending Diego Simeone's wait for a win into a third week. Alexander Sorloth put Atletico ahead inside eight minutes after a pinpoint pass from David Hancko. Elche responded in the 15th minute with a blistering counter-attack finished by Rafa Mir past Jan Oblak. Antoine Griezmann led Atletico's second-half efforts, but the hosts could not find a winner despite four shots on target after the interval. Atletico finished with 1.63 expected goals, with Sorloth contributing 0.71, while Elche extended an unbeaten run to six LaLiga matches.
Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Elche, as Diego Simeone's wait for a win rolls into a third week. After a 2-1 loss to Espanyol in their opening LaLiga game last week, Atleti will have been wanting to provide a response in front of their home fans on Saturday. It seemed like they would do just that when Alexander Sorloth brilliantly chipped them ahead inside eight minutes, with the Norwegian found by a pinpoint David Hancko pass.
Atleti finished with 1.63 expected goals (xG), and Sorloth was responsible for 0.71 of that figure. The Norway international registered two shots on target and had 10 touches in the opposition area, leading the game. But he could not find a winner, and Atletico have now dropped points in five of their last eight matches against newly promoted LaLiga teams (W3 D3 L2), having won 10 of their last 12 encounters with promoted sides, drawing once and losing once.
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