Celta de Vigo halts Atletico Madrid’s winning series
SMA NEWS – La Liga
Celta de Vigo suspended Atlético Madrid’s series of victories after it imposed a deadly draw (2-2) on Monday at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, in the 22nd round of the Spanish Football League (La Liga).
Atlético Madrid was surprised with an early goal at the minute 13, by Celta young star Santi Mina, but at the end of the half, Atlético equalized by Luis Suarez.
After 5 minutes from the start of the second half, the “Pistolero” series continued to hit the net with his second personal goal and for his team as well, to raise his tally to 16 goals, hitting the top scorer in Liga .
At a time when Atlético were preparing to get the three points to move up more at the top of La Liga away from Barcelona and Real Madrid, Celta surprised everyone, scoring a deadly equalizer a minute before the end of actual time through Facundo Ferreira.
Thus, “the Rojiblancos” lose their first two points after 8 consecutive victories, only to add a point that made their score 51 in the lead of the table, but the difference narrowed with Barca and Real to 8 points, with two postponed matches for Atlété, and one for the other top teams of Spain.
