
Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad are the teams that will play in the King's Cup final, but before discussing the second most important trophy in Spanish football, these two teams measured their strength in the championship, in the challenge valid for week 27.
The Madrid team won an important 3-2 victory in the match held at the “Metropolitano” stadium. The match provided pace and excitement until the last minutes.
The away team took the lead in the 5th minute. Aleksander Schorloth took advantage of a long throw-in and sent the ball into the net, surprising the Atletico Madrid defense.
The home team's reaction came quickly. In the 9th minute, Carlos Soler equalized with a beautiful left-footed shot from inside the area, after an assist from Luka Sučić. The first half ended with a 1-1 score.
The second half reserved the most decisive moments of the match. In the 67th minute, after a beautiful combination in attack, Antoine Griezmann assisted with a feint for Nicolas Gonzalez, who sent the ball into the net, restoring the advantage for Atletico Madrid.
Niko Gonzalez is on loan to Atletico from Juventus, while he was considered "unwanted" at the "Old Lady".
However, Real Sociedad's reaction was immediate. Just a minute later, in the 68th minute, Mikel Ojarzabal scored a beautiful goal from the edge of the penalty area, leveling the scores at 2-2.
The winning goal for the Madrid team came in the 81st minute. Nicolas Gonzalez scored again, this time with a header, after a precise cross from Mateo Ruxheri.
With this victory, Atletico Madrid climbs to 54 points and maintains third place in the La Liga standings. On the other hand, Real Sociedad remains in eighth place with 35 points.
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