This is not the first time Atlético has scored six goals in Europe, but until now it has always been in their stadium. The Prague match goes down in the history of the red and whites the largest continental house recording of all time but above all, beyond the statistics, it serves to propel the team to ninth position in the ranking even if, yes, while waiting for the day to end tomorrow, Wednesday.
The six goals scored at Sparta’s stadium are more important than they seem. Initially, they serve to bring the team back to a positive balance in the general ranking. Closes the fifth day with a promising +2 and hoping to host Slovan Bratislava in the next match, which will reach the Metropolitan with five defeats and a record of -14. Winning and doing it with a good result guarantees the ranking, but the next goal must be to add the six points that remain in the championship and fight to advance directly to the round of 16 avoiding the previous qualifiers.
The result leaves another positive reading, but this one from the opposite pole, the defensive one. Since March 15, 2022, two and a half years ago, Atlético An away Champions League match did not end in a clean sheet. The last time was Old Trafford against Manchester and since Oblak He had to recover the ball in the net at least once and even four times, like in Lisbon. Another detail to take into account.
Now is the time to celebrate what is right because Atlético plays again on Saturday and he does it on always unfavorable terrain, like Valladolid. In addition, This Wednesday the second rival of the Copa del Rey will be known, which will be a first or second team of the RFEF, and which they will have to face next week. And it won’t stop until the match that concludes 2024, on December 21 in Montjuic against FC Barcelona.
