Griezmann ties Aragones as Atletico's all-time top scorer in 3-3 draw with Getafe in Spanish league
Tue, Dec 19, 2023
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MADRID (AP) - Antoine Griezmann netted twice against Getafe to tie Luis Aragones as Atletico Madrid's all-time top scorer in a 3-3 draw in the Spanish league that ended Atletico's record-tying 20-game home winning streak.
Borja Mayoral converted a penalty kick in stoppage time to help Getafe rally from two goals down against 10-man Atletico. The last setback for Diego Simeone's team at home had come last season in a 1-1 league draw against Getafe in February.
Griezmann scored his 172nd goal with Atletico in the 44th minute and then tied Aragones' record by converting a 69th-minute penalty kick.
Atletico's fans chanted Griezmann's and Aragones' names after the France forward hit the top corner with a right-footed shot from the penalty spot at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
Aragones reached his mark in 370 matches, while Griezmann needed 364 games with the club.
The draw lifted Atletico to third place in the league standings after 17 matches. It has the same 35 points as defending champion Barcelona. Girona remains the surprise leader with 44 points, two more than second-place Real Madrid.
Mayoral had evened the match for Getafe with a goal in the 53rd before Alvaro Morata put the hosts ahead again with a header in the 63rd. Oscar Rodriguez scored Getafe's second goal in 87th and Mayoral netted the equalizer by converting the penalty three minutes into stoppage time to keep Atletico from earning the milestone victory.
Atletico played a man down from the 38th after Stefan Savic was sent off with consecutive yellow cards.
Atletico was coming off a 2-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Getafe won 3-0 at Sevilla on the same day for its third straight win in all competitions. The club from southern Madrid sits in eighth place with 26 points.
SEVILLA REBOUNDS
Sevilla routed Andalucia rival Granada 3-0 in the debut of coach Quique Sanchez Flores.
Adrià Pedrosa, Lucas Ocampos and Sergio Ramos scored a goal each for Sevilla, which hadn't won in 10 consecutive league matches.
Flores was signed on Monday, two days after the club fired Uruguayan coach Diego Alonso following the team's poor run in the league and the Champions League.
VALENCIA WINS
Valencia ended a five-game winless run in the Spanish league with a 1-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano.
Sergi Canos scored a 61st-minute winner for Valencia, which hadn't won in the league since beating Granada last month.
Valencia moved to 10th place, while Rayo - winless in eight straight league matches - dropped to 11th.
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