Atletico Madrid dropped points in search of him LaLiga Santander title, as they were held to a 0-0 draw with ten men Getafe the Coliseum Alfonso Perez.
David Soria played a major role in securing a point for Getafe, making several saves during the evening. His first saw him deny it Yannick Carrasco with his feet in the first half.
Jan Oblak he had a few moments himself at the Colosseum. Nemanja Maksimovic almost gave Atletico the lead with an unexpected free kick after 80 minutes, but the ball just wasn’t able to squirm its way through the defensive wall Carles Alenais shot.
After he brought Joao Felix at break, Diego Simeone waited until the middle of the second period to make the second, third and fourth replacements.
One of those, Renan Lodi, was at the end of a strong challenge from Allan Nyom, which saw red after the subsequent VAR review.
With a man advantage, Atletico pushed for a winning goal. Substitute Moussa Dembele he almost provided it, but his volleyball was carefully kept by Soria.
It was Luis Suarez who came closest to defeating goalkeeper Getafe, who could not get close to the lobe of the Uruguayan who returned from the post. Marcos Llorente drove after the ball fell into the penalty area.
With only a few seconds of normal time, Lodi found Dembele with a precise cross, only for the January signing to somehow miss the target with his head.
In the end, the winner eluded Los Rojiblancos because he failed to regain his eight-point lead. real Madrid at the top of LaLiga Santander.
Zinedine ZidaneThe team is now six points ahead of the victory over Elche. Barcelona hosts Huesca on Monday night knowing that I can reduce the distance to the top to four points with a victory.
How about Getafe, shoot five points away from the relegation zone. Thanks to Soria and her defense for much of this.