Atletico Madrid and Valencia staged a real La Liga classic on Sunday night! And even though it was the visitors who were 2-0 ahead at the break and on the road to a famous win, Atleti rallied for a spectacular comeback that included two added-time goals.Atletico Madrid are 2-0 down to Valencia in the first half 😳 pic.twitter.com/k1KeY3uUij— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 22, 2022 It was a lot like the show we’ve seen in Leicester just a few days ago. After 90 minutes, Atletico were losing, but after the final whistle, it was the Wanda Metropolitano home crowd that celebrated a wonderful comeback and a precious win over the Bats.Valencia broke the deadlock in the midway through the first half when young American midfielder Yunus Musah netted with a crisp shot from the edge of the area. It was a shock for the all-red wearing Atletico – and the shock was doubled just before the break when Hugo Duro ghosted between the home defenders and slotted past Jan Oblak to double the lead.GOOOOOAAALL Atletico Madrid scores Third one against ValanciaWHAT A COMEBAK🔥🔥🔥🔥Via 🎥: @Mohammad_zrek1 @Atleti#AtletiValencia #اتليتكو_مدريد_فالنسيا#الدوري_الاسباني pic.twitter.com/jGPB7M0Ta5— Mo’s Back (@MosBack4) January 22, 2022 But Diego Simeone’s team isn’t the one to give up on the fight. As if they were challenged to prove their worth in such a dire situation, Atleti did their best to earn the spectacular result.Matheus Cunha slammed in a rebound just seven minutes after coming on as a substitute to get his team back into the game. The chase was on and Valencia have started to feel the heat.A mad two-minute period in added time saw Anger Correa equalize, but the home side wouldn’t settle for that. They still had time to attack.3-2 Atlético Madrid. HERMOSO HAS GIVEN THEM THE LEAD IN THE 93RD MINUTE!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ZtoJlnonF4— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) January 22, 2022 Mario Hermoso was the man to score the third and send the Metropolitano faithful into raptures. Simeone ran the length of the pitch to celebrate with his players, one of Valencia’s staff was shown the red card for protesting, the fans jumped up and down while Valencia players had their heads buried in their hands. It was pure bedlam in Madrid!LA LIGA – ROUND 22FridayEspanyol – Real Betis 1-4 (1-2)/De Tomas 14 – Iglesias 31, 53, Rodriguez 36, Willian Jose 76/SaturdayLevante – Cadiz 0-2 (0-1)/Negredo 34, Sanchez 73/Villareal – Mallorca 3-0 (2-0)/Russo 12 og, Trigueros 34, Parejo 87/Sevilla – Celta 2-2 (0-2)/Papu Gomez 71, Torres 74 – Cervi 37, Aspas 40/Atletico Madrid – Valencia 3-2 (0-2)/Cunha 64, Correa 90+1, Hermoso 90+3 – Musah 25, Duro 44/Sunday16:00: (2.60) Granada (3.05) Osasuna (3.15)18:15: (1.20) Real Madrid (7.75) Elche (16.0)20:30: (1.68) Sociedad (3.60) Getafe (6.50)20:30: (2.70) Rayo Vallecano (3.05) Ath.Bilbao (3.05)23:00: (6.50) Alaves (4.20) Barcelona (1.57)***odds are subject to change
