Atletico Madrid 3-1 Mallorca: Diego Simeone’s come from behind to take three points
Atletico Madrid 3-1 Mallorca: Diego Simeone’s side bounced back from losing to Barcelona as they came from behind to claim three points with goals from Rodrigo De Paul, Alvaro Morata and Yannick Carrasco
- Atletico Madrid came from behind to record a comfortable win against Mallorca
- Rodrigo De Paul, Alvaro Morata and Yannick Carrasco entered the scoresheet
- Atletico played in a blue and white strip to mark the club’s 120th anniversary
Atletico Madrid took all three points and fell just two points behind Real Madrid in LaLiga.
Matija Nastasic gave Mallorca a shocking lead before Rodrigo De Paul equalized before the break.
Alvaro Morata headed home for Atletico early in the second half to give them the lead, before Yannick Carrasco added a third for Diego Simeone’s side.
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Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat Mallorca 3–1 to fall two points behind
Serbian defender Matija Nastasic opened the scoring for Mallorca after 20 minutes
Antoine Griezmann reacts with fear on his face as Atletico look for the equalizer
That equalizer came via Rodrigo De Paul at the perfect moment just before the break
Atletico took just two minutes in the second half to take the lead thanks to a header from Álvaro Morata
Morata celebrates with his teammates as Atletico took charge of their match against Mallorca
Mallorca’s Abdon Prats suffered a heavy blow to the head and made the substitution after 55 minutes
Yannick Carrasco secured the three points when he struck the home side after 77 minutes
Atletico wore a special blue and white kit to celebrate the club’s 120th anniversary
Diego Simeone’s side bounced back from their 1-0 defeat to Barcelona at the weekend with a win
