Atletico Madrid vs
Valencia CF
The top three teams of La Liga have tied this last weekend as FC Barcelona tied 2-2 against Celta Vigo, Real Madrid CF tied 1-1 against Real Zaragoza, and third placed Atletico Madrid have now tied 1-1 against Valencia CF in the Vincente Calderon.
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| Radamel Falcao equalizes against Valencia CF |
As the match kicked off, Valencia had an early on goalscoring chance as Pablo Piatti crossed in a ball coming in from the right hand side, but nobody could get onto it. Shortly after Valencia's first goalscoring opportunity, Jonas made it 0-1, as he finished a loose ball in the box coming from Joao Pereira's whipped in cross. One minute later, Arda Turan with some brilliance cut passed two opposing players, and then chipped in a delightful ball to the far post where Colombian striker, Radamel Falcao made no mistake finishing it past Diego Alves, and making it 1-1. During the first half, Valencia had the majority of the chances, and Thibaut Courtois kept Atletico Madrid in the match when he made a brilliant save off Parejo's dipping free-kick. Later on, creator of Falcao's equalizer, Arda Turan had to be replaced by Raul Garcia, as he injured his ankle in a challenge with Joao Pereira. Before half-time, Valencia had another great chance, but Courtois made two brilliant saves keeping out two volleys coming from Piatti and Pereira. In the second half, Atletico Madrid were the more dominant side with Diego Costa being lively on the left hand side creating opportunities, and aswell Atletico appealed for a penalty as the ball looked to have hit the right arm of Jonas. In the end, the match finished as a draw, 1-1 in the Vincente Calderon.
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