Alexander Sorloth scored twice as Alexander Sørloth scored twice as Atlético Madrid returned to profitable methods in LaLiga with a 4-2 victory over Espanyol.
Diego Simeone’s facet, who had taken only one level from their final three video games, turned issues round after going behind in solely the sixth minute with Sørloth starting and ending the scoring.
His second objective — a towering 72nd-minute header — appeared like lifting Atlético again into third place above Villarreal on objective distinction, just for them to concede 10 minutes from time to stay in fourth.
Atleti had not crushed their guests since 2022 however Espanyol had been low on confidence after seven matches with no win and had been outclassed from virtually the second they went behind.
Sørloth’s first obtained the hosts again on observe after a mistake by Marcos Llorente had allowed Jofre Carreras to open the scoring.
Llorente atoned for his error by crossing deep into the six-yard space for Sørloth to side-foot house after Espanyol carelessly gave away possession on the sting of their very own penalty space.
Antoine Griezmann, first along with his head after which a left-footed shot, was twice denied by goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic because the half completed stage.
But inside 4 minutes of the restart, Alex Baena’s intelligent brief go by a crowded penalty space picked out Giuliano Simeone and he put his father’s facet forward.
With virtually an hour gone, Ademola Lookman dived in on the far put up to go within the third after a nook was flicked on by Matteo Ruggeri.
Sørloth powered in Ruggeri’s cross for his twelfth of the marketing campaign however Edu Expósito, beating Jan Oblak inside his close to put up from the sting of the realm, denied them a transfer up the desk.
