Nahuel Molina scored a spectacular long-range strike as Atletico Madrid scraped a 1-0 win over Getafe in La Liga on Saturday to chop the hole to the highest two.
Getafe was diminished to 10 males early within the second half when Abdel Abqar was despatched off for showing to pinch Atletico’s Alexander Sorloth in a delicate space.
Atletico coach Diego Simeone rotated his line-up forward of Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second-leg journey to Tottenham however was nonetheless capable of safe a sixth win within the final seven matches throughout all competitions.
The Rojiblancos, third, moved inside six factors of second-placed Real Madrid, which hosts Elche afterward. League chief Barcelona, 4 factors away from Los Blancos, hosts Sevilla on Sunday.
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Defender Molina’s excellent strike, lashed into the highest nook from over 25 yards out after eight minutes, was sufficient to separate the groups at Atletico’s Metropolitano Stadium.
Sorloth may have doubled Atletico’s lead however nodded Alex Baena’s cross in opposition to the publish on the finish of a razor-sharp counter-attack.
Getafe’s afternoon took a flip for the more serious when Moroccan defender Abqar was dismissed for grabbing at Sorloth’s crotch, with the offended Norwegian striker throwing him to the ground.
Despite Atletico’s numerical benefit the customer had the higher of the second half and created good possibilities to equalise.
Published on Mar 14, 2026
