And they say Choloball is ugly and defensive?! Atleti's goalscoring output is among the best in the world
Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 30.10.23. | 11:13
Los Colchoneros have scored 72 goals across all competitions in 2023. Moreover, their 2-1 home win against Alaves puts them in history books
Should they win their game in hand, they will be top of the La Liga table as things stand. But that's not what makes this Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid special - its unique charm comes from the fact that Los Colchoneros are juxtaposed to a years-long narrative about them as a team that plays dull, defensive football.
Not sure what we are talking about?
Just look at the stats, which show that after last night's 2-1 La Liga home win against Alaves, Atleti have scored not less than 72 goals since 1 January 2023, which makes them one of the sides with the best goalscoring output among the Top 5 European leagues!
72 - Top-scoring teams in Europe's top five leagues in 2023:
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 29, 2023
🇩🇪 Borussia Dortmund - 78
🇩🇪 Bayern Munich - 77
🏴 Manchester City - 72
🇪🇸 ATLÉTICO DE MADRID - 72
Punch. pic.twitter.com/WxLOua1hUU
Or, to make it even crazier - they're in joint-third place with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, who have scored 72, too.
The only two sides with a better tally are two Bundesliga giants, Borussia Dortmund (78) and Bayern Munich (77).
And, believe it or not, it's not the most impressive stat out there for the Argentine boss and his crew. The above-mentioned victory over Alaves was their 15th consecutive win at Wanda Metropolitano in all competitions (14 in La Liga and one in the Champions League).
🚨📊| Atlético Madrid have set a historic club record with 15 consecutive wins at home, following their victory against Alavés tonight.
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) October 29, 2023
They have also matched their La Liga record with 14 consecutive home wins in the league. pic.twitter.com/2gqX7V7YA9
With it, they have set a historic club record and also matched La Liga's for consecutive home wins.
"And above all, we're reinventing ourselves because life goes that way. Constantly reinvent yourself," concluded Cholo Simeone at the press conference following the Sunday game. And we couldn't agree more.
LA LIGA - MATCHDAY 11
Friday
Girona - Celta 1-0 (0-0)
/Herrera 90+1/
Saturday
Almeria - Las Palmas 1-2 (0-1)
/Ramazani 73 - El Haddadi 23, Kaba 90+4/
Barcelona - Real Madrid 1-2 (1-0)
/Gundogan 6 - Bellingham 68, 90+2/
Real Mallorca - Getafe 0-0
Cadiz - Sevilla 2-2 (2-1)
/Ramos 8, Machis 28 - Ocampos 37, Rakitic 60/
Sunday
Betis - Osasuna 2-1 (1-0)
/Willian Jose 45+1, Isco 90+3 - Garcia 85/
Rayo Vallecano - Real Sociedad 2-2 (1-1)
/Mumin 31, Bebe 90+1 - Oyarzabal 41, 66 pen/
Ath. Bilbao - Valencia 2-2 (1-0)
/De Marcos 32, Berenguer 90+7 - Perez 62, Duro 68/
Atl. Madrid - Alaves 2-1 (2-0)
/Riquelme 26, Morata 45+1 - Guevara 90+6/
Monday
23.00: (3.10) Granada (3.50) Villareal (2.40)
***odds are subject to change***
