Tsygankov missed the match with ” mattress pads” due to injury.
GironaUkrainians Viktor Tsygankov and Artem Dovbik lost away to Atlético Madrid in the central match31st round of the Spanish La Liga. The match at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid ended with the score 3:1.
The guests took the lead in the 4th minute of the match. DovbikAt the far post, he sent the ball into the empty net from close range after Yan Couto's cross from the right flank.
For Dovbik, this is the 17th goal scored this season. The Ukrainian forward now single-handedly leads the La Liga scoring race. His closest pursuers, Jude Bellingham from Real Madrid and Ante Budimir from Osasuna, have 16 goals each.
However, then Diego Simeone's team made a comeback, scoring three unanswered goals into the opponent's goal. In the 34th minute, Antoine Griezmann scored a penalty, and just before the break, Angel Correa put the “mattress players” ahead.
In the second half, Atlético removed the question of the winner of the match. In the 50th minute, Griezmann scored a double.
Let us note that Dovbik entered the starting line-up of Girona and spent 83 minutes on the field, after which he was replaced by Christian Stuani. But another Ukrainian, midfielder Viktor Tsygankov, remained out of the lineup for the match with Atlético due to injury.
Review of the match “Atlético” – “Girona”
After this defeat, Girona (65 points) continues to be in third place in the Spanish Championship. The team of Tsygankov and Dovbik is two points behind Barcelona and 10 points behind the leader, Real Madrid of Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrey Lunin. In turn, Atlético (61 points) is in fourth position.
In the next round of La Liga, Michel's men will host Cadiz on April 20, and the Mattress Makers will meet Alaves on the road a day later. .
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