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Arambarri double as Getafe fight back to shock Atletico

Arambarri scores a last-gasp quickfire double to upset 10-man Atletico Madrid

LaLiga - Getafe v Atletico Madrid - Estadio Coliseum, Getafe, Spain - Mar 9, 2025 Atletico Madrid's Jose Maria Gimenez in action with Getafe's Mauro Arambarri REUTERS/Ana Beltran

Reuters

Published : 09 Mar 2025, 09:34 PM

Updated : 09 Mar 2025, 09:34 PM

Getafe's Mauro Arambarri scored a last-gasp quickfire double to upset 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Sunday as Diego Simeone's side missed a golden opportunity to move top of LaLiga.

With a game in hand, Barcelona lead with 57 points, one ahead Atletico and three clear third-placed Real Madrid who host Rayo Vallecano later on Sunday.

Atletico's Alexander Sorloth came off the bench to convert a penalty in the 75th minute after a long VAR review spotted a handball which left the home team fuming.

Seconds after Guillermo Cuadra flashed a straight red to Atletico's Angel Correa for a studs-up tackle in the 88th minute, however, Arambarri stroked home a rebound from close-range and two minutes into added time he deflected Diego Rico's shot past goalkeeper Jan Oblak and into the net.