2024 arrives with an exciting meeting between Atlético de Madrid and the Girona in Montilivi. The second classified receives the third in the League. A first game of the year that the rojiblancos are used to winning, and they haven’t lost since Diego Pablo Simeone at the bank. In 2012 it premiered and was the first start of the year.
On January 7, 2012, the rojiblancos achieved an important draw at home to Malaga in The Rose Garden. At that time the colchoneros were close to the relegation places and the people from Malaga were fighting to finish in the Champions League.
A tie they repeated two more times in the first game of the year. One was in the following season when they drew 1-1 against Majorca in Luckily and another was at the beginning of the year 2019 when they finished 1-1 in Sánchez Pizjuán against him Seville. The remaining stage battles Cholo all success. Let’s see if it comes in Montilivi tonight in front of him Girona is repeated.
Last season the first game of the year was one to remember. On January 4 they played again at Carlos Tartiere he is new Real Oviedo in Copa del Rey and won 0-2 with goals from Marcos Llorente and Pablo Barrios. Things took a turn for the worse on their return to LaLiga as they lost 0-1 at Metropolitanthe last defeat they suffered as locals.
In 2022 they started by defeating the Vallecano Ray with two goals belt. At the time, the franjirrojos were the revelation team of the championship, and the rojiblancos were coming off their worst end of the year since they took over. Simeon at the bank.
In 2021 they won 1-2 in Alavés in Mendizorroza. The victory of a champion. The Vitorians tied the game in the 84th minute thanks to an own goal from Philipand at 90 Luis Suarez made the last 1-2 by a pass from João Felix. A reaction that cost three points and perhaps the League title that year.
In 2020 they lost 2-1 I raised. A year marked by the pandemic where the red and white played until March. In fact, his last game was in Anfield on March 11 and won 2-3 matches Liverpool in Champions. He would not play again until the month of June when he visited San Mames to end the match 1-1 Athletic.
In 2018 and 2017 the Copa del Rey also started. In 2018 they won 0-4 in Lleida on the return of Diego Costa and the debut of Vitolo. Two players who did not arrive earlier due to a FIFA sanction preventing them from signing within two market windows. In the League they won 2-0 Getafe, a match where the Lagarto player scored and was sent off for seeing a second yellow card while celebrating with the crowd. While in 2017, the colchoneros did it against The Palms which they won 0-2 in Gran Canaria. Later in the League they won 0-2 in Eibar.
Surprisingly, in 2016 and 2015 they had the same rival of I raised which was beaten 1-0 in 2016 and 3-1 last year. A team where they will also start 2020. Although the first victory in a first game of the year Cholo as a coach he came in 2014 when he achieved it against the Malaga in The Rose Garden 0-1 with a goal koke. Surprisingly, his first rival as a coach was two years ago.
To find the last defeat of Atlético de Madrid In the first game of the year you have to go back to 2009 with the Javier Aguirre at the bank. That day they fell 3-1 in Mestalla. country and Silva on two occasions the Valencians scored, while Forlan He scored the goal of honor before half time and from a penalty.
15 years to do that. He Athletic would like to confirm that trend Montilivi against him Girona tonight.
Source: La Verdad
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