Real Sociedad 1-1 Atletico: Simeone's side drop points as Sørloth & Guedes score

Atletico Madrid were held to an entertaining 1–1 draw at Real Sociedad in LaLiga on Sunday, with Goncalo Guedes cancelling out Alexander Sorloth’s opener for the visitors in a five-minute spell after the break at Anoeta Stadium.

Match Report

The result leaves Atletico fourth on 38 points, level with third-placed Villarreal, who have two games in hand, while Real Sociedad climbed to 15th on 18 points, two clear of the relegation zone, in an encouraging first game under new coach Pellegrino Matarazzo.

Despite the hosts' pressure, Atletico struck five minutes after the restart when Giuliano Simeone surged down the right flank and delivered a superb, pinpoint cross to the far post, where the unmarked Sorloth headed home to hand the visitors the lead.

Real hit back five minutes later when Guedes levelled with a powerful strike after a swift counterattack, sweeping home a precise cross from Takefusa Kubo following a well-worked move down the right.

Both sides had chances to snatch a late winner, with Jan Oblak denying Kubo twice, Antoine Griezmann failing to convert a one-on-one against Alex Remiro and Real's Carlos Soler firing just wide in the dying moments. 

Match Events

49' GOAL! Real Sociedad 0-1 Atletico

55' GOAL! Real Sociedad 1-1 Atletico (Gonçalo Guedes)

Line-ups

Real Sociedad XI: Álex Remiro, Caleta-Car, Guedes, Mendez, Oyarzabal, Soler, Takefusa Kubo, Sergio Gómez, Jon Aramburu, Beñat Turrientes, Jon Martín

Subs: Odriozola, Elustondo, Umar, Aihen Muñoz, Luka Sucic, Ander Barrenetxea, Orri Óskarsson, Arsen Zakharyan, Unai Marrero, Pablo Marín, Kazunari Kita, Ibai Aguirre

Atletico XI: Oblak, Koke, Sørloth, Llorente, Dávid Hancko, Álex Baena, Alvarez, Matteo Ruggeri, Marc Pubill, Giuliano Simeone, Barrios

Subs: Griezmann, Musso, Gimenez, Le Normand, Molina, Giacomo Raspadori, Gallagher, Thiago Almada, Johnny Cardoso, Julio Díaz, Iker Luque, Jano Monserrate