Atletico Madrid's LaLiga title challenge took another blow as they let a slender lead slip against Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena.
Umar Sadiq equalised for Socieded in the 55th minute as he nodded in from close range, there was a quick VAR check for offside, but he was just on. [Alvaro Morata](/sport/alvaro-morata/index.html) gave Atletico an early lead against Sociedad as he tapped home in the 5th minute following a near post corner from Yannick Carrasco that was not claimed by Alex Remiro. Atletico Madrid's Alvaro Morata scored in the 5th minute of the match against Real Sociedad
Alvaro Morata scored two goals for Atletico Marid but had one chalked off due to a handball in the build-up; Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad shared the ...
Martín Zubimendi then made a great block from the resulting shot, and both sides were forced to share the spoils. Mohamed-Ali Cho, also known as Momo Cho, terrorised the Atleti left flank and created great chances for his teammates. Sociedad then had better chances to not only equalise but also to take the lead.
La Real fell behind early on when Alvaro Morata pounced to continue his fine start to the new season, but the hosts gave as good as they got in a first half ...
Meanwhile, the Spain international has now contributed to at least one goal on each of his last four appearances against La Real in LaLiga (four goals, one assist). La Real fell behind early on when Alvaro Morata pounced to continue his fine start to the new season, but the hosts gave as good as they got in a first half that saw both teams hit the woodwork. Real Sociedad came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw from an entertaining clash with Atletico Madrid in LaLiga, as Alexander Isak's replacement Umar Sadiq scored on his debut.
Real Sociedad and Atlético de Madrid split the points in a hard-fought duel, with Morata's goal disallowed in the second half.
Those styles change according to the game, but it will be a match similar to the last few years because we both have the same idea". I focus on getting the most out of the squad I have, that's my responsibility, I don't look at what the club has been able to spend and I don't look at whether it has cost a lot or a little. He reaches the area well, is aggressive, has a goal, is strong and a winner in duels, and is competitive. I don't look at who is on loan, or who is a club or reserve team player. "Sadiq has been playing at Almeria and is very good physically. "In the games he has played with Almeria it has been seen that he is a player who can adapt to our style, because he has depth and arrives in the area. "It can't be any other way, with two proven players that we have brought in. We'll see if they come with five, as lately, or with four. Both they and we have quite defined our style, during the match both theirs and ours will change, but it will be a very similar match to the last few years." Colombia: 11:30 a.m. Mexico: 11:30 a.m. Peru: 11:30 a.m.
Alvaro Morata scored from a rebound in the fifth minute of the first half but had a second goal ruled out following a lengthy VAR review, due to a handball by ...
It's very frustrating but we have to keep grinding on." "It's frustrating because we had a similar issue the last game and things just don't change. [Jan Oblak](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/149622/Jan-Oblak) to an injury after a collision with Sadiq late in the second half.
Sadiq, making his debut at La Real after signing from Almeria on Thursday, thumped home a close-range header in the 55th minute.
"It’s frustrating because we had a similar issue the last game and things just don’t change. It's very frustrating but we have to keep grinding on." Substitute Umar Sadiq earned Real Sociedad a point at home against Atletico Madrid in a 1-1 draw on Saturday in a La-Liga match in which the video referee assistant played a key role.