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Atletico lose to leave La Liga title race open

Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak saved Lucas Ocampos's penalty early on but was beaten by Marcos Acuna's second-half header on Sunday.

By IANS

Published Date - 5 April 2021, 06:08 PM

Atletico lose to leave La Liga title race open — Sevilla's Argentinian midfielder Lucas Ocampos (R) reacts during the Spanish League football match between Sevilla FC and Club Atletico de Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville

Barcelona: La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 at Sevilla to give hope to Real Madrid and Barcelona in the title race.

Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak saved Lucas Ocampos’s penalty early on but was beaten by Marcos Acuna’s second-half header on Sunday. Atletico are now three points clear of Real Madrid in second, on 66 points from 29 games.

Sevilla earned a penalty in the seventh minute when Saul stood on Ivan Rakitic’s foot as he dribbled, but Oblak produced a fine stop to deny Ocampos, who also missed a penalty against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final.

Julen Lopetegui’s side, fourth, had the better of an intense match but could not make the breakthrough until the 70th minute. Sevilla took the lead when Acuna headed home Jesus Navas’s cross but Atletico complained about an Ocampos handball in the buildup.

Replays showed that the Argentine did block Trippier’s cross with his arm but VAR did not rule the goal out. Hermoso had a fine chance to equalise moments later but smashed over the bar when well placed and Angel Correa should have scored in stoppage time but Sevilla goalkeeper Bono made a fine save to deny the forward.

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