Atlético Madrid beat Elche and set a historical record

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Atlético Madrid beat 4-0 Elche for the round of 16 of the King’s Cup thanks to the goals of Alexander Sorloth (double), Rodrigo Riquelme and Julian Alvarez. In this way, Colchonero achieved its 15th. consecutive victories and maintains the longest streak of his career with wins in a row.

At 29 minutes Cholo Simeone’s team was already 2-0 due to Sorloth’s double and as soon as the second half began Elche was left one less due to the expulsion of Fernández.

Riquelme and Julián finished decorating a spectacular win that puts them among the best eight in the Copa del Rey, a competition in which they began this path of consecutive victories with that 2-0 against Vic on October 31 of last year. The next victims were Las Palmas, PSG, Mallorca, Alavés, Sparta Prague, Valladolid, Cacereño, Sevilla, Slovan Bratislava, Getafe, Barcelona, ​​Marbella and Osasuna.

In the remainder of this month, Atlético will face Leganés, Bayer Leverkusen, Villarreal and RB Salzburg with the intention of extending the winning streak.

It is worth remembering that the previous record also belongs to Diego Simeone, who back in 2012 achieved 13 successes in a row at the helm of Colchonero.

Atlético Madrid’s streak of 15 consecutive wins

10/31/2024: Copa del Rey, Vic 0 – Atlético Madrid 2 (Julián Alvarez, 2).

11/3/2024: LaLiga, Atlético Madrid 2 – Las Palmas 0 (Giuliano and Sorloth).

11/6/2024: UEFA Champions League, PSG 1 – Atlético Madrid 2 (Molina and Correa).

11/10/2024: LaLiga, Mallorca 0 – Atlético Madrid 1 (Julián Alvarez).

11/23/2024: LaLiga, Atlético Madrid 2 – Alavés 1 (Griezmann and Sorloth).

11/26/2024: UEFA Champions League, Sparta Prague 0 – Atlético Madrid 6 (Julián Alvarez 2, Llorente, Griezmann and Correa 2).

11/30/2024: LaLiga, Valladolid 0 – Atlético Madrid 5 (Lenglet, Julián Alvarez, De Paul, Griezmann and Sorloth).

5.12.2024: Copa del Rey, Cacereño 1 – Atlético Madrid 3 (Lenglet, De Paul and Julián Alvarez).

12/8/2024: LaLiga, Atlético Madrid 4 – Sevilla 3 (Griezmann 2, De Paul and Lino).

12/11/2024: UEFA Champions League, Atlético Madrid 3 – Slovan 1 (Julián Alvarez and Griezmann 2).

12/15/2024: LaLiga, Atlético Madrid 1 – Getafe 0 (Sorloth).

12/21/2024: LaLiga, Barcelona 1 – Atlético Madrid 2 (De Paul and Sorloth).

4/1/2025: Copa del Rey, Marbella 0 – Atlético Madrid 1 (Griezmann).

01/12/2025: LaLiga, Atlético Madrid 1 – Osasuna 0 (Julián Alvarez).

01/15/2025: Copa del Rey: Elche 0 – Atlético Madrid (Sorloth 2, Riquelme and Julián Álvarez)