Soccer Football - LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Getafe - Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - December 15, 2024 Atletico Madrid's Alexander Sorloth celebrate with teammates after scoring their first goal REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) -Alexander Sorloth came off the bench to score with a header late in the second half and give Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win over Getafe in LaLiga on Sunday, their 11th consecutive triumph in all competitions.
Atletico are now level with Barcelona at the top of the LaLiga standings on 38 points from 17 matches, moving above Real Madrid who are third on 37. Barcelona host lowly Leganes later on Sunday.
