Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 in LaLiga

Atletico Madrid secured a 2-1 win over their hosts Alaves in the match that brought the two sides together in the eighth round of LaLiga for the 2026/27 season, played on 10 October 2026 at 17:15 Damascus time.

Álex Grimaldo opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid in the 33rd minute, before Lucas Ariel Boyé equalised for Alaves from a penalty kick in the 45+6th minute, bringing the first half to a close at 1-1.

In the 61st minute of the second half, Alaves player Angel Pérez was sent off with a red card, leaving his side to complete the match with ten players.

In the 87th minute, Cristian Gabriel Romero scored the winning goal for Atletico Madrid to settle the match at 2-1.

Atletico Madrid dominated proceedings with 68 percent possession compared to 32 percent for Alaves, and had 21 attempts compared to 8 for Alaves, of which 7 were on target compared to 3 for Alaves. Atletico Madrid also won 10 corner kicks compared to zero for Alaves.

With this result, Atletico Madrid raised their tally to 16 points from 7 matches to sit second in the standings, while Alaves remained on 11 points from 7 matches in sixth place.