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# Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 in LaLiga

Atletico Madrid beat hosts Alaves 2-1 in the eighth round of LaLiga, in a match that saw a player from Alaves sent off.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 10 October 2026، 19:16 ، updated 22:14 Saudi time

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Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 in LaLiga

[Atletico Madrid](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/atletico-madrid-218) secured a 2-1 win over their hosts [Alaves](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/alaves-227) in the match that brought the two sides together in the eighth round of [LaLiga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/laliga-16) for the 2026/27 season, played on 10 October 2026 at 17:15 Damascus time.

[Álex Grimaldo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/alejandro-grimaldo-garc%C3%ADa-6269) opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid in the 33rd minute, before [Lucas Ariel Boyé](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/lucas-ariel-boy%C3%A9-6581) 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](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/angel-p%C3%A9rez-hidalgo-6585) was sent off with a red card, leaving his side to complete the match with ten players.

In the 87th minute, [Cristian Gabriel Romero](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/cristian-gabriel-romero-6276) 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.

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