La Liga – Luque and Llorente scored in the second half, leading Atletico Madrid to a 2-0 away victory over Valencia.

In the 34th round of the 2025/26 La Liga season, Atletico Madrid defeated Valencia 2-0 away from home. They currently rank fourth with 63 points (19 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses), trailing league leaders Barcelona by a significant 25 points.

Valencia's record stands at 10 wins, 9 draws, and 15 losses, accumulating 39 points and currently ranking 13th in the league.

Atletico Madrid started strong, creating their first threat in the 15th minute: Navel Molina broke through to the edge of the box and flicked the ball to the right, where Rodrigo Mendoza's follow-up shot was brilliantly saved by Stor Dimitrievski. In the 16th minute, Raggi Ramazzani failed to receive a pass from Dimitrievski in his own half, and Molina's subsequent shot was also saved. In the 17th minute, Molina unleashed a powerful shot from 35 yards out, but the ball struck the left post and bounced out. In the 36th minute, Molina delivered a cross from the right wing, and Reane Belade's header in the box went wide of the left.

In the 39th minute, Valencia had their only scoring chance of the first half: Filip Ugrinic delivered a diagonal pass, and Ramazzani's low shot was denied by the left post. In the 42nd minute, Belade played a through ball to Thiago Almada, who broke into the penalty area and fired a shot from a tight angle, but it went just wide.

The second half began with both sides switching ends. In the 60th minute, Molina delivered a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Belair's volley in the middle went just wide. In the 68th minute, Atletico Madrid won a free kick on the left side of the attacking third, but Molina's direct shot was saved by Dimitrievski. In the 74th minute, Atletico Madrid finally broke the deadlock: Obaid Vargas passed the ball diagonally to the left wing, and Iker Luque unleashed a long-range shot from outside the penalty area that flew into the bottom left corner of the goal.

In the 82nd minute, Antoine Griezmann assisted Miguel Llorente, whose shot found the back of the net. After VAR review, the goal was confirmed. Neither side managed to score again, and the final score remained 2-0.

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