Overview

• Atletico Madrid rose to third place in La Liga with a 2-1 home win over Alaves, thanks to first-half goals by Rodrigo Riquelme and Alvaro Morata.
• The victory marks Atletico's 14th consecutive La Liga home win, tying their own record set from May 2012 to February 2013.
• With this win, Atletico now has 25 points, sitting three points behind leaders Real Madrid and Girona, and has a game in hand due to a suspended match against Sevilla in September.
• The team's scoring tally for 2023 matches that of Manchester City among Europe’s top five leagues, with 72 goals, behind only Borussia Dortmund (78) and Bayern Munich (77).
• Alvaro Morata continues his impressive performance with his seventh goal in seven games, contributing significantly to Atletico's success.