Atletico Madrid delivered a commanding 4-0 performance against Valencia on Friday at the Centro Deportivo Alcalá de Henares, claiming their third victory of the Liga F season and advancing to the provisional third spot in the league table. The match, corresponding to the eighth matchday of the domestic competition, exposed the deep sporting crisis facing Valencia, which remains without points this season.
The breakthrough arrived in the 12th minute when forward Synne Jensen capitalized on a clever backheel pass from Celia Segura to open the scoring. The hosts quickly doubled their advantage when midfielder Maite Zubieta converted a direct free kick to make it 2-0. Atletico continued to press their dominance as the match unfolded, adding a third goal through Gio Garbellini before Natalia Peñalvo capped off the scoring with a decisive volley to secure the 4-0 rout.
The comprehensive victory revitalizes Atletico Madrid’s campaign and places the team firmly in pursuit of its primary institutional objective: securing qualification for Europe’s premier club competition, a goal the club missed out on during the previous campaign. With the three points earned on Friday, Atletico moves to 15 points in the standings.
The Madrid side currently sits three points behind Barcelona, one point behind Real Madrid, one point ahead of Athletic, and two points ahead of Madrid CFF, though all four competing teams held a game in hand over the rojiblancas following Friday’s fixture.
