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Another poor display from Atleti Atlético Madrid missed an opportunity to get one hand on fourth place as they completed a terrible week with a woeful defeat away at relegation-battling Deportivo Alavés at Mendizorroza. Alavés ran out 2-0 winners in a tie in which Atlético never got out of first gear.
The first goal of the game came from Alavés captain Carlos Benavídez as he rifled in a shot from the edge of the box into the bottom corner of Jan Oblak?s net. With the Colchoneros chasing the game, a late Alavés counter allowed Luis Rioja to produce a magnificent volley which left Oblak with no chance.
Here are four talking points from the game.
1. A terrible defensive record
For the first time this century, Atlético have conceded in 12 consecutive matches. It takes quite some doing to fail to keep a clean sheet over such a prolonged period, as is made clear by the fact that the last time it happened was when Atleti were on course for relegation to Segunda. Few ever thought it would be a record beaten with Diego Simeone in charge. It speaks volumes about the current state of the Atlético defence, with Simeone so clearly unimpressed by what he was seeing that he opted to take off César Azpilicueta, Stefan Savi? and Nahuel Molina as Atlético sought to get back into the game.

Atlético has conceded goals in all of their last 12 matches.

Atlético hadn?t conceded goals in 12 consecutive matches sin...