Atletico Madrid Tops Alaves in Simeone's 700th Match

Diego Simeone celebrated his 700th match in charge of Atletico Madrid with a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory against Deportivo Alaves in La Liga. Alaves took an early lead through a penalty by Jon Guridi, but Antoine Griezmann equalized from the spot in the 76th minute after a handball. Alexander Sorloth secured the win with a late goal in the 86th minute, propelling Atletico to provisional second place in the league, four points behind leaders Barcelona. Simeone, who has been with the club since 2011, has led Atletico to multiple La Liga titles. His son, Giuliano, was instrumental in the second-half resurgence, earning praise for his performance. Alaves now sits in 16th place with 13 points from 14 matches.