MADRID — Atletico Madrid's early-season struggles continued with a 1-1 draw at Mallorca in the Spanish league on Sunday, giving the club its worst league start under coach Diego Simeone after five matches.
Julián Alvarez missed a first-half penalty kick and Atletico conceded a late equalizer as it failed to win for the fourth time in five league matches.
Atletico's only win so far was 2-0 against Villarreal last weekend. It has six points, its lowest points total after five matches since 2009-10 (three points), just before Simeone took over as coach.
Atletico had also drawn 1-1 against both Elche and at Alaves after opening with a 2-1 loss at Espanyol. It was coming off a 3-2 loss at Liverpool in its Champions League opener on Wednesday.
Forward Alvarez had his 14th-minute penalty kick saved by Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Román, and striker Alexander Sorloth was sent off for a hard foul in the 72nd after video review.
Atletico went ahead with a goal from inside the area by Conor Gallagher in the 79th, but Vedat Muriqi equalized for the hosts with a header in the 85th.
Mallorca remains winless with only two points.
Barcelona gets three past Getafe
Dani Olmo scored and set up one of Ferran Torres' two goals with a neat backheel flick as Barcelona beat Getafe 3-0 in the Spanish league on Sunday.
It was the second straight game for Barcelona at its training facility as the newly renovated Camp Nou Stadium lacks the required permits.
Olmo's clever flick inside the area led to Torres scoring for Barcelona in the 15th minute, and Raphinha's assist to Torres in the 34th allowed the Catalan club to increase its first-half advantage.
Olmo then closed the scoring with a shot from near the penalty spot in the 62nd after a setup by substitute Marcus Rashford.
The victory moved defending champion Barcelona within two points of leader Real Madrid, which defeated Espanyol 2-0 on Saturday.
“It was important to come away with the three points,” Torres said.
The match was played at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, which typically hosts the Barcelona women’s team and men’s reserve and youth squads. The club had already played there in its home opener — a 6-0 rout of Valencia on Sept. 14.
Getafe, which had won three of its first four matches, dropped to eighth place.
Earlier Sunday, Celta Vigo drew 1-1 at Rayo Vallecano.
Defending champion Barcelona hosted Getafe later Sunday. Real Madrid defeated Espanyol 2-0 on Saturday to take a five point-lead over its Catalan rival.
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