Sørloth returns to haunt Villarreal with debut goal in Atleti colours 👻

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Emily Wilson·19 August 2024

Sørloth returns to haunt Villarreal with debut goal in Atleti colours 👻

Alexander Sørloth’s start to life at Atlético de Madrid couldn’t have gotten off to a better start.

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19/08/2024Full time

The 28-year-old striker returned to LaLiga action on Monday and scored his first goal in new colours. The opposition? His former club Villarreal of course.

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A flurry of first-half goals forced Madrid to dig deep on the stroke of half-time for an equaliser. And up popped their new signing.

Sørloth made a trademark run into the box and thumped home a header between two centrebacks to turn things 2-2.

18 - @atletienglish 🔴⚪️ striker Alexander Sørloth 🇳🇴 has scored 18 goals in @LaLigaEn in 2024, more than any other player among Europe's top five leagues: 15 - Jonathan David & Harry Kane. 14 - Erling Haaland, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Cole Palmer & Phil Foden. Killer.
– Monday, 19 August 2024

It means he now has 18 goals in the calendar year, leading the charts across Europe.