It was a tight one against Stripes, but ultimately, Atlético came out the other side with three points as we head back to Barcelona. Meeting us there will be Intercontinental Istanbul, who are only three spots ahead of us in the table, so this one could certainly go either direction. The Old Club are coming off a close loss of their own last week, so they'll be hungry for revenge. The first star in our last game went to F Georginio Rutter, who delivered 2 shots on goal and 2 key passes - one of which was an assist. #KeepClimbing

It wasn't the greatest week for Atlético, but we were able to shut down Istanbul's offense to pick up another win. We now sit just three points back of the massive tie going on in the middle of the pack, meaning we're firmly back in the picture. We keep things moving against one of those 15-point clubs, as we visit Japan to take on FC Tokyo Sakura. The Blossoms just got crushed by the top team in the league, Sydney Harbour, and will be looking for a bounce-back game. Unfortunately for them, they'll have to contend with G Đorđe Petrović, who just had his best game of the season so far, saving all four shots he faced to keep KIK off the board. #KeepClimbing

After an exciting match against Sakura, Atlético came up just short of earning a point. The good news is there's still a lot of season to go to catch up. That starts with our upcoming match against IFK Stockholm, who hold the second-highest total points in the league, so this might be a challenge. Hopefully D Dan Ballard will continue to be up to the task. The Northern Irish international has been one of our best offensive defensemen so far, and though he didn't get on the scoresheet against Tokyo, he was busy on the defensive end, with 7 clearances and 7 aerials. #KeepClimbing

After a brief break for international play, Atlético return to AltLiga having lost two in a row. As we look to break that streak, we find ourselves in Cairo to face Eye of the Sun FC. While we're still looking to break into the postseason picture, the Falcons are trying to separate themselves from the pack of 5 other teams with whom they're level in points. While we did get a goal from D Dan Ballard against Stockholm, he was featured on our graphic last week, so instead we'll highlight M John McGinn. McGinn had our only other shot on goal, along with three key passes, an interception, and a blocked shot. #KeepClimbing

I forgot to upload last matchweek's graphic so here that is:

A huge win over Tokyo keeps us real close with the other clubs at the top of the table, but we'll have to face of those teams to stay near the top. IFK Stockholm has turned their club around after taking over from St. Mungo, and if they continue to play as well as they have been they could be in contention for the league title. Guarding the net for us this week is GK Gianluigi Donnarumma, who recorded two saves and a clean sheet against Tokyo.

A close loss against Stockholm keeps us right in the middle of things, but still 6 points behind the top of the table. If we want to climb back to the top, we'll have to go through our bitter rivals in Eye of the Sun in the final game before we break for the GEO Cup. Featured for us this week is M Bruno G., who assisted once on one shot and had one chance created in our match against Stockholm