Some fans of the "Morata effect" insult Atletico Madrid while it's making its nightmarish debut

Fans are certain that "Morata effect" has cursed Atletico Madrid.

Morata arrived in Madrid from Chelsea with an 18-month loan during the January transfer period, briefly ending her stay at Stamford Bridge.

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But things show no signs of rapid improvement in his native Spain, with Atleti losing his first league match in 19 and the striker failed to impress.

The frightening start of the Chelsea flop on Atletico prompted fans on Twitter to suggest that "The Morata Effect" was about to haunt Diego Simone's players.

One of them said: "Morata carries bad luck everywhere, poor Atleti will suffer now."

Another said: "Starting Morata for Atletico Madrid, 19 undefeated matches are now destroyed.Haha Morata effect."

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One of them added: "Real Betis has ended the series of 18 consecutive matches of Atletico Madrid. Morata effect. "

Another addition: "Wow the Morata effect is in bloom."

Sergio Cbades gave Real Betis a 1-0 win in Sunday's La Liga in the 65th minute.

Morata played every 90 minutes but did not find the bottom of the net and had little impact. Diego Simeone's men failed to capitalize on Barcelona's skid yesterday.

The league leaders drew 2-2 at home with Valencia, but are now six points ahead of Atleti, second.

The capital club will also look over his shoulder. Real Madrid will be able to reduce the gap by one point with the win over Alaves at Bernabeu tonight.

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Betis took center stage and Cbades failed to win in the first half thanks to a striking save by Jan Oblak.

Cbades, however, did not err by scoring from the penalty spot after a handball in the 65th minute of Filipe Luis.

Meanwhile, Morata had a calm match, but felt that he should have had a penalty in the second half.

Antoine Griezmann also hit the post and Atleti was unlikely to be beaten for the first time since September in La Liga.