Antoine Griezmann consummated a masterful comeback with a superb shot inside the area in the fourth minute of stoppage time for the Atlético de Madrid of Diego Simeone will beat 4-3 Sevilla this Sunday to get fully into the fight for the lead in Spanish LaLiga.
The Frenchman enjoyed his first double of the season after his screams at 17 and 49 minutes into the second half. Rodrigo de Paul He opened the scoring at 10 in the initial stage and Samuel Lino He put his signature on the partial 3-3 at 34 of the complement. Dodi Lukebakios He made the first of the Andalusians at 12, while Isaac Romero (PT, 32m) y Juanlu Sánchez (ST, 12m) expanded the advantage they were unable to maintain.
Julian Alvarezwho was reprimanded, was on the court for 74 minutes until he was replaced by Angel Correa. Juan Musso y Nahuel Molina They did not come off the bench for the local team. For its part, Gonzalo Montiel came in at the end of the visit and Valentine Boat He waited in vain for his opportunity.
“It was difficult for us to get into the game. They created two chances for us and scored two goals. We lacked the support of the people behind the goal – a sector closed for punishment for throwing objects onto the playing field. We miss them. With work, those who entered brought new energy,” Griezmann analyzed.
Atlético de Madrid extended its winning streak in all competitions to nine games -five in LaLiga- to stay with 35 units in third position, three points below the leader, Barcelonaand one behind Real Madrid. Sevilla marches 13th with 19 points.
“We are a group and a united locker room, we are on the same path. We see it whenever new people come in. It is the way to follow to dream big,” added Griezmann.
De Paul, who gave way to Koke a quarter of an hour into the second half, made the hosts’ dominance reflected on the scoreboard with a powerful cross shot at mid-heightshortly after Griezmann hit the crossbar with a shot.
The visitors raised the level and scored their three goals. Lukebakio’s first came after the indifference of the Colchonero defense to mark him in a short action on a corner kick, which he defined with a low shot.
Romero made his debut as a scorer after defining a counterattack led by Kike Salas after the first half hour. In the first minutes of the complement, Juanlu Sánchez sent a shot to the far post by Enrique Salas to kiss the nets.
but then Griezmann’s time arrived with two goals of enormous quality. The first, after receiving a filtered pass that he controlled with his left leg and finished low with his right. In stoppage time he scored his ninth goal of the season with a shot in the area, which hit the crossbar before going into the goal. It was the 190th shout of the Frenchman as Colchonero.
Between Griezmann’s two saving appearances, Lino also made his debut as a scorer with a great goalafter a distant shot that hit a post to unleash euphoria in the Metropolitan stands.
Aitor Paredes (PT, 15m) e Iñaki Williams (ST, 24m) scored the goals with which Athletic de Bilbao victory 2-0 a Villarreal to take fourth position. The Basque team is experiencing its best moments of the first round after stringing together its third victory in a row to have 32 points. He Yellow Submarine He has three days without wins to stay with 26 points in fifth place in the table.
Royal SocietyMeanwhile, they beat 3-0 at home Leganes thanks to the achievements of Brais Mendez (PT, 14m), Ander Barrenetxea (ST, 33m) y Mikel Oyarzabal (ST, 47m). The Basque team rose to sixth position with 24 points, while Leganés is 16th with 16 points. In another result, health tied at home 2-2 with Alavés.