Julian Alvarez and second-half substitute Angel Correa scored twice as Atletico Madrid cruised to a straightforward 6-0 win at struggling Sparta Prague within the Champions League on Tuesday. The win leaves Diego Simeone’s Rojiblancos on 9 factors from 5 video games within the competitors, whereas Sparta have 4. “Every win makes you cheerful, particularly when the group performs like this all through the sport and scores like in the present day,” Atletico coach Simeone advised reporters within the Czech capital. “We actually did effectively in the present day,” he added, hailing his group for taking part in “with excessive depth and pace”.
Alvarez opened the scoring quarter-hour into the sport as he was introduced down simply exterior the field after which curled a free-kick into the highest nook of Peter Vindahl’s purpose.
Marcos Llorente made it 2-0 two minutes from half-time as he chipped the ball in direction of the purpose and Vindahl let it in, visibly fooled by striker Alexander Sorloth’s try at a glancing header.
Alvarez fired in his second from shut vary on 59 minutes after a give-and-go with Giuliano Simeone, the coach’s son.
Second-half substitute Antoine Griezmann made it 4-0 on 70 minutes with a low shot contained in the field following a one-two with Llorente.
Correa rounded off the rating with two objectives within the ultimate 5 minutes, first poking in a cross from fellow substitute Samuel Lino after which ending neatly after a mazy run by means of the static Sparta defence.
‘All objectives rely’
“The group understood what I need from them from the start to the top together with the substitutes who performed rather well as quickly as they entered the pitch,” mentioned Diego Simeone.
“All objectives rely. We tried to attain as many as doable as a result of it helps with this new format of the Champions League.
“We’re at all times conscious the sport has 90 minutes and we’ve to play as greatest we will,” he added.
The 54-year-old Argentinian made six adjustments following Atletico’s 2-1 win over Alaves in La Liga on Saturday, his 700th recreation throughout all competitions accountable for the group.
However there was little doubt in regards to the final result as Sparta solely managed a single weak shot on purpose by means of Kaan Kairinen within the opening minute.
Atletico managed the sport, tirelessly testing the wobbly defence of the reigning Czech champions who’ve now solely gained two of their final 12 video games in all competitions.
Vindahl spared Sparta blushes on a number of events as he stopped close-range efforts from Rodrigo De Paul and Sorloth within the first half and Giuliano Simeone after the break.
Atletico took a second immediately win within the Champions League at Sparta after gorgeous Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 earlier this month.
With three video games to play within the new-format league section, they subsequent face underdogs Slovan Bratislava at residence on December 10.
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