First Division - Day 8

Atlético Madrid 7 - Granada 1

Atlético: Oblak; Juanfran, Savic, Godín, Filipe Luis; Correa, Gabi, Koke (Tiago 67’), Carrasco; Griezmann (Fernando Torres 67‘), Gameiro (Gaitán 62’). 4-4-2.
Granada: Ochoa; Tito, Rubén Vezo, Lombán, Gabriel Silva; Javi Márquez, Angban (Uche Agbo 64‘); Isaac Cuenca, Alberto Bueno (Barral 63‘), Andreas Pereira; Ponce (Kravets 75’). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 18. Cuenca. Fired volley on turn in to near top corner of net from Tito pass.
1-1. 34. Carrasco. Drilled low shot past Ochoa after keeper saved Godín header.
2-1. 45. Carrasco. Collected Correa pass and struck deflected shot past keeper.
3-1. 61. Carrasco. Steered shot wide of keeper after Griezmann laid ball across.
4-1. 63. Gaitán. Poked shot in off far post after keeper saved shot from Correa.
5-1. 81. Gaitán. Controlled Carrasco pass and fired low shot inside near post.
6-1. 85. Correa. Picked up loose ball on edge of area and curled shot past Ochoa.
7-1. 87. Tiago. Connected with Carrasco square pass and turned shot in to net.

Yellow cards: Correa 60’, Uche Agbo 65’.

Atlético Madrid stay top of the table after they thrashed bottom club Granada 7-1 on Saturday evening. Lucas Alcaraz was in charge of the Andalusians once again after Paco Jémez was fired a few days ago, and he saw Isaac Cuenca volley them in to an early lead. However two goals from Carrasco turned the scoreline around at the break, and the Belgian winger completed a hat-trick after Griezmann set him up on the hour mark. With one eye on Wednesday night’s Champions League tie in Russia, Simeone rested Gameiro, and within a minute his replacement Gaitán also got his name on the scoreboard. Griezmann and Koke followed Gameiro in to the dug-out, but even so Gaitán, Correa and Tiago added three more later on for Atleti’s highest score in three years.