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CARRASCO (3), GAITÁN (2), CORREA AND TIAGO SCORED ON SUPPORTERS’ CLUBS DAY

Red and white thrashing against Granada

Atlético de Madrid secures the first place in LaLiga with a spectacular thrashing against Granada. Tribute for the fans on Supporters’ Clubs Day.

PHOTO: Ángel Gutiérrez

ATLÉTICO  7 - 1  GRANADA

 

Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran, Savic, Godín, Filipe Luis; Koke (Tiago, 67’), Gabi, Carrasco, Correa; Griezmann (Fernando Torres, 67’) and Gameiro (Gaitán, 61’).

 

Granada: Ochoa; Tito, Vezo, Lombán, Gabriel Silva; Javi Márquez, Angban (Uche, 64’), Bueno (Barral, 62’), Andreas; Isaac Cuenca and Ponce (Kravets, 75’).

 

Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Committee). Booked the home player Correa (60’); and the visiting Uche (65’).

 

GOALS:

0-1.  18’. Isaac Cuenca receives a ball from the top and adjusts with a measured shot to the left post.

1-1.  34’. Carrasco scores with a low shot after a play of finishes and clearances in Granada’s box.

2-1. 45’. Carrasco finishes, touches a defender and Ochoa can do nothing to avoid the goal.

3-1. 61’. Carrasco scores with a hard shot after a cross from Griezmann inside the box.

4-1. 63’. Gaitán, in a difficult position, shoots into the net a ball cleared by Ochoa to a drive from Correa.

5-1. 81’. Gaitán scores with a hard finish from the edge of the box.

6-1. 85’. Correa adjusts a low shot to the left post.

7-1. 87’. Tiago beats Ochoa.

 Atlético de Madrid gave its fans a tribute on Supporters’ Clubs Day. A gale of plays, chances and goals to finish with Granada resisting. The team from Granada got ahead early with their first intent but Carrasco turned the score in the final stretch of the first half with two goals.

He then rounded his superb match with a fantastic third goal. And, almost immediately after that, Gaitán, who had been two minutes on the field, scored the 4-1 from a very complicated position. A match that was already decided with half an hour to go and that served Simeone to give rest to Koke, Griezmann and Gameiro. On Wednesday, the Champions returns and it will be the first of two games against Rostov, this one in Russia. But before the end, there was time to see another three great goals, Gaitán's second one, one from Correa and another one from Tiago.