UCL: Atletico Madrid Routs Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1
Atletico Madrid dominated Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the UEFA Champions League, with Antoine Griezmann scoring his 200th goal for the club.
The win sets Atletico Madrid up for their next challenge, as they look to continue their impressive form in the Champions League...
Atlético Madrid's impressive performance saw them dominate Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1, not 4-1. This win marked a significant bounce back for Atleti after their heartbreaking late loss to Liverpool on matchday one of the UEFA Champions League. Diego Simeone watched from the stands due to a touchline ban, but his team's momentum remained unaffected.
Albeit in a very one-sided way, they were right to do so, and it didn’t take long for the hosts to get their noses in front, with Giacomo Raspadori’s deflected cross reaching Giuliano Simeone on the right wing.
Raspadori then had the presence of mind to make his way into the Frankfurt box, and when visiting defender Arthur Theate inadvertently stabbed Simeone’s square ball into the Italian’s path, he made no mistake.
Soon afterwards, Raspadori spread the play wonderfully after intricate close control, but after bringing the ball down smartly and getting into the area, Simeone neglected the chance to pull the trigger when he could have scored.
But Atleti were relentless, and doubled their lead on 33 minutes, as Antoine Griezmann wasn’t able to turn in Alvarez’s near-post corner, but centre-back Robin Le Normand reacted to tuck the loose ball home through Jonathan Burkardt’s legs.
And the game was seemingly over in first-half stoppage time, as Alvarez burned his way past Robin Koch before his cutback was swept in by Griezmann.
Frankfurt finally started to create some danger in the second half, with Jonathan Burkardt registering the team's first shot on target. Can Uzun also had a chance, but his shot flew wastefully wide.
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Those two moments may have given the German side belief that they could get back into the contest, because shortly afterwards, a monstrous switch out to the left found Ansgar Knauff, whose feather-like touch with the outside of his right boot picked out Burkardt, who applied the finish for his fifth goal in four games.
The goal seemed to galvanize Frankfurt, prompting a triple substitution in an attempt to turn the tide of the match. Meanwhile, Diego Simeone, watching from the stands due to his suspension from a red card in the Liverpool match, might have felt a sense of anxiety.
He needn’t have worried, though, as after a spellbinding move ended with Griezmann’s goal being chalked off for handball against the Frenchman, Simeone made sure that Atleti got their fourth, clinically heading in off the woodwork from Alvarez’s corner.
Alvarez did eventually get on the scoresheet late on, though, converting a penalty following Aurèle Amenda’s handball, with Atleti underlining why they could go deep in this competition.
The result means that both teams here have a win and a loss in this season’s league phase to their name, while Frankfurt’s last 10 games have all featured at least four goals.
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Atletico Madrid's Dominant Display
The match showcased Atlético Madrid's attacking prowess, with the team extending their unbeaten home streak in the Champions League to 10 wins in their last 11 games. Given their 5-2 thrashing of arch-rivals Real Madrid and Frankfurt's 6-4 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach in the previous weekend, expectations were high for an exciting encounter. Atlético Madrid delivered, with their superior performance and clinical finishing proving too much for Eintracht Frankfurt to handle.
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