Match report: European thrashing keeps winning run going | OneFootball

Once again, a great match at the Metropolitano. After securing an exciting victory against Rayo, which set the stage for another great match against Real Madrid in the derby, Eintracht Frankfurt, the Champions League leader, arrived with the need to earn three points. Cholo Simeone's team did not disappoint and secured another triumph, in grand style, thrashing the Germans.

The first half was a dream, with a team that exhausted itself in pressing and started the first half scoring very early and ended this first half with a magical play that will be remembered at the Metropolitano, as Antoine Griezmann scored his 200th goal.

We started scoring soon. It only took four minutes to see a very long cross from Ruggeri, but Giuliano Simeone fought for it, dribbled past his opponent, and made a back pass that our Argentine star couldn't reach, but Raspadori did, slotting it into the goal, opening the path to victory and enhancing the role of the Italian player.

Many more chances came, but the attempts by Giuliano and the spider were thwarted by Kaua Santos. We had to wait until the 32nd minute to see Atleti's second goal, Le Normand's second in two matches from a corner, with the loose ball falling to the French defender, who scored again, as he did in the derby.

And the best part is that the pace and intensity in pressing and play never dropped, which led to Julián making a tremendous run down the left flank in the 45th minute, reaching the goal line and passing to Griezmann, resulting in the team's third goal and Antoine's 200th with the Atleti jersey, making this match a historic one for the club.

The second half to confirm the good moment

In the second 45 minutes, Atleti did not relax and continued to show they were the masters of the match. Not even when the Germans scored their goal in the 57th minute, after a ball steal that led to a pass from Knauff to Jonathan Burkardt.

At that moment, the team continued their good group and individual performance, with Griezmann seeing the game at the near post, Le Normand confident at the back, Giuliano unleashed (as always), and Julián who eventually saw his goal come in the final stretch of the match.

But before that, two very important plays occurred, both ending with the ball in the net. In the first play, the goal was disallowed due to a handball, but in the second instance, the fourth goal was scored.

The disallowed goal was due to a handball by Griezmann after a goalkeeper's rebound, following a masterful, very combinative play, but unfortunately, it didn't count due to the unfortunate rebound. Just a few minutes later (minute 69), Giuliano's header sweetened the previous action and indeed added the fourth goal to the scoreboard.

The celebration ended in the 81st minute with a Panenka-style penalty goal by Julián. Griezmann, with a self-pass, caused a handball by Amenda, which had to be reviewed by VAR, and the action was finally sanctioned with the maximum penalty.

Five goals, like five suns, as they were also in the derby, and we remain smiling. And now, Celta.

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