Report: Goals and precious points in the win over Sevilla | OneFootball

Important victory for Atleti at home against Sevilla, to start November on the right foot. A victory forged in the second half where they had the precision that was missing in the first half, despite having clear opportunities to break Sevilla's defense.

But Baena missed out on the reward of an assist as both Nico González hit the post and Sorloth was thwarted by Sevilla's goalkeeper.

Sevilla also had chances to score, such as in the early stages of the match when Isaac received the ball inside the area after battling with Hancko for position, but shot over Oblak's goal.

However, Atleti's dominance in play and chances did not translate into a goal to put the red and whites ahead on the scoreboard, despite Atleti's attempts in the final plays of the match, where Nico González received a blow that eventually took him out of the game in the second half.

Goals as protagonists in the second half

In the second 45 minutes, the precision that was so demanded at the Metropolitano arrived, to secure the three points, despite Sevilla starting better in the second half.

Sorloth was the first protagonist of Atleti's offensive actions, but not as a finisher, rather as a provider of balls for the spider, who finished them off towards the goal.

Until in the 60th minute, the play that would unlock the match arrived. In a ball in the area from a corner, Sorloth held onto the ball until he managed to connect with it to assist a teammate. Giménez was involved, arriving to finish, but Nianzou made a harsh tackle on the Uruguayan's thigh.

The referee did not see a penalty initially, but after a VAR review, he observed the clear foul by the Sevilla player and the penalty was awarded, executed perfectly by Julián Alvárez, placing the shot to the right of Sevilla's goalkeeper.

Sevilla almost reacted ten minutes later with a very dangerous shot from Gudelj, which Oblak managed to deflect to a corner, avoiding a very complicated situation for Atleti.

But what sealed the three points was a brilliant play… once again by Giuliano Simeone, stealing on the right wing, driving the play to the byline and assisting back for Almada to score the second goal of the match.

Griezmann closed the match with two final actions, resulting in a 3-0 and his 200th goal in the League, not without missing a clear chance in a one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He redeemed himself minutes later with a ball recovery that ended with the ball at his feet on the edge of the area, and with a shot placed to the right post of Sevilla's goal, allowing the final sentence and leaving the Frenchman with a good feeling from the match.

Three points… and now the Champions.

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