Atletico Madrid supervisor Diego Simeone was left jubilant after his aspect’s 5-2 victory over metropolis rivals Actual, calling the win “a giant consequence towards our rivals” following an underwhelming begin to the season.
There had been rising hypothesis within the construct as much as the match over the way forward for Atletico’s long-serving head coach, however the Argentine silenced his critics in emphatic style on the Metropolitano on Saturday.
A Julian Alvarez brace, in addition to targets from Robin Le Normand, Alexander Sorloth and Antoine Griezmann sealed a memorable win for the hosts, who going into the sport had picked up solely 9 factors from six LaLiga video games.
Actual, against this, sat prime of the league at kick-off with a 100% file up to now this time period. Nevertheless, regardless of targets from Kylian Mbappe and Arda Guler, they had been undone in model, with the Atletico boss admitting he preferred “every little thing” about his aspect’s efficiency.
“We had been nice from the beginning,” Simeone added. “The staff knew what to do from the beginning.
“I’m very completely satisfied. We gave the happiness the individuals deserved. It’s a giant consequence towards our rivals.”
The consequence provides Atletico renewed hope as they give the impression of being to salvage their credentials as title contenders, whereas the scoreline will probably be a bitter capsule to swallow for Xabi Alonso and his Actual gamers as they know a Barcelona win towards Actual Sociedad on Sunday would see the Catalan membership leapfrog them on the summit of LaLiga.
Atletico host Eintracht Frankfurt within the Champions League on Tuesday, whereas Los Blancos will probably be hoping to bounce again away to Kairat in the identical competitors.