Atletico cruise to 3-0 win over struggling Valencia

16.09.2024 - 03:19 channelnewsasia.com

MADRID : Atletico Madrid cruised to a convincing 3-0 home win over bottom side Valencia on Sunday in LaLiga thanks to goals from Conor Gallagher, Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez.Marcos Llorente and Samuel Lino went close in the first half before Atletico took the lead in the 39th minute when new signing Gallagher finished into the bottom corner after latching on to a delightful pass from Rodrigo De Paul that was slipped through the legs of defender Cristhian Mosquera.Valencia fought hard for an equaliser, with Javi Guerra's long-range effort going wide, but they were unable to prevent Griezmann from finding the net after Lino's header fell into his path nine minutes after the break.Another new recruit, Alvarez, put the icing on the cake with his first goal in the Spanish top flight after joining from Manchester City, when he slotted home Rodrigo Riquelme's cross in the 93rd minute.Atletico, who are unbeaten this season, moved into second place, level on 11 points with Real Madrid and four behind leaders Barcelona.

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