Elche 0-2 Atletico Madrid: Matheus Cunha and Rodrigo De Paul virtually book Atleti return to Champions League

Atletico Madrid all but ensured themselves Champions League football for next season with a comfortable victory at Elche. The Rojiblancos went in front just before the half-hour mark when Renan Lodi took down a long diagonal ball from Antoine Griezmann and slid a low cross towards Matheus Cunha who nudged home.

Ad/> There was little threat coming back from Elche and Cunha was unlucky to see an effort cleared off the line by Pedro Bigas before Rodrigo de Paul ensured victory in the 63rd minute. LigaAtletico beat Real for derby bragging rights and boost Champions League qualification hopes08/05/2022 AT 18:07 Griezmann’s one-two with the midfielder bisected the home defence before the French forward unselfishly squared the ball for De Paul to score in an empty net.

The win lifts Atletico up to third in the table above Sevilla and leaves them six clear of Real Betis in fifth, with two games remaining. La Liga table La Liga fixtures/results La Liga top scorers TALKING POINT LigaAtleti’s Champions League hopes dented by Athletic Bilbao defeat30/04/2022 AT 18:19 LigaAtletico miss chance to take charge of top four with goalless draw against Granada20/04/2022 AT 16:17