MADRID: Atletico Madrid produced one of their best performances of the season to thrash Real Valladolid 3-0 on Saturday (Jan 21), with Memphis Depay making his debut. The Dutch forward, signed from Barcelona on Friday, came off the bench in the second half but by then Antoine Griezmann's virtuoso display h
MADRID: Atletico Madrid produced one of their best performances of the season to thrash Real Valladolid 3-0 on Saturday , with Memphis Depay making his debut.
Mario Hermoso netted the third from the rebound after his header from Griezmann's free-kick was parried back into his path. On Thursday they face rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, important both as a derby but also their last realistic chance of silverware this season."We have been doing well since the World Cup, playing with intensity, hard work, having chances up front, but we lacked a goal.
The visitors opened the scoring at Vallecas after 15 minutes when veteran playmaker David Silva set up Norwegian striker Alexander Sorloth, who prodded home.
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