Champions League - Group C at Vicente Calderon
Date: 21/10/2015 KO: 19:45 Ref: Att: 33,853
A Madrid
Saul Niguez 23
Jackson Martinez 29 Oliver Torres 63 Denis Dedechko 89 (og) |
4
0
| Astana |
FT (HT: 2-0)
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Atletico Madrid brushed aside Astana 4-0 on Wednesday evening to return to winning ways at the Vicente Calderon stadium in the Champions League.
The Spaniards, surprise 2-1 losers at home to Benfica in the previous round, turned in a dominating performance and went ahead in the 23rd minute through Saul Niguez.
Jackson Martinez opened his goalscoring account in the competition by hitting Atletico's second of the evening six minutes later.
Substitute Oliver netted his first Champions League goal in the 63rd minute to make it 3-0 before an own goal from Astana defender Denis Dedechko one minute from time wrapped up the win.
The victory put Los Rojiblancos top of Group C and ahead of Benfica - who fell 2-1 at against Galatasaray in Turkey - on goal difference, while result has left Astana at the foot of the standings.
Atletico coach Diego Simeone left Fernando Torres on the bench and played Antoine Griezmann alongside Martinez in attack.
The home side, who halted a three-game winless run with a 2-0 triumph over Real Sociedad in the Primera Division on Sunday, enjoyed a strong start.
In the sixth minute, Diego Godin's header from Gabi's cross was saved by Astana goalkeeper Nenad Eric.
Shortly after, Eric was called on again to make two saves to clear Godin and Griezmann's close-range headers.
Astana fell behind midway through the first half.
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco's cross found Niguez in the six-yard box and his back-heel finish beat Eric.
Atletico kept up the pressure and doubled their lead in the 29th minute. Niguez failed to control a cross from the left but Martinez was at hand and drove a left-footed shot from the heart of the area that took a deflection off a defender to beat the goalkeeper.
The home side almost made it 3-0 before half-time but Martinez's powerful header from Juanfran's cross was kept out by Eric.
Astana first tested Jan Oblak seven minutes after the re-start.
Junior Kabananga got past his marker and drilled a left-footed shot from 20 yards that was saved by the Atletico keeper.
Atletico then made it 3-0 as a fast break saw Gabi set up Oliver in the area and he struck the ball past a helpless Eric and into the back of the net.
With 12 minutes remaining, Torres, who had replaced Martinez in the 67th minute, had a good chance to score his 100th goal for Atletico but saw his right-footed attempt from 12 yards kept out by Eric.
With seconds remaining, Dedechko struck Juanfran's low cross into his own net while attempting to stop Torres from scoring.
Goals from Saul Niguez, Jackson Martinez, Oliver Torres and a Denys Dedechko own goal secured all three points for Diego Simeone's side at Vicente Calderon as they put their defeat to Benfica in matchday two firmly behind them.
Having peppered the Astana goal early on it was Saul who finally broke the deadlock with a deft close-range finish, before Martinez ended his eight-game goal drought with the second just before the half hour.
Astana improved after the break and posed more of an attacking threat, but their new outlook was punished by substitute Oliver Torres after a swift Atletico counter-attack.
Fernando Torres twice went close to netting his 100th goal for the club in all competitions late on, but Nenad Eric was on hand to make two crucial saves to deny the striker.
There was nothing the goalkeeper could do about Dedechko's late mishap as Atletico moved top of the group on goal difference at the halfway stage, while Astana remain bottom with a solitary point.
Atletico made a positive start to their second home match of the group with Martinez firing over before Diego Godin twice headed corners from Gabi straight at Eric.
The visiting goalkeeper was much the busier as Antoine Griezmann and Martinez continued to threaten, but he remained defiant until midway through the half when Saul produced an outrageous bit of skill to open the scoring.
After Griezmann had seen a header well saved, Saul executed an elegant backheel inside the six-yard box from the resulting corner.
Martinez doubled their advantage after 28 minutes as he grabbed his first European goal for Atletico, the Colombia international firing low on the turn to beat Eric from 15 yards – albeit with the aid of a deflection off Dedechko.
Atletico's lead could have been even greater at the break but for Eric, who made a superb reflex save to deny Martinez's diving header from Juanfran's pinpoint cross.
Having failed to test Oblak in the opening 45 minutes Astana came out on the front foot after the restart, but Dedechko and Junior Kabananga wasted their best openings.
Slowly Atletico resumed control of proceedings with Saul and Gabi dictating play in the centre of midfield, however clear-cut chances failed to materialise until the hour mark when Yannick Ferreira Carrasco stung the palms of Eric having cut in from the left.
The third goal arrived three minutes later as Oliver Torres capped off a swift break led by Gabi, the substitute lifting the ball over Eric as the goalkeeper looked to narrow the angle.
Oblak then kept Atletico's three-goal advantage in tact two minutes later as he leapt full length to his left to deny Foxi Kethevoama.
Substitutes Angel Correa and Fernando Torres went close to increasing Atletico's advantage late on before Dedechko's woes were compounded, the defender turning a right-wing cross into his own net with two minutes to play.
Atletico Madrid 4-0 Astana: Colchoneros cruise to victory
Saul, Jackson Martinez and Oliver Torres were all on target for Simeone's men, while Dedechko had the misfortune to score an own goal as the Kazakhs were out-played
Atletico Madrid got back to winning ways in the Champions League with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Astana in Group C. Goals from Saul Niguez, Jackson Martinez, Oliver Torres and a Denys Dedechko own goal secured all three points for Diego Simeone's side at Vicente Calderon as they put their defeat to Benfica in matchday two firmly behind them.
Having peppered the Astana goal early on it was Saul who finally broke the deadlock with a deft close-range finish, before Martinez ended his eight-game goal drought with the second just before the half hour.
Astana improved after the break and posed more of an attacking threat, but their new outlook was punished by substitute Oliver Torres after a swift Atletico counter-attack.
Fernando Torres twice went close to netting his 100th goal for the club in all competitions late on, but Nenad Eric was on hand to make two crucial saves to deny the striker.
There was nothing the goalkeeper could do about Dedechko's late mishap as Atletico moved top of the group on goal difference at the halfway stage, while Astana remain bottom with a solitary point.
Atletico made a positive start to their second home match of the group with Martinez firing over before Diego Godin twice headed corners from Gabi straight at Eric.
The visiting goalkeeper was much the busier as Antoine Griezmann and Martinez continued to threaten, but he remained defiant until midway through the half when Saul produced an outrageous bit of skill to open the scoring.
After Griezmann had seen a header well saved, Saul executed an elegant backheel inside the six-yard box from the resulting corner.
Martinez doubled their advantage after 28 minutes as he grabbed his first European goal for Atletico, the Colombia international firing low on the turn to beat Eric from 15 yards – albeit with the aid of a deflection off Dedechko.
Atletico's lead could have been even greater at the break but for Eric, who made a superb reflex save to deny Martinez's diving header from Juanfran's pinpoint cross.
Having failed to test Oblak in the opening 45 minutes Astana came out on the front foot after the restart, but Dedechko and Junior Kabananga wasted their best openings.
Slowly Atletico resumed control of proceedings with Saul and Gabi dictating play in the centre of midfield, however clear-cut chances failed to materialise until the hour mark when Yannick Ferreira Carrasco stung the palms of Eric having cut in from the left.
The third goal arrived three minutes later as Oliver Torres capped off a swift break led by Gabi, the substitute lifting the ball over Eric as the goalkeeper looked to narrow the angle.
Oblak then kept Atletico's three-goal advantage in tact two minutes later as he leapt full length to his left to deny Foxi Kethevoama.
Substitutes Angel Correa and Fernando Torres went close to increasing Atletico's advantage late on before Dedechko's woes were compounded, the defender turning a right-wing cross into his own net with two minutes to play.
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