Atletico Madrid 4-3 Sevilla: Griezmann brace settles seven-goal thriller

Antoine Griezmann’s second-half brace earned Atletico Madrid a stunning 4-3 victory over Sevilla in LaLiga on Sunday, claiming their ninth straight win in all competitions.

The result moved Diego Simeone’s side up to third in the standings after 16 games so far, a point behind Real Madrid and three adrift of leaders Barcelona.

After Griezmann had rattled the crossbar early on, Atletico took the lead in the 10th minute through Rodrigo De Paul’s fierce effort into the roof of Alvaro Fernandez’s net.

But Sevilla responded just two minutes later, with Dodi Lukebakio levelling the scores before Isaac Romero rounded off a quick counter-attack with a fine finish.

Juanlu Sanchez then put the visitors two goals in front in the 57th minute, tucking the ball past Jan Oblak after being picked out by the influential Kike Salas.

But Atletico’s comeback started five minutes later as Griezmann reduced the deficit before substitute Samuel Lino’s effort from distance restored parity in the capital.

However, more drama would unfold after Griezmann gathered Lino’s pass, firing the ball in off the crossbar in the fourth minute of second half stoppage time.

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Data Debrief: The late late show

Atletico laid down a huge marker of their title credentials this season on Sunday, with their powers of recovery on show with their late turnaround on home soil.

And the hosts were worthy of their dramatic triumph, having registered an expected goals (xG) of 2.11 from their 14 shots compared to Sevilla’s 0.39 from their four efforts.

Griezmann proved to be Atletico’s saviour once again, with the Frenchman putting on an impressive display in the process. He registered the most shots on target (three) and touches in the opposition box (nine) for his side, while also accumulating a team-high xG tally of 0.76.