Atlético Madrid passes Real Madrid partly thanks to phenomenal Griezmann


Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 00:16• Martin van Mourik

Atlético Madrid booked a big win in LaLiga on Wednesday evening. In the Wanda Metropolitano, Cádiz was beaten 5-1. Antoine Griezmann accounted for the first two goals, while Álvaro Morata, Yannick Carrasco and Nahuel Molina completed the goal production. Thanks to the victory, coach Diego Simeone’s team takes second place in the ranking from Real Madrid (68 points), which collected one point less than Atlético (69) after 33 games.

Particularities
Without the injured Memphis Depay, Atlético already took a 1-0 lead after a minute of play thanks to Griezmann, who also scored the 2-0 half an hour later with a devastating shot. Within fifteen minutes of rest loose Colchoneros the lead has already been doubled: first Álvaro Morata made it 3-0 on a pass from Mario Hermoso; then Carrasco put the 4-0 on the scoreboard thanks to a converted penalty kick. The final chord was played by Molina, who scored 5-1 a minute after Choco Lozano’s extremely beautiful goal of honor.

Atletico Madrid – Cadiz 5-1
2′ 1-0 Antoine Griezmann (assist: Yannick Carrasco)
27′ 2-0 Antoine Griezmann (assist: Thomas Lemar)
49′ 3-0 Alvaro Morata (assist: Mario Hermoso)
57′ 4-0 Yannick Carrasco (penalty)
72′ 4-1 Choco Lozano (assist: Jose Antonio De La Rosa
73′ 5-1 Nahuel Molina (assist: Rodrigo De Paul)

No. Team m W G v +/- Pnt
1 Barcelona 33 26 4 3 49 82
2 Atletico Madrid 33 21 6 6 34 69
3 RealMadrid 33 21 5 7 37 68
4 real society 33 18 7 8 14 61
5 Villarreal 33 16 6 11 13 54
6 RealBetis 32 14 7 11 2 49
7 Athletic Club 32 13 8 11 11 47
8 Girona 32 12 8 12 5 44
9 Osasuna 33 12 8 13 -6 44
10 Rayo Vallecano 32 11 10 11 -3 43
11 Seville 32 11 8 13 -9 41
12 Real Majorca 32 11 8 13 -4 41
13 Celta de Vigo 33 10 9 14 -8 39
14 Almeria 33 10 6 17 -16 36
15 Cadiz 33 8 11 14 -23 35
16 Real Valladolid 32 10 5 17 -26 35
17 valencia 33 9 7 17 -4 34
18 Getafe 33 8 10 15 -12 34
19 Espanyol 32 7 10 15 -15 31
20 Elche 33 3 7 23 -39 16