Atletico Madrid secure 3-0 win against Osasuna
Luis Suarez’s phenomenal long-range strike lifted the mood at Atletico Madrid on Saturday as they beat Osasuna 3-0 ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League game against Manchester United.
FT #OsasunaAtleti 0-3
Three goals, three points and a clean sheet for @atletienglish on the road. ๐ช#LaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/EYiHDchxjz
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) February 19, 2022
Joao Felix smashed Atletico into the lead in Pamplona before driving a pass downfield for Suarez to chase. The Uruguayan shot before Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera could scramble back.
5 goals in 3 visits to El Sadar. ๐ซ
RT ๐ if @joaofelix70 was your man of the match in #OsasunaAtleti. ๐ต๐น pic.twitter.com/HZjvpcrF3F
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) February 19, 2022
โช๏ธ 40 yards out
โช๏ธ Weaker footEasy work for @LuisSuarez9. ๐ฅ#OsasunaAtleti pic.twitter.com/KIxK6PP4Vv
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) February 19, 2022
Angel Correa tucked in a late third to round off a convincing win for Atletico, who climb back into La Liga’s top four, ahead of Barcelona’s game on Sunday. It also allows them to head into the last-16 European tie against United with a spring in their step.
The only blot on a satisfying afternoon for coach Diego Simeone was an injury to central defender Jose Gimenez, who had to be substituted at half-time and could miss the mid-week game.
HIGHLIGHTS | @joaofelix70, @LuisSuarez9 and @AngelCorrea32 lead @atletienglish to victory! ๐ฑ
๐ฌ #OsasunaAtleti pic.twitter.com/jEnvinahmw
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) February 19, 2022
Barcelona are only three points behind Atletico with two games in hand.
Villarreal also look increasingly like serious contenders for Champions League qualification after they secured an impressive 4-1 win away at Granada, with Arnaut Danjuma scoring a hat-trick.
๐ Players who have scored hat-tricks for @VillarrealCFen in #LaLigaSantander…
๐ Forlan
๐ Riquelme
๐ Ike Uche
๐ Bakambu
๐ Bacca
๐ Gerard Moreno
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ท๐๐บ๐ฎ ๐#GranadaVillarreal | #LaLigaHistory pic.twitter.com/KOBHVuqrnw— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) February 19, 2022
Unai Emery’s side, who host Juventus at La Ceramica on Tuesday, are three points adrift of Atletico, and have played the same number of games.