First-half blitz helps Atletico Madrid to convincing victory over Sevilla in LaLiga

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a] were on the front foot from the first whistle, and were ahead within four minutes after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baena-alex/bmeQTB92/"]Alex Baena[/a] swept home from an acute angle after being slotted in by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lee-kangin/YTVIJfxO/"]Lee Kang-in[/a]. [/b][/p][p]Sevilla’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ure-robbie/nwv3yIFM/"]Robbie Ure[/a] wasted a golden opportunity to immediately respond, heading just wide of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oblak-jan/SYy8ZHN9/"]Jan Oblak[/a]’s post, though that was all the hosts had to show for their efforts in the opening 15 minutes. [/p][p]They certainly came more into the game as the first half wore on, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rooms-kike/6uf4Y1d2/"]Kike Salas[/a] drilling a long-range effort just wide.[/p][p][b]Despite the pressure on Atleti, they stood firm and went further ahead when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lookman-ademola/8QK1SO5g/"]Ademola Lookman[/a] managed to squeeze his low shot in at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vlachodimos-odisseas/2slo0WN2/"]Odysseas Vlachodimos[/a]’ near post to silence the home support. [/b][/p][image alt="Lookman goal sequence" id="29a60761-ee66-4c0f-8cf7-b42fa504ebe9" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (REUTERS / Marcelo Del Pozo)" guid="e5eb1e26-fc8d-4e30-aaa1-dfffa7bea48c" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]Oblak was soon called into action at the other end when Peque Fernandez rifled an effort on target, but the game was effectively over as a contest on 33 minutes when Baena bagged his second after he was allowed to take aim from outside the box and fire home through a crowd of players.[/b][/p][p]Five minutes after the break, Lookman steered the ball into an empty net, but Atleti were denied their fourth thanks to the assistant’s flag.[/p][p]With an hour played, Sevilla were still creating chances in the faint hope of mounting a comeback, but Ure again wasted a decent chance to get Sevilla on the scoreboard.[/p][p][b]Their persistence eventually paid off in the 67th minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sierra-miguel/GAyp0H8N/"]Miguel Sierra[/a] acrobatically connected with a loose ball to power a left-footed shot into the net and score his first goal for the club. [/b][/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="e85c85bd-59cd-48ab-9313-a8516b4220e9" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="baa4d98d-af45-4bf8-aac7-90298e729179" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]As they pushed for a second, they left themselves light at the back, and Sevilla were indebted to Vlachodimos as he palmed away [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barrios-pablo/AaZiGJ9E/"]Pablo Barrios[/a]’ goalbound header.[/p][p]Atleti were perhaps fortunate to survive a late penalty appeal, as yet another defeat in this fixture for the Andalusians meant the loss of their 100% start to the season.[/p][p]Atleti were able to put the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarez-julian/bBHauDIC/"]Julian Alvarez[/a] controversy to one side to storm to the top of the table, for 24 hours at least, by registering a seventh win in the last 10 head-to-heads (D1, L2). [/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baena-alex/bmeQTB92/"]Alex Baena[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/sevilla-h8oAv4Ts/summary/stats/?mid=KSIgZvKF"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="ec74e862-e221-4cca-911d-224836e2362d" /]