A second-half double from Antoine Griezmann earned Atlético Madrid a stunning 4-3 comeback home win over Sevilla in La Liga on Sunday, as the hosts claimed their ninth straight win in all competitions.
Atlético made a dominant start at home, with Griezmann hitting the crossbar before Rodrigo De Paul opened the scoring in the 10th minute, hammering a rocket from the edge of the box and into the top corner. Dodi Lukebakio equalised just two minutes later with a powerful low strike following a corner before Isaac Romero put Sevilla ahead after a quick counterattack in the 32nd minute, shooting across Jan Oblak, who could only get a finger to the ball.
Juanlu Sánchez extended the visitors’ advantage in the 57th minute with a close-range finish off Kike Salas’s second assist of the game before Griezmann pulled one back for Atlético five minutes later. Samuel Lino struck from long range to beat the Sevilla keeper, Álvaro Fernández, who had pulled off some key saves but could not prevent the Brazilian’s first goal of the season.
Griezmann found the net again four minutes into stoppage time to seal the victory that leaves Atlético third in the standings with 35 points, one behind Real Madrid and three shy of leaders Barcelona
Lazio denied Napoli the chance to return to the top of Serie A with a 1-0 away win on Sunday, their second victory over Napoli in a week, following their Coppa Italia success on Thursday.
Napoli remain second on 32 points, two behind the leaders, Atalanta, and while Lazio stay fifth, the win moved them level on 31 points with Inter and Fiorentina, who have both played a game less. Lazio advanced at the expense of Napoli in a 3-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday, and while two much-changed sides took to the pitch in Naples, the league meeting finished with the same outcome thanks to Gustav Isaksen’s 79th-minute goal.
The Napoli manager, Antonio Conte, told Dazn: “I am not disappointed with the performance, the boys gave everything, playing a good match against an excellent team.”
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Wolfsburg moved into fifth spot in the Bundesliga thanks to a late double from Jonas Wind. Mainz led three times in an exciting encounter but Wind scored in the 84th minute and again in stoppage time to give the home side a 4-3 victory. In Hoffenheim, the hosts went behind to Freiburg but the teenage striker Tom Bischof scored a late goal to earn them a share of the points in a 1-1 draw. Wolfsburg are on 21 points, above Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg on goal difference. Mainz are in ninth place and Hoffenheim 14th.
Source: theguardian.com
