European Football: Atlético surprise Sevilla as Griezmann ends seven-goal thriller | European club football

European Football: Atlético surprise Sevilla as Griezmann ends seven-goal thriller | European club football

A deserved brace from Antoine Griezmann in the second half Atletico Madrid a stunning 4-3 comeback home win Seville in La Liga on Sunday as the hosts claimed their ninth consecutive win in all competitions.

Atlético got off to a dominant start at home as Griezmann hit the crossbar before Rodrigo De Paul opened the scoring in the 10th minute, hammering a rocket from the edge of the penalty area into the top corner. Dodi Lukebakio equalized just two minutes later with a powerful low shot from a corner, before Isaac Romero gave Sevilla the lead after a quick counterattack in the 32nd minute by crossing past Jan Oblak, who could only get a finger on the ball.

Juanlu Sánchez increased the visitors’ lead in the 57th minute with a close-range finish following Kike Salas’ second assist of the game, before Griezmann equalized for Atlético five minutes later. Samuel Lino struck from long range and beat Sevilla goalkeeper Álvaro Fernández, who had made some crucial saves but could not prevent the Brazilian’s first goal of the season.

Griezmann scored again four minutes into stoppage time to secure the win, which moves Atlético to third in the table with 35 points, one behind Real Madrid and three less than leaders Barcelona

Lazio disputed Naples The chance to return to the top of Serie A with a 1-0 away win on Sunday, their second win over Napoli in a week, following their success in the Coppa Italia on Thursday.

Napoli remain second on 32 points, two behind leaders Atalanta, and while Lazio remains fifth, tied on 31 points with Inter and Fiorentina, both of whom have played a game less. Lazio edged out Napoli with a 3-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday and while two completely different teams took to the pitch in Naples, the league game ended with the same result thanks to Gustav Isaksen’s 79th-minute goal.

Napoli coach Antonio Conte told Dazn: “I’m not disappointed with the performance, the boys gave everything and played a good game against an excellent team.”

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Wolfsburg Thanks to a late brace from Jonas Wind, he moved up to fifth place in the Bundesliga. Mainz Wind led three times in a thrilling encounter, but Wind scored in the 84th minute and again in added time to give the home team a 4-3 win. In Hoffenheimthe hosts fell behind Freiburg But teenage striker Tom Bischof scored a late goal to give them a share of the points in a 1-1 draw. Wolfsburg has 21 points and is ahead of Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg on goal difference. Mainz is in ninth place and Hoffenheim is in 14th place.

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