Jonathan David gave Diego Simeone’s side exactly what they needed. The forward opened the scoring in the 24th minute and later set up Lee Kang-In’s goal, helping Atletico Madrid to a commanding 4-0 win over Osasuna on matchday 6 of La Liga. Robin Le Normand and Alejandro Baena Rodriguez added goals in the second half to put the result beyond doubt, with Atletico claiming all three points in front of their home crowd at Riyadh Air Metropolitano.
Key Moments
- 24′, Jonathan David breaks the deadlock to give Atletico a 1-0 lead, his first contribution of a two-way evening.
- 54′, Lee Kang-In doubles the lead nine minutes into the second half, finishing after a pass from Jonathan David to put the game out of Osasuna’s reach.
- 63′, Robin Le Normand, the center-back, adds a third with a goal of his own to effectively end any remaining Osasuna hope.
- 68′, David, Ademola Lookman and Cristian Romero are all withdrawn as Simeone rotates his squad with the result already secured.
- 82′, Alejandro Baena Rodriguez caps the night with a fourth goal, set up by Johnny Cardoso, to complete a thoroughly comfortable evening.
Tactical Breakdown
Atletico controlled this match from first whistle to last. Simeone’s side held 68% of possession and produced 27 shots, 11 of which were on target. Their 581 accurate passes to Osasuna’s 232 told the story of a team that had the visitors pinned back for much of the evening. The 4-4-2 shape gave David and Lookman clear channels to work in, while Lee Kang-In and Baena Rodriguez found space in the midfield slots to create overloads in wide areas.
The match turned definitively after Osasuna’s triple substitution just before the hour mark. Simeone’s side had already doubled the lead through Lee Kang-In at 54 minutes, and Le Normand’s header at 63 minutes came before the visitors could reorganize. Simeone then used his own substitutions at 68 minutes to give squad players time, bringing on Marc Pubill, Giuliano Simeone Baldini and Arnau Ortiz with the game long decided.
Osasuna offered almost nothing going forward. Their 5-4-1 defensive setup was designed to absorb pressure, but they managed just three shots all night, none from outside the box, and earned zero corners. Goalkeeper Aitor Fernandez kept the score somewhat respectable with seven saves, though by the final whistle the damage was done.
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The win moves Atletico Madrid to third in La Liga on 13 points, according to flashscore.co.za, two behind the top two of Barcelona and Real Madrid and level with Sevilla. Simeone will take the clean sheet and the depth shown in this performance as positives, with his squad demonstrating that the goals can come from multiple sources when the team clicks.
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