Vallecano 0-7 Atletico: Morata nets brace as Depay and Griezmann strike

An inspired Atletico Madrid humiliated city rivals Rayo Vallecano with a 7-0 demolition job on Monday, with substitute Alvaro Morata scoring twice and midfielders Saul Niguez and Rodrigo de Paul giving two assists each.

Match Report

Atletico took an early two-goal lead with Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay scoring from close range, while Nahuel Molina extended their lead in the 36th minute in a counter-attack.

In the second half Morata netted twice with Angel Correa and Marcos Llorente also on target as a rampant Atletico ripped apart their rivals to secure a second win in three games this season.

Atletico are second in the LaLiga standings, level on seven points with Barcelona and Girona. They trail leaders Real Madrid by two points, while Rayo are eighth with six points.

Line-ups

Vallecano XI: Óscar Trejo, Aridane Hernández, Lejeune, Raúl de Tomás, Stole Dimitrievski, Balliu, Unai López, Álvaro García, Alfonso Espino, Óscar Valentín, Isi Palazón

Subs: Falcao, Bebé, Dani Cárdenas, Abdul Mumin, Jorge de Frutos, Kike Pérez, Pathé Ciss, Sergio Camello, Randy Nteka, Pep Chavarría, Martín Pascual, Diego Méndez

Atletico XI: Witsel, Oblak, Savic, Griezmann, Saul , Carrasco, Depay, De Paul, Hermoso, Nahuel Molina, Pablo Barrios

Subs: Azpilicueta, Morata, Ivo Grbic, Correa, Llorente, Soyuncu, Javi Galán, Felix, Samuel Lino, Riquelme, Ilias Kostis, Antonio Gomis