Striker Alexander Sorloth got here off the bench to attain a hat-trick within the second half and assist Atletico Madrid wrap up their underwhelming season with a straightforward 4-0 win at lowly Girona on Sunday.
With Barcelona having secured the title, there was not a lot to play for at a half-empty Montilivi stadium the place two depleted squads squared up in a recreation that won’t stay lengthy within the reminiscence.
Atleti supervisor Diego Simeone determined to go away a number of key starters on the bench, together with goalkeeper Jan Oblak who with 30 targets conceded in 36 video games, completed the season with the bottom goals-to-games ratio for the fifth time in his profession.
Atletico dominated possession nevertheless it took them 68 minutes to interrupt the impasse by means of Sorloth’s close-range strike after Girona made a foul mistake and Rodrigo De Paul arrange the Norwegian to faucet the ball into an empty internet.
Defender Clement Lenglet headed in a rebound within the 87th minute earlier than Sorloth took benefit of two fast counters to attain twice in added time.
In the ultimate weekend of the season, Barca, who host Athletic Bilbao in a while Sunday, high the standings with 85 factors, one level forward Real Madrid, with Atletico ending their LaLiga marketing campaign in third place on 76 factors.
Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal full the highest 5 line-up of groups who will signify Spain in subsequent season’s Champions League.
Girona, who final season have been the shock packages of LaLiga, ended sixteenth within the standings on 41 factors, one away from the relegation spots.
“We played a good game, which will be useful for the Club World Cup in the US that starts in less than a month because we will play many afternoon games under this same heat. Sorloth is a machine and he doesn’t need many chances to score,” Atletico defender Axel Witsel instructed Movistar Plus.
Atletico are in a troublesome Group B on the new-look 32-team event beginning subsequent month, together with Champions League finalists Paris St Germain, South American champions Botafogo and MLS aspect Seattle Sounders.
Source: www.anews.com.tr