Atlético Madrid 6-1 Sevilla: Memphis Depay made an impression on his basic debut for Atlético Madrid in La Liga. The attacker scored twice before the break and thus provided a nice milestone for coach Diego Simeone.
The 54-year-old Argentinian was on the bench against Sevilla for the 613th time as coach of Atlético Madrid, leaving Luis Aragonés – until recently record holder – behind. Simeone let Memphis start in the base for the first time since he came over from Barcelona and the 86-time Orange international did not betray their confidence.
In the 23rd minute, Memphis was beautifully put away by Antoine Griezmann and only for Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou he remained icy calm. Four minutes later, the former PSV attacker scored again: Memphis shot the ball beautifully into the intersection. It was Atlético Madrid’s 1,000th goal under Diego Simeone.
Even before the break, Sevilla came back into the game through Youssef En-Nesyri, but Griezmann had brought the margin back to two goals in the 53rd minute. Thanks to goals from Yannick Carrasco and two from Álvaro Morata, who had replaced Memphis in the 64th minute, Atlético Madrid even managed to win 6-1.
On behalf of the visitors, Ivan Rakitic fired another penalty against the post. As Sevilla finished the game with ten men after Pape Gueye received his second yellow card ten minutes from time. With the victory, Atlético Madrid takes third place from Real Sociedad.
Memphis Depay received a lot of praise from Spanish media
Memphis Depay received a lot of praise from Spanish media after his performance against Sevilla. The Orange-international got his first starting place under trainer Diego Simeone and did not disappoint. Spanish media are talking about a new fairy tale, the Memphis show and Barcelona’s gift to Atlético Madrid.
Mundo Deportivo is also impressed. “It was his first chance in the starting line-up since joining Atletico Madrid and he didn’t waste it. The lion roared, twice. A coach cannot ask more of his player in the sixty minutes he played,” the newspaper particularly noticed the successful collaboration with Antoine Griezmann. “A new fairytale has been born between Memphis and Griezmann. The Little Prince and the Lion.”
AS also pays attention to the new connection between the Dutchman and the Frenchman. The Memphis-Grizi tandem lights up Simeone’s party. They wrote, “One has everything and creates, the other seems to have the goals that were always so missed.”
