MADRID: New coach Quique Sanchez Flores needed just two days to achieve what his predecessor Diego Alonso could not do in nine weeks as Sevilla made it eight games to none in La Liga with a 3-0 win over Granada. Ended the run without a win.
Sevilla took the lead in the 23rd minute with Adrià Pedrosa’s shot, which took a slight deflection into the net.
According to Xinhua news agency, Lucas Ocampos doubled the lead with a brilliant effort from a corner in the 32nd minute.
Sergio Ramos scored Sevilla’s third goal with a header from a free kick early in the second half as Sanchez Flores enjoyed a comfortable start against a team that looks set for relegation with just eight points from 18 matches Was staying.
Antoine Griezmann scored twice for Atlético Madrid but was unable to give them victory as Borja Mayoral also scored twice for Getafe in a thrilling 3–3 draw at the Metropolitano Stadium.
Atlético were reduced to 10 players after just 37 minutes with Stefan Savic shown two yellow cards, but still took a 1–0 lead thanks to the French striker who nodded in a cross from Rodrigo Riquelme.
Borja Mayoral nodded home to make the score 1–1 in the 53rd minute after Jan Oblak saved Mason Greenwood’s effort.
But Alvaro Morata made it 2–1 with a header from Marcos Llorente’s cross in the 62nd minute, and Griezmann scored his second of the night from the penalty spot four minutes later to make it Atlético’s third.
It looked as though the game would be over, but Oscar Rodriguez gave Getafe hope when he found space to score in the 87th minute, and the visitors got their penalty in the 91st after Riquelme blocked a cross into the Atlético area with his hand. .
Mayoral kept his composure and beat Oblak from the spot to make the score 3-3 and Oblak made a brilliant save to deny Rodriguez’s effort in the 10th minute of injury time.
In Tuesday’s first game, a goal from Sergi Canos after 60 minutes ended Valencia’s five-game winless run and extended Rayo Vallecano’s winless run to eight.
Canos gave Valencia a 1–0 win with a right-footed shot, but it looked as though he had been betrayed by home keeper Stole Dmitrievsky.
