Atletico Madrid made the Champions League qualification again for Saturday – and they did it in a spectacular way. Real Sociedad was swept aside in the Riyadhair Metropolitano, where Los Colchoneros won 4-0.
And the man of the moment for Athleti was Alexander Sorloth, who scored all four goals – and in the first 30 minutes. His hat trick came within the first 11 minutes, with those three goals in the room of three minutes and 57 seconds, which is a new La Liga record.
According to MD, Atleti head coach Diego Simeone spoke about Sorloth, and also the performance on his part as a whole.
“I was very happy with the first half of the team in general. Apart from Alex, he had a fantastic night. Every ball that reached the target zone was powerful. That led us to bring the game to a place that we had not expected before, because Real Sociedad is a good team.
With those four goals, Sorloth is now the top scorer of Atleti in La Liga with 17 goals – two for Julian Alvarez. And he has achieved this, despite regular starting competitions on the couch. Simeone spoke about the interrogation of experts and supporters about the playing time of the Norway International.
“I think if we go to the numbers, he scored more goals in the second half than starting. I love him that he is a player who helps us in all times of the game. He is a player other than all the players we have. He plays well in front, he plays well on the counterattack, he helps us the team at the back.
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