Koke stunners fire Atleti without Griezmann
Atletico Madrid star Koke scored two magnificent goals in the second half to seal Atletico Madrid's 5-1 win over Las Palmas.
Koke scored two stunning goals as Atletico Madrid overcame the absence of Antoine Griezmann to romp to a 5-1 away win over Las Palmas in LaLiga.
Diego Simeone's men claimed their first league victory of the new season, and the 200th of his managerial career at the club, without the suspended Griezmann, who was sent off in last week's 2-2 draw against Girona.
A fast start ensured the visitors were not in danger of dropping further points on Sunday (AEST), Angel Correa and Yannick Carrasco strikes putting Atletico two goals up inside the first five minutes.
Jonathan Calleri headed in as Las Palmas briefly threatened a second-half fightback, but Koke sealed victory with two tremendous efforts.
Jonathan Viera had a late penalty for the hosts saved by Jan Oblak, before Thomas Partey netted with two minutes left to round off a miserable evening for the hosts.
Atletico now has four points from its first two games, while Las Palmas has suffered back-to-back defeats to start the campaign, a run that stretches to seven straight losses including the end of last season.
