Alvarez leads five-star Atleti in emphatic win
Atletico Madrid cruised to a first Champions League victory of the season, running out 5-1 winner against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Metropolitano.
Atleti opened the scoring with the first shot of the match, with Giuliano Simeone's clever footwork opening space down the right before Giacomo Raspadori slotted home his deflected pull-back in the fourth minute.
The host continued to push and got rewarded for its pressure 33 minutes in. Julian Alvarez's corner was flicked on by Antoine Griezmann, and though Kaua Santos denied him on the line, Robin Le Normand was hovering behind him to fire home from close range.
Atletico then rounded off an impressive first half with a third goal in the first minute of stoppage time, with Griezmann meeting Alvarez's low cross to fire his low shot past Santos.
Eintracht improved at the start of the second half, with Jonathan Burkardt drilling a first-time shot into the bottom-right corner, giving Jan Oblak no chance in the 57th minute.
Griezmann thought he had restored Atleti's three-goal cushion 10 minutes later. Simeone's backheel played the Frenchman in behind, and he helped it over the line while one-on-one, only for it to be chalked off as it had inadvertently hit his hand.
Simeone got its fourth in the 70th minute, stooping to meet Alvarez's corner at the near post, and wheeled away in celebration, with his father, Diego, watching on from the stands as he served a one-match touchline ban.
Alvarez eventually got on the scoresheet eight minutes from time after substitute Aurele Amenda was penalised for a handball in the box, and the striker coolly slotted home from 12 yards to round off an emphatic win.
