ATLETICO V ALAVES - ATLETI AVOID SCARE TO HIT ALAVES FOR FOUR

The 4-1 scoreline certainly flatters Atleti but they will not think about this at all as minds are surely already focused on Manchester City on Tuesday.

But Pacheco, who has had a decent game, keeps it out.

Cunha plays through Suarez and, as coolly as he has done hundreds of times before, he drew the keeper before nudging the ball past him with the outside of his boot and just inside the corner of the net.

A nice run from Carrasco around the Alaves left back but his effort is denied by the Alaves keeper.

Joao Felix dazzles to get free on the left flank then puts the ball on a plate for Cunha but he is denied by a fine reflex stop from Pacheco before the Portuguese star follows up to nab his second.

Joao Felix looked certain to score as Cunha puts in a low cross from the right flank but Tenaglia slides in front of the Portuguese striker.

Suarez slams the ball down the middle of the goal as Pacheco moves to his left.

It looked a ridiculous dive from Cunha but a check with VAR has decided it is a penalty for Tenaglia's swinging boot in his vicinity.

The Atleti midfielder caught Navarro with an elbow and receives a yellow card.

But Escalante clears the danger.

It was hard to see this coming, Edgar dinked a cross in from the left flank and Escalante rose to flick an unstoppable header inside the far top corner.

LLORENTE SHOOTS WIDE

He had a chance from the edge of the box but with the keeper stationary the ball would not swerve inside the corner.

That proved to be the last involvement for the Frenchman.

Joao Felix runs with the ball towards the defence and then slips a pass through to Griezmann whose effort is saved by Pacheco - and in any case he was offside.

He was given room to line up his shot but his effort was comfortably saved by Pacheco.

Pina gets a backheel to Vallejo's free kick which presents a chance to Lejeune but he sends his diving header wide.

But the usual stout defending means there is little likelihood of chances.

But he blasts high and not very handsomely over the bar.

He replaces Duarte.

De Paul, Carrasco and Vallejo come on for Pons, Lemar and Lodi.