Posted: 21:54 GMT, October 24, 2020 | Update: 00:51 GMT, October 25, 2020
Atletico Madrid beat Real Betis 2-0 at home in LaLiga on Saturday thanks to goals from Marcos Llorente and Luis Suarez after coach Diego Simeone made a double change at half-time
Llorente put Atletico ahead at the start of the second half, tearing up the left wing’s penalty area and folding the ball inside the nearest post at a tight angle
Betis had played well in the first half and dominated the ball However, Atletico took control of the game after Simeone chased Lucas Torreira and Thomas Lemar for Yannick Carrasco and Hector Herrera for the second half, giving instantly to the team more pace and goal in midfield
Llorente is joined by teammates to celebrate, it was the striker’s second goal of the season
Luis Suarez has had a good start to his Atletico career since his summer move from Barcelona
The Uruguayan striker scored his fourth goal in six appearances in the win against Real Betis
Diego Simeone will be pleased with his side’s response after their 4-0 loss to Bayern Munich
The visitors were reduced to 10 men with 20 minutes remaining when Martin Montoya was sent off to take down Carrasco The referee initially gave the defender a reservation before revising the game in a VAR review and changing it to a pure red card
Suarez then hit in the stoppage time after combining well with left-back Renan Lodi to clinch a therapeutic victory for Atletico after Bayern Munich’s 4-0 defeat in the Champions League on Wednesday
The victory took Atletico to second place in the table with 11 points after five games, two behind Real Madrid who beat Barcelona 3-1 earlier on Saturday in El Clasico
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