Atletico Madrid sent a warning to Barcelona on Sunday night as they crushed Sevilla 5-2 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Antoine Griezmann bagged a hat-trick and Diego Costa and Koke also scored in what is Atletico’s best performance for some time. Sevilla grabbed two goals back late on, but make no mistake this was a real thrashing by Diego Simeone’s side.
Atletico remain seven points behind Barcelona but the two teams clash on Camp Nou next Sunday and, provided the gap remains the same after the midweek round of fixtures, Atletico could cut the gap to four points with a win.