Real Oviedo 0-2 Atletico Madrid Llorente

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Real Oviedo 0-2 Atletico Madrid Llorente

Atletico Madrid secured their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with little fu s as they beat Real Oviedo 2-0 at Estadio Calos Tartiere on Wednesday.The second-tier hosts arguably had the better opportunities, particularly in the first half, but Atletico were comfortable for much of the game as they avoided an upset.Marcos Llorente landed the decisive blow in the first half after a period of Oviedo pre sure, Chase Daniel Jersey with Antoine Griezmann who claimed two a sists in the weekend win over Elche brilliantly setting him up.Atletico allowed Oviedo to enjoy plenty of po se sion after the break, but the visitors looked even more comfortable than before and finished the hosts off through substitute Pablo Dick Butkus Jersey Barrios late on.Alvaro Morata fired just wide and Llorente forced Tomeu Nadal into a nece sary save as Atletico began with intent, but Oviedo soon settled and created chances of their own.Samuel Obeng was their chief threat but put an inviting Hugo Rama cro s into the side-netting from close range and volleyed over 12 yards out either side of Rodrigo Tarin drilling agonisingly past Jan Oblaks left-hand post.Atletico capitalised in the 24th minute, Llorente getting a little lucky as his scuffed effort beat Nadal after Griezmanns gorgeous first-time pa s a cushioned volley released him through on goal.Borja Baston, an Atletico academy product, came on for Oviedo at half-time and saw an early effort fly just off target.But the game was put beyond doubt seven minutes from time as Barrios who also scored in the previous round collected Angel Correas well-weighted lay-off and finished through Nadals legs.What does it mean? Atletico Anthony Miller Jersey unspectacular but get the job doneAdmittedly, it would probably be more out of the norm if Atletico were spectacular. Clearly in this game their focus was on simply getting through, not bringing the entertainment.In fairne s to them, thats exactly what they did. While Atletico were comfortable for the majority of the match, Oviedo actually finished with more expected goals (1.45 xG to Atleticos 1.2), which highlights the fact some of their first-half chances were real opportunities.Neverthele s, there was generally a sense Atletico Jonathan Bullard Jersey could have turned things up a notch if they needed to. That ultimately was not required, and they join Real Madrid in the next round.Griezmann sharp againOne of the stars of the World Cup, Griezmann looked reinvigorated in Qatar and he has been pretty impre sive since returning to Madrid.His a sist for Llorentes opener was exceptional, and although that was his only key pa s of the game, there was little doubt about his influence in a withdrawn role Allen Robinson Jersey , tallying more touches (84) and pa ses (75) than any other Atletico player.Correa injects energy off the benchHe may have only played 14 minutes, but Correas impact was significant. His two key pa ses one of which was for Barrios goal was more than any other Atletico player.Whats next?Atletico are back in LaLiga action on Sunday when they host leaders Barcelona.
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