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Intro hello and welcome from a stadium that really does catch the eye the Metro boritano here in Madrid my name is Derek First Half Ray excited to be bringing you match commentary and alongside me my broadcasting partner Stuart Robson and on this day the 5th of November we hope to be able to bring you Illuminating football action it's Atletico Madrid against espanol thanks Derek well often we talk about the tactics the individual players players that are missing but so often it's the mentality of the players that is key to winning any football game which of these teams has the right attitude today is the big question [Applause] might be able to get in behind the defense and what a magical save it was who can he pick out going to bamboozle the goalkeeper with a corner like that and here are the starters for Atletico Jano black is the preferred keeper okay starts alongside Rodrigo De Paul in central Midfield and so many different ways to configure an attack in this case it'll be two men up front condombia it comes to absolutely nothing [Applause] but attacking possibilities okay intercepting it intelligently well one thing you can say about Yanni Carrasco is he makes his opponents concentrate to the maximum Stuart what do you expect to see from him today well Derek he's the perfect finisher he's got a great shot in him his movement is excellent and in 1v1 situations you always expect him to score foreign [Applause] still could be dangerous but offside is the decision here the flag is up condopia [Music] Atletico seeding possession and the emphasis is on creativity rewarded and look at the celebrations well I have to say this is a really good goal he skips past his market and that gives him the space to get his shot away excellent stuff from him so the ball rolling again with the scoreline standing at one nil he's beating his man square of the game [Applause] as you can see the visitors have had much less of the ball but what they've done with it has been really good and they'll be happy with the way the game is being played at the moment they love to play on the counter attack must be wonderful block [Applause] another eyeing that final pass you just feel good tackle foreign [Applause] end here in the Spanish capital Morata well below his best no other conclusion Second Half so back underway and an intriguing second half in Prospect [Applause] foreign [Applause] by The Keeper and he clears the danger [Applause] and he takes it on and the flag has gone up well he has to work a lot harder to stay on side there he didn't read the situation at all there's an Atletico [Music] let most certainly was free kick given [Music] teammates to play it too gonna get a try and it's gone in just what the doctor ordered things looking very bright for them now with this buffer well I have to say this is a really good goal just watch his technique here he just hits through the back of the ball with such power there's no stopping that so toenail now [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Music] and here's a change now for Atletico [Applause] [Applause] okay and it's a quality pass [Applause] and nothing comes of the attack when all is said and done Atletico getting the free kick decision their way joao Felix strong but fair tackle this might be the perfect counter-attacking opportunity [Applause] but there it is and he could scarcely have had an easier finish [Music] we'll just look at the defending here they've made it so easy for him in the end that's just not good enough it's a massive lead and it's very hard to imagine them losing it now foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] counter-attack but no goal yeah really good play won the ball back well and then counted with great speed that deserved the goal but he has man and we will have a couple of additional minutes at the end here a really Sumptuous ball and so the referee blows for full time and it goes down as a victory for the visitors well Derek they were the better team all over the pitch we saw good individual performances we saw in a tech which was always threatening and they played really well what a performance that was today well you know when our colleagues in the newspapers