"The crazy thing was that Atletico Madrid were well in this Champions League tie until the 57th minute. Diego Simeone's team had defended robustly. They had just hit the crossbar through Julian Alvarez. But then they were not and it was the speed and brutality with which Arsenal moved the game away from them that took the breath. There were more set-piece goals, inevitably for the breakthrough and No 4."
"It was Declan Rice to Gabriel Magalhaes and then a repeat of the link-up, the only difference being that Gabriel headed square for Viktor Gyokeres to bundle over the line. It was Gyokeres's second of the evening, his first for 3-0 coming after he dug a breaking ball out of his feet to jam home with the help of a deflection off David Hancko. Gyokeres's work-rate was tireless. This was his reward."
"Gabriel Martinelli had scored the second after a driving run from Myles Lewis-Skelly, Simeone kicking an imaginary ball in frustration as his players failed to check the progress of Arsenal's provider. Atletico saw stars, four concessions in 14 minutes and it added up to a message from Arsenal to the rest of Europe. They have won three out of three in the league phase of this competition and have kept clean sheets in all of them an extension of their domestic miserliness."
Atletico Madrid defended solidly until the 57th minute when Arsenal shifted the game with rapid, brutal attacking play and set-piece efficiency. Declan Rice’s assist to Gabriel Magalhaes and subsequent link-up produced Viktor Gyokeres’s goals, including a second that came via a deflection, while Gabriel Martinelli capitalised on a driving run from Myles Lewis-Skelly. Atletico conceded four goals in 14 minutes, collapsing after earlier resistance and leaving Diego Simeone visibly frustrated. Arsenal have won all three group matches and kept clean sheets in each, conceding only three goals all season and projecting strong continental intent.
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