"Despite adding Ademola Lookman to a star-studded frontline that already included Antoine Griezmann, Alexander Sorloth and Julian Alvarez, Diego Simeone wants to see Atletico Madrid share the goals around. Lookman joined Atleti from Atalanta for €35m on Monday, then scored on his debut as Simeone's men thrashed Real Betis 5-0 in the Copa del Rey three days later. Atleti will be reunited with Betis in LaLiga on Sunday, having gone unbeaten through their last six top-flight games."
""I have no doubt that we don't depend purely on goals from Griezmann, Lookman, Sorloth and Julian. "We depend on the collective game, on set-pieces and everything we can generate together. It's clear it's not just the goals of the strikers that count." Asked about his plans for Lookman, who was thrown straight into the starting lineup on Thursday, Simeone said: "We will try to get to know each other little by little.""
Atletico Madrid completed a €35m signing of Ademola Lookman from Atalanta and Lookman scored on his debut in a 5-0 Copa del Rey win over Real Betis. Atletico have gone unbeaten in six LaLiga matches and sit 13 points behind Barcelona with a game in hand. Five different players scored in the midweek victory, and the team plans to generate goals from across the squad through collective play, set-pieces and integrating Lookman's offensive characteristics. Real Betis occupy fifth place in LaLiga and aim to regroup ahead of the league meeting.
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