Diego Costa gave Atletico the lead against the run of play in the 29th minute, chasing down Ever Banega just outside the area and easily beating goalkeeper Sergio Rico, scoring for the eighth time against Sevilla in all competitions. "The team were very convincing, we knew what we had to do on the pitch and we did it very well. The second half was our best display of the season," said Atletico coach Diego Simeone. Valencia goalkeeper Neto made a jaw-dropping save with 10 minutes left from Sergio Canales, stopping the shot with his shoulder as it was about to cross the goal-line. "We played a good first half and a poor second half and we got a victory which is very important but which we perhaps didn't deserve," said Valencia coach Marcelino.

Source: The Star February 25, 2018 20:26 UTC