Atletico Madrid vs. Olympiakos: Lessons Learned from Champions League Game

Atletico Madrid secured their progression into the knockout rounds of the Champions League on Wednesday with a dominant 4-0 victory over Olympiakos at the Vicente Calderon.Keen to avoid a pivotal final-round evening in Turin against Juventus in two weeks' time, Diego Simeone's men embodied their manager's fire and battered the visitors into submission to tighten their grip on top spot in Group A.Raul Garcia opened the scoring after a dreadful error from Olympiakos goalkeeper Roberto Gago. Next, Mario Mandzukic capitalised on an equally poor mistake from Alberto Botia to double the advantage going into half-time.After the break, Mandzukic nodded home a fine cross from Arda Turan for Atletico's third. He went on to register a hat-trick by heading in a close-range free-kick from Gabi.Across the following slides, we examine the lessons learned from Los Colchoneros' emphatic victory.Begin Slideshow
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