Costa dazzles with double as Atletico crush Vienna


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 23 Oct 2013

Austria Vienna's Manuel Ortlechner (L) and Kaja Rogulj (R) challenge Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa uring their Champions League Group G soccer match in Vienna October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler

VIENNA (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid seized control of Champions League Group G when Diego Costa scored twice, including one of the goals of the season, in a thumping 3-0 victory for the La Liga side at Austria Vienna on Tuesday.

Playing at the Ernst Happel stadium where Spain beat Germany 1-0 to win Euro 2008, Atletico took the lead in the eighth minute when Koke sent Felipe Luis clear on the left and he squared for Raul Garcia to tap into an empty net.

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