Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid - Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain - February 25, 2018 Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann scores their third goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Jon Nazca
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann scored his first hat-trick this season as they hammered Sevilla 5-2 away in La Liga to keep the pressure on leaders Barcelona, while fourth-placed Valencia beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday.
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.
