<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Atletico Madrid dismantled city rivals Rayo Vallecano 7-0 in Monday night with a ruthless display and their largest ever away win in La Liga.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring early on, before his strike partner Memphis Depay netted the second from close range from Saul Niguez's cross.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Atletico lost the Dutch forward to injury in the first half, but Nahuel Molina slid home the third to kill the game before half-time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Substitute Alvaro Morata netted in the 73rd minute and then again after Angel Correa grabbed the fifth, with Marcos Llorente finishing the rout late on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"We had a great game from the start, with a lot of intensity," Antoine Griezmann told Movistar.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"They're three important points and I'm very happy with the team's work today."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Atletico's emphatic victory took them second in the table, two points behind leaders Real Madrid.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rayo had started the season well, with two wins in their first two matches, but were brought crashing back down to earth by Diego Simeone's side.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"They were better in every way," said Rayo midfielder Oscar Valentin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We are not this bad -- we just have to continue and forget about what happened today."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier Getafe snatched a 1-0 home win over Alaves, their first triumph of the season. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>