Jonathan David scores again as Atlético Madrid rout Osasuna 4-0

Atlético Madrid breezed to a 4-0 win over Osasuna at the Metropolitano, controlling the whole match and scoring in every phase of it. Jonathan David opened the scoring in the 24th minute, working a quick exchange with Alejandro Grimaldo and Johnny Cardoso before finishing at the second attempt after Aitor Fernández's initial save.

The second half was more of the same. Combination play between Álex Baena and Ademola Lookman stretched Osasuna's back line in the 54th minute and David squared for Lee Kang-In to finish, and Robin Le Normand added a third from the resulting corner in the 63rd minute. Baena rounded off the scoring eight minutes from time, sweeping in Cardoso's pass for 4-0.

David settling in on loan

David's opener against Osasuna was his second involvement in as many matches for Atlético, and it built on the pattern he had already shown: the Canada international signed on loan from Juventus on transfer deadline day and came off the bench to score a 90th-minute goal in the 3-0 win at Real Sociedad the previous weekend. Starting this time, the 26-year-old forward looked the more assured for the extra rhythm, working the give-and-go with Grimaldo and Cardoso before finishing at the second attempt after Aitor Fernández's save.

"Jonathan gives us more depth, and that gives the team something different."

— Diego Simeone, Atlético Madrid manager, on Jonathan David

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Line-ups

Atlético Madrid lined up in a 4-4-2 with Oblak in goal, Grimaldo, Llorente, Romero and Le Normand across the back, Kang-In, Johnny, Koke and Baena in midfield, and David and Lookman up front. Osasuna set up in a 5-4-1 with Sergio Herrera in goal, Obed Vargas, Esquivel, Mendoza, Castillo and D. Martínez at the back, Domínguez, Torró, Arguibide and Dubasin across midfield, and Raúl leading the line alone.

Where it leaves the table

Atlético went into the round fifth in LaLiga on 10 points from five matches. This win takes them to 13, above the 10 points Alavés and Sevilla had after matchday 5 and just one behind Real Betis's 12 — enough, provisionally, to put them among the leading group at the top of the table. Osasuna, who had taken 7 points from their first five games, remain there after a first defeat in three, a stress-free workout for the hosts three days before the Madrid derby against Real Madrid.

What came next

Both sides carried the result into their following matches. Atlético backed up the rout by beating Real Madrid 2-1 four days later, a derby settled in the six minutes after Dean Huijsen was sent off, with David scoring again for his third goal in as many league appearances. That result moved Atlético above their city rivals into second place, where they now sit on 16 points from seven matches — five behind leaders Barcelona but ahead of Real Madrid for the first time this season. Osasuna's next match was gentler on the eye: three days after the Metropolitano defeat, Ante Budimir's acrobatic finish at El Sadar brought up his 100th LaLiga goal and put the home side ahead, only for Sergio Camello's second-half equaliser to hold them to a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano. The result left Osasuna 11th on 8 points from seven games — clear of the relegation zone, but eight points off the Champions League places Atlético now occupy.