00:00It is just a second start of the season for Robin Lenormand, a 200th appearance in the Spanish top division.
00:08Now in central defence, 21-year-old Retrode makes his very first start in La Liga.
00:15As you mentioned earlier, just the one loss in 21, but away from home is only 1.13.
00:20Here goes Antoine Griezmann, terrific run. Oh, Griezmann very nearly opens the scoring.
00:25I still think, for all the investment that Atletico have had, there's been a lot of investment,
00:32there still isn't a player as good as Antoine Griezmann.
00:34The issue, of course, is that Griezmann is well into his 30s now, but they started with the first goal.
00:40And in the past, we've tended to think that Atletico's difficulty is getting the breakthrough.
00:43Once they've got that, you won't catch them.
00:45Oh, what a ball! And what a finish!
00:50That is top class from one of the planet's best centre...
00:55Here is Griezmann. Molina, low ball in.
01:01Julien! Should have made it too!
01:04The movement from Julien is good.
01:07And it... just the ball bounces up a little bit, because I think he strikes that with his shin, Rob.
01:11He's had a couple of other injuries. I just wonder if...
01:15He's found it that little bit harder to kind of feel completely settled at Atletico Madrid.
01:19That said, he's a regular starter. He's... I think the...
01:23He's one of only three players, I think, who's started all five games so far this season.
01:27Chavarria!
01:31What a special goal!
01:32On the cusp of half-time, Pep Chavarria has scored the goal of his life!
01:41The goal of just about anyone's life. That was an unbelievable shot.
01:45I mean, I...
01:49To put it into context, I'm still kind of thinking about...
01:54I'm not even sure what we were talking about now. I've been kind of so blown apart by that, because it just wasn't even on.
02:00It's an absolutely ridiculous shot.
02:03What a goal.
02:07One of the finest goals this stadium has witnessed.
02:10And out of nowhere, and I've now just remembered what it was I was thinking about, was the way in which Atletico controlled the game to such an extent that Rayo couldn't play their normal game.
02:19And Rico Ferefa tapping into his phone. I think he's trying to work out how far out Chavarria was.
02:25Well, the second half is now underway, slightly later than Atleti would have liked.
02:33Look at the forward now for Ratio. First time cross was a really good one.
02:39Issy Palazón!
02:41Oblak to the rescue, but the rebound was falling for Ratio.
02:44Making himself big, covering as much of the goal as he possibly can.
02:50That's a great chance. It's his left foot, I think, isn't it, in the end, as he slides out, Oblak.
02:58And now, Llorente.
03:00He still has it, somehow.
03:06Gave it to Gallagher. Brilliant cross.
03:08Nico!
03:08The player whose position I can't quite work out is Pacha, but let's see if Pacha Espino is maybe going in at left-back with Pep Chavarria in front of him, so you'd double up on the full-backs.
03:21And then that would suggest that Alvaro Garcia is not going to go on the left-hand side, but rather maybe as a free man at the top of the pitch.
03:28So that you can play, perhaps, the out-ball, because he's probably, I would say, the fastest player in the team.
03:38Llorente's low ball in.
03:40Looked a good one for Giuliano, and he knows that was half a chance.
03:44And it does, sorry, it does make sense to reinforce that side of the defence, because Atletico, everything they're doing, everything, and that was another example that's coming from that same place.
03:52Early corner, Pacha was switched on, there goes Ballyu, possible counter, and Bratio is quick, and a real handful for Hansko.
04:08He's just about played the pass to Alvaro, Gane, Conor Gallagher won the ball back, and now Julian goes long, and that is a wonderful take.
04:19And this is Giuliano, Atletico makes the save, both players have clashed into each other.
04:27Superb pass, that, and really well taken as well.
04:31Julian just misjudged the flight a tiny bit.
04:38Well, this is another ambitious strike, and very nearly another sensational goal.
04:44Givrayo fullback, this time Ivan Ballyu, and he is just a whisker away.
04:54Yeah, they are two teams that are very, very hard to read.
04:57Issy has slipped it forward for Alvaro Garcia.
05:01Can he give Givrayo the lead?
05:02He's round the keeper!
05:04Might be offside.
05:06Flag's gone up.
05:07I think he knew it.
05:10When he finished, he didn't celebrate immediately.
05:12I think he knew that he was right on the line.
05:15And honestly, you never know, he might get lucky.
05:18The semi-automatic might show he's onside, but...
05:21I think he might be onside.
05:23It's that David Hanko over on the far side, on the left-hand side.
05:26From that angle, it's difficult to tell, but I'm not certain that he's offside.
05:31Side is...
05:32Dole.
05:36Rayo are in front, and what a brilliant finish it was from the substitute, Alvaro.
05:46Such a crafty goal.
05:48Issy played him in, and once through on goal, Alvaro Garcia was so clinical, so precise.
05:56Extremely interesting final ten minutes.
05:59Atleti trailing, we said earlier, they've only trailed for six minutes all season.
06:04This is a bending ball, a taxing ball, which Nico attacked.
06:08There is still danger for Rayo.
06:10And the cross here is deep, and Giuliano's there, and on the line, it's smashed in!
06:15Julian has equalised.
06:20Rayo weren't in front for long.
06:24Make it seven minutes, Tim.
06:25Atletico Madrid, trail for six minutes all season.
06:29They go down a minute later, back on level terms.
06:33Really, really big goal, I think, in motion.
06:39Nico, spinning.
06:41Sending it on for Raspidori.
06:42What a cross!
06:43Off the bar!
06:44Would have been an own goal, I think.
06:46I don't think it's Giuliano.
06:48And Nico's effort is deflected.
06:49I don't think it's Giuliano, though, that hits that.
06:52Seeing here, I may be wrong, but...
06:55It's Patrick Espino, isn't it?
06:57It's almost an absolutely thunderous own goal.
07:01Has it from Llorente, slips it inside.
07:05Llorente's cross is a beauty!
07:06And this is narrowly wide from Raspidori.
07:12Yeah, and I should make clear that point, I think,
07:15on both occasions, that that could be a red card.
07:18I'm glad it's not, personally.
07:19That's my personal kind of conception, if you like,
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