Atlético beat Real 5-2, then win 5-1 CL match as Griezmann nets 200th

Atlético Madrid produced back-to-back, high-scoring home wins that have jolted a season that began in confusion, routing Real Madrid 5-2 in the Madrid derby on Saturday and following up with a 5-1 Champions League victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday. The latter match featured Antoine Griezmann’s 200th goal for the club and was played with manager Diego Simeone watching from the stands while serving a one-match UEFA suspension.

Saturday’s derby was Atlético’s most emphatic show against their city rivals in decades, the first time the club had scored five goals against Real in roughly 75 years. The result offered a dramatic response to a turbulent opening to the campaign, when Atlético managed just one win in their first six fixtures and endured vocal criticism from supporters. Manager Diego Simeone said he was concentrating on the present rather than recent form, stressing that players, not coaches, make the difference. He also pointed to a large turnover of arrivals in recent transfer windows and said the squad needed time to gel.

The Champions League match at the Metropolitano continued that momentum. Griezmann struck in first-half stoppage time after a pass from Julián...