Atletico Wins 2-0 Against Getafe

Diego Costa celebrating with fans. (Courtesy: mirror.co.uk)

2018's first match saw Atletico Madrid beat Getafe 2-0 with style. But all the style and drama came from their very own returning hero, Diego Costa who had a name in everything from goal sheet, to bookings.

Getafe defenders didn't know what to do with Los Colchonero' forwards as they shone throughout the match with signs of Griezmann & Costa connection. Correa scored the opener after good, intricate from Griezmann but complacency crept  in a few times in Atletico's defenders as Getafe exploited few gaps early on. But all the talk will and shall finish on Costa, as following him must almost feel like watching a movie. In the 57th minute he stole the ball instinctively from the defender and almost finished in the 1-on-1 situation.

Four minutes later he wrestled with the ball again, literally, elbowing Dakonam Djene on the way. Referee pulled out cards for fun today as he showed 10 yellow cards with one of them resulting into red.

Ángel Correa scoring the 1st goal. (Courtesy: gettyimages.co.uk)

On the 68th minute, when Sime Vrsaljko slided the ball towards unmarked Costa, he placed it brilliantly past the goalkeeper. If you have known about the Brazilian-born striker for even this past year, you know if anything he is emotional. After returning to La Liga three and a half years later, Costa went straight to fans celebrating his return. This celebration saw him get into the booking for the second time, which resulted in him being sent off. Every Atletico fan had the same expression as Costa after seeing red, and you can't help but feel that the referee could have let it go.

Getafe then had a rejuvenated approach, having an extra man on the pitch but Godin & co. saw the rest of the match through. There were many negatives to take away from the match as referee lost control over the proceedings. Diego Costa will also miss the next match against Lleida in the second leg of the Copa del Rey clash. But he & the Frenchman already seem to have that telepathic connection which Rojiblancos were hoping for.