Barrios on brace: Atletico must be better in front of goal

PABLO Barrios scored twice as Atletico Madrid bounced back from their Club World Cup opening defeat to Paris Saint-Germain with a 3-1 win over the Seattle Sounders on Thursday.

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Atletico were outclassed by PSG in a 4-0 loss at the Rose Bowl in Group B on Sunday, but their quality was on full display in a convincing victory at Lumen Field.

Seattle were hoping to emulate Inter Miami's upset victory over European opposition in Portugal’s FC Porto earlier in the day, but while the Florida side can call on Lionel Messi, the Sounders have more modest talents and were fortunate to escape a heavier loss.

The Spanish side looked determined to put the game to bed as soon as possible, and with some better finishing, they might have done so.

Norwegian Alexander Sorloth missed an early opening, and then Julian Alvarez showed deft footwork to weave his way into the box, but floated his shot wide of the post.