Saul Niguez scores stunning 35-yarder for Atletico Madrid in Europa League

By Seb Stafford-Bloor
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Atleti enjoyed a processional 3-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow on Thursday night –  but there was nothing standard about this thunderbolt opener

The Europa League is reaching its business end and this goal demonstrates that: a thunderous hit from Saul Niguez which shows the competition's rising quality in the knockout rounds.

This was the first goal in Atletico Madrid's 3-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow on Thursday night, with Diego Costa and Koke adding the second and third. Tie pretty much over, then.

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Seb Stafford-Bloor

Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.