<!--Article Start--> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> . <td class="document jq_ColDocument jq_ShareArea"> <div class="tooltipContent"> <div class="scrollContent jq_Content jq_langdir tinyscrollbar doctooltip-y fontsize_0"> <div class="viewport"> <div class="overview"> <p style="text-align: justify">Atletico Madrid eased past Kazak champions Astana 4-0 on Wednesday to get their European campaign back on track after a shock defeat to Benfica last time out.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Saul Niguez opened the scoring with a clever backheel before Jackson Martinez scored his first goal at the Vicente Calderon for Atletico to put the hosts well on course for victory.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Substitute Oliver Torres added a third after the break before Denis Dedchenko's late own goal rounded off the scoring.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Galatasaray's 2-1 win over Benfica in the other game in the group means Atletico draw level with Benfica at the top on six points, two points clear of the Turkish champions.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Astana had travelled over 5,000 kilometres west to the Spanish capital and were immediately under the cosh from the 2013/14 finalists.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Goalkeeper Nenad Eric denied Diego Godin twice from dangerous corners, but it was another well-worked set-piece that produced the opening goal midway through the first-half.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">A short corner between Gabi and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco freed the Belgian and his cross was flicked home by Saul.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Martinez has failed to live up to his price tag since a 35 million euro move from Porto in the summer, but Diego Simeone's faith in the Colombian was rewarded when he finally found the net thanks to a deflection off a stray Astana leg to double Atletico's lead six minutes later.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Only a brilliant save from Eric denied Martinez a second from a thumping header just before half-time.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">However, the third goal did arrive for the hosts just after the hour mark as a lung-bursting run from captain Gabi teed up Oliver to chip home.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Atletico 'keeper Jan Oblak had been a mere spectator for much of the evening, but he produced a brilliant save from Foxi Kethevoama moments later to ensure Simeone's men kept an eighth clean sheet in their last nine home games in the Champions League.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Fernando Torres replaced Martinez for the final 25 minutes and passed up two great chances to register his 100th goal for the club.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Yet, Atletico did get a fourth a minute from time when Dedchenko could only turn Juanfran's driven cross into his own net.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--Article End-->