His pay was initially lower but afaIk his contract was structured in a way that over time his wages would rise to 700.000 and then above and at end of his contract he would’ve earned the same as if he always got 700.000 euros per week for the whole duration of his contract.

My unorganised thoughts.

Deserved victory for Atlético. Tbh they should’ve been up 2-1 by the 60th minute already. Villarreal was good defensively but didn’t do enough upfront.

Good job by Atlético to get back to winning after the surprise loss to Las Palmas.

Atlético’s counter attack goal for the 3rd was smooth.

Griezmann was once again everywhere. It’s up to Atléti fans but he has to be in contention for greatest ever player alongside Aragonés.

Barrios and Riquelme playing was nice to see. I’m always a fan of getting academy players involved.

Atlético seem on a clear path towards partial rejuvenation of the team a bit with Samuel Lino, aforementioned Riquelme and Barrios and also Molina, although he isn’t really “young” anymore.