"And Valencia are on the counter here. The Atlético men are trying to track back but it's fruitless." The commentator spoke.
Diego Simeone shouted from the touchline urging his men to get back but it wasn't easy.
Izan on the other hand, threaded a perfectly weighted through ball to his sprinting teammate down the right flank before sprinting ahead.
The counterattack now had Atlético scrambling. Their defenders, still recovering from their own offensive foray, struggled to regain shape.
Izan, not content to sit back, continued his run into the box, anticipating the return pass. Fran Pérez who had the ball, saw a few Valencia bodied in the box and decided to cross.
The cross came in low and fast, slicing through Atlético's defence but it was blocked. The ball went loose outside the box and Izan met it first-time with his left foot, a calculated strike aimed for the bottom corner.
The goalkeeper, diving full stretch, could only graze the ball.
