LAST UPDATE | 4 Mar 2023
MATT DOHERTY CAME on to make his La Liga debut tonight for Atletico Madrid as they cruised to a 6-1 victory over Sevilla.
Doherty replaces Marcos Llorente in the 78th minute to make his bow for the Spanish giants, his first appearance since joining the club from Tottenham at the end of the transfer window in January.
Atletico were in control of tonight’s game at the Metropolitano, two goals from Memphis Depay helping them lead 2-1 at the break, Youssef En-Nesyri netting for Sevilla.
Further Atletico goals arrived in the second half courtesy of Antoine Griezmann and Yannick Carrasco to stretch their advantage, before a late brace was supplied by Alvaro Morata.
Irish youngster Festy Ebosele was handed a full Serie A debut for Udinese for their game with Atalanta this evening.
The 20-year-old joined at the beginning of the season after his contract elapsed at Derby, where he had established himself as a first-team regular.
Since moving to Italy, the Enniscorthy-born Ireland U21 international’s opportunities have been limited — he has made seven appearances in all competitions, but all six of his Serie A appearances before today were off the bench.
Regular wing-back Kingsley Ehizibue was suspended for the game, paving the way for Ebosele to get a rare chance.
He played 78 minutes of the game that finished 0-0 and was shown a yellow card during his time involved.
Ahead of Ireland’s Latvia and France matches, Ebosele will be hoping to impress Stephen Kenny, who called him into the Ireland senior squad last year for the first time in the June Nations League window.
Another Irish youngster, James Abankwah, was also involved, as he made the bench.
The 19-year-old defender joined from St Patrick’s Athletic last year and has yet to make his debut.
