Atletico 7-1 Granada Substitutes also praised by Atletico coach

Granada hit for seven in Atletico comeback

Carrasco: I'm happy to score my first hat-trick

A Yannick Carrasco hat-trick, along with goals from Angel Correa, Tiago Mendes and a Nico Gaitan brace, led Atletico Madrid back from 0-1 to defeat Granada 7-1 on Saturday evening, which pleased Diego Simeone enormously.

In particular, the Argentine was impressed by the performance of the three-goal hero Carrasco, promising that there is more to come from the 23-year-old.

"I'm very happy for Carrasco," Simeone told reporters. "He is a very complete player, with a bright future ahead of him.

"He is on the path to getting even better.

"We work with him day by day to help him play like he did today."

Yet it was not only the Belgian who received his manager's praise, as Simeone revealed his delight at the collective effort.

"All of the players responded in the best way possible," he explained.

"The players who came off the bench today [Gaitan, Tiago and Fernando Torres] also contributed to winning this game."

Finally, the Argentine discussed Atletico's Supporters Clubs Day, a family-friendly celebration held before the match to encourage children to attend the day's game.

"I was surprised by how many kids were in the stands," he said.

"It's necessary that they became enamoured with the passion and ambition that is in the atmosphere."

Simeone's focus now turns to Los Rojiblancos' midweek trip to Russia, where they will face FC Rostov in the Champions League on Wednesday at 20:45 CET.