Aguero brace helps Atletico lay down early marker

SERGIO AGUERO’S brace helped Atletico Madrid hit the ground running as a terrific performance from the Argentina midfielder saw his side rip apart hosts PSV Eindhoven 3-0.

Aguero gave the Spanish team the best possible start in the ninth minute and doubled his tally towards the end of the first half before Maniche killed the game off nine minutes after the break.

The only bad news for the Spanish team came on the half-hour mark, when Diego Forlan limped off with a hamstring injury.