Atletico Madrid 1-0 Valencia: Correa blast brings Cholo closer

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04/02/2018 Upd. on 05/02/2018 at 00:46 CET

The forward blasted home to put Atletico within nine points of Barcelona

Angel Correa's rocket in the second half split Atletico Madrid from Valencia, sending Diego Simeone's side nine points behind Barca - and nine ahead of their opponents at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday night.

MATCH FACTS

LaLiga

ATM

1 ________________ 0

VAL

LINE UP

Atlético

Oblak; Vrsaljko, Savic (Giménez, 28'), Godín (Juanfran, 50'), Lucas; Correa, Saúl, Koke, Carrasco (Gabi, 61'); Griezmann, Diego Costa.

Valencia

Neto; Vezo, Gabriel Paulista, Garay, Gayá; Kondogbia, Parejo, Maksimovic (Carlos Soler, 65'), Lato (Rodrigo, 62'); Santi Mina, Zaza.

Goles

1-0 M 59 Correa.

Árbitro

Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia). TA: Gabi (74') / Gayá (92').

Campo

Wanda Metropolitano. 49.596 espectadores.

Neto made superb saves from a Saul Niguez long-ranger and Diego Costa's header from a corner, but was eventually beaten when Correa rifled home from outside the area.

Atletico were forced into two changes in defence, with Stefan Savic hurting a hamstring while Diego Godin suffered an elbow to the jaw from Neto, knocking some of his teeth out.