Malaga 0-1 Atletico Madrid: Griezmann strikes to cut the gap on Barça
The French forward scored the only goal in the first minute
Barcelona are now just six points clear of Atletico Madrid
Antoine Griezmann scored the only goal of a tight game as Atletico Madrid beat Malaga 1-0 at La Rosaleda on Saturday afternoon.
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0 ________________ 1
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Málaga
Roberto; Rosales, Luis Hernández, Miquel, Ricca (Samu García, 83'); Keko (Diego Rolan, 56'), Adrián, Iturra (Lacen, 46'), Chory; Ideye, En-Nesyri.
Atlético
Oblak; Vrsaljko, Giménez, Lucas, Filipe Luis; Koke, Gabi (Thomas, 69'), Saúl, Vitolo (Correa, 52'); Griezmann, Diego Costa (Fernando Torres, 77').
Gol
0-1 M1 Griezmann.
Árbitro
Sánchez Martínez (Murcia). TA: Iturra (19'), Lacen (60') y En-Nesyri (77') / Saúl (40') y Vrsaljko (67')
Campo
La Rosaleda. 25.482 espectadores.
The French forward scored after just 39 seconds, firing home from close range when a Saul Niguez shot deflected into his path.
Atletico rode the game out from there, rarely troubled by the home side, to move with six points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.
Ernesto Valverde's Barça are in action on Sunday against Getafe at Camp Nou, where they will have the chance to restore their nine point cushion at the top of the table.
