Rayo 0-1 Atletico: Griezmann goal enough for Simeone's side
Griezmann's second half strike settled the game in Vallecas
Antoine Griezmann came to Atletico Madrid's rescue against Rayo Vallecano as he scored the only goal of the game to earn his side a narrow win.
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Rayo Vallecano
Dimitrievski; Tito, Galvez (Álvaro García, 75'), Ba, Amat, Álex Moreno; Embarba (Pozo, 57'), Comesaña, Mario Suárez, Trejo (Bebé, 57'); y De Tomás.
Atlético
Oblak; Arias, Godín, Giménez, FIlipe; Vitolo (Diego Costa, 60'), Rodri (Savic, 73'), Saúl, Correa (Lemar, 60'); Morata y Griezmann.
Goles
1-0 M. 74 Griezmann.
Árbitro
Gil Manzano (com. extremeño). TA: Giménez (91')
Incidencias
Vallecas. 13.880 espectadores. Jornada 24 de LaLiga 2018-19
Griezmann struck in the final 20 minutes as Diego Simeone's side ended a run of two conseuctive defeats in La Liga.
Atletico temporarily return to second place in the table, four points back from Barcelona, who host Real Valladolid later on Saturday.
Adrian Embarba came close for Rayo early on before Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak kept out on loan Real Madrid striker Raul de Tomas early in the second period.
There was a return to action for Diego Costa off the bench but it was his strike partners, Griezmann and Alvaro Morata, who combined for what proved the winning goal.
January signing Morata set up the Frenchman inside the box and his deflected volley found the back of the net.