Antoine Griezmann was unsurprisingly the star as Atletico Madrid battled to victory over Celta Vigo in LaLiga.
2018/2019 La Liga
2-0
Match Report
Atletico Madrid returned to winning ways in unconvincing fashion as Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata earned a 2-0 LaLiga victory over Celta Vigo.
Diego Simeone's men welcomed Celta to the Wanda Metropolitano following a 2-0 defeat to Barcelona that effectively ended their title hopes.
Diego Costa received an eight-match ban for insulting the referee during that game, and Atletico were often second best against a resurgent Celta, who had taken seven points from their last three matches to boost hopes of survival.
However, Griezmann lashed home a 42nd-minute free-kick and Morata doubled their lead 16 minutes from time as Atletico increased their lead over Real Madrid - who play Leganes on Monday - to five points in the battle for second. Celta remain two points above the drop zone.
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Match Events
31' Great save from Oblak!
Boufal! Oblak is earning his wages today, as he goes low with a lightning fast dive to tip a strike from the Celta man away.
42' GOAL! Atletico 1-0 Celta (Griezmann)
GRIEZMANN OPENS THE SCORING FOR ATLETICO! The striker curls a beautiful free-kick through a sudden gap in the shifting Celta defensive wall and nestles it into the top-left corner. Pure class from the Frenchman.
68' Yellow Card! Griezmann booked
Griezmann tangles with Olaza in the Celta box, both lunging for the ball, and the former fouls the latter. He gets a yellow card as a result.
74' GOAL! Atletico 2-0 Celta (Morata)
MORATA MAKES IT TWO! That could very well be the game for Atletico as they spark a free-flowing counter-attack that puts the substitute one-on-one with Blanco.
He steps around the keeper and, not without some effort, pokes the ball into the top-left corner.