La Liga: Atletico Madrid win 2-1 at Granada to renew title march

Marcos Llorente and Angel Correa received Spanish league chief Atletico Madrid again on the successful path, offering the objectives in a 2-1 victory at Granada on Saturday.
The three factors got here after Atletico had stumbled in its march towards its first league title since 2014 when its eight-round successful streak was ended by a 2-2 draw towards Celta Vigo. The hard-fought win at Granada elevated its lead over titleholder Real Madrid to eight factors with an additional recreation to play as effectively.
Granada stymied the guests’ assault till Llorente struck within the 63rd minute from the sting of the world for his eighth aim in all competitions this season.
Yangel Herrera equalized three minutes later after Atletico’s solely defensive letdown when it did not clear a nook kick.
But Correa put the front-runners again on high for good within the seventy fifth with a shot that took a deflection off defender Jesus Vallejo earlier than the ball looped over goalkeeper Rui Silva and fell into the far nook of the online.
“Coming off a draw, we were extra motivated to get this win,” Correa mentioned. “We knew that we had to remained focused because we were creating chances and it was only a question of when the goals would come.”
Luis Suarez, who leads the league with 16 objectives, had Atletico’s finest probabilities earlier than Llorente’s opener. The former Barcelona striker volleyed a go by Correa off the crossbar simply after halftime.
Atletico has solely misplaced as soon as in 21 league video games this season.
Atletico was nonetheless with out forwards Joao Felix, Thomas Lemar, Moussa Dembele, and midfielder Hector Herrera, all confined due to coronavirus infections.
Granada stayed in eighth place after its third league loss at dwelling this marketing campaign.
Later, third-place Barcelona hosts Alaves, whereas fourth-place Sevilla performs Huesca. Eibar additionally faces Valladolid.
Real Madrid hosts Valencia on Sunday.