First Division - Day 35

Atlético Madrid 1 - Málaga 0

Atlético: Oblak; Juanfran, Giménez, Lucas Hernández, Filipe Luis; Saúl Ñíguez, Gabi, Koke, Carrasco (Correa 57’); Griezmann (Augusto Fernández 66’), Fernando Torres. 4-4-2.
Málaga: Ochoa; Rosales, Albentosa, Weligton, Miguel Torres; Pablo Fornals (Juanpi 63‘), Recio, Camacho, Ricardo Horta (Chory Castro 59’); Duje Cop (Santa Cruz 77‘), Charles. 4-4-2.

Goals:
1-0. 62. Correa. Picked up Filipe Luis pass and struck long shot wide of Ochoa.

Yellow cards: Charles 25’, Weligton 29’, Giménez 54’, Fernando Torres 57’, Filipe Luis 82’, Recio 90’.

Atlético Madrid stay level with leaders Barcelona after they beat Málaga 1-0 on Saturday evening. It was a dour match with very few chances throughout, although Griezmann should have opened the scoring when he turned Koke’s cross past the post early on. Cop brought a good save out of Oblak and Carrasco tested Ochoa shortly before half time, and Saúl fired a shot just wide soon after the restart. Simeone (who was sent to the stands at half time as someone from the home bench threw a ball on to the pitch to stop a Málaga attack) decided to bring on Correa, and within five minutes he had made the difference, cutting across the area to fire in a shot which took a slight deflection off Albentosa. The new man came close to increasing the lead a couple of times after that, but Juanpi could have saved a point for the visitors when he shot wide near the end.