Deportivo 0-1 Atletico Madrid: Thomas Partey wins it in stoppage time
Depor deserved a point but were stung at the end
Griezmann struggled and was taken off with 10 minutes left
Atletico Madrid's struggle for goals continues but Diego Simeone's men were bailed out by Thomas Partey's 91st-minute winner in a 1-0 victory at Deportivo la Coruna.
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0 ________________ 1
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Deportivo
Pantilimon, Juanfran, Sidnei, Schar, Luisinho, Guilherme, Bakkali (Andone, 75'), Borges (Mosquera, 75'), Valverde, Fede Cartabia y Lucas Pérez.
Atlético
Oblak, Juanfran, Savic, Godín, Lucas, Augusto (Gameiro, 60'), Gabi, Thomas, Saúl, Griezmann (Giménez, 80') y Correa (Gaitán, 46').
Goles
0-1, Thomas (91')
Árbitro
Álvarez Izquierdo (catalán). Tarjeta amarilla a Juanfran (76'), Luisinho (77'), Andone (83') / Griezmann (8'), Savic (21')
Incidencias
Partido de la 11ª jornada de la Liga Santander disputado en el estadio de Riazor ante 22.733 espectadores.
A 1-1 draw at home to Azerbaijani champions Qarabag all but ended Atletico's Champions League campaign in midweek amidst a run of one win in eight games.
And they suffered from a familiar lack of creativity at Riazor with Simeone even substituting star frontman Antoine Griezmann 10 minutes from time.
However, a relieved Simeone punched the air in delight when Ghanaian midfielder Partey curled home Gabi's layoff from a free-kick on the edge of the box to pass Griezmann and join Angel Correa as Atletico's top scorer this season on four goals.