Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 3, Deportivo de La Coruña 0.
Atletico Madrid 3-0 Deportivo La Coruna
- From the section European Football
Antoine Griezmann scored his 23rd goal of the season as Atletico Madrid beat struggling Deportivo La Coruna 3-0 to move back within eight points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.
Barca stretched their lead with a 6-0 victory over Getafe earlier in the day but a fourth successive league win saw Diego Simeone's side narrow the gap.
Saul Niguez headed Atletico in front before top-scorer Griezmann made it 2-0 with an angled shot after an hour.
Angel Correa slotted a late third goal.
Atletico, second in La Liga, host PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday night with their last-16 tie level at 0-0 following the first leg in the Netherlands.
Their preparation could not have gone better as they kept a 27th clean sheet of the season in all competitions as 13th-placed Deportivo's winless La Liga run was extended to 13 games.
Line-ups
Atl Madrid
- 13Oblak
- 20Torres Belén
- 24Giménez de Vargas
- 2Godín
- 3Filipe Luís
- 17Saúl
- 14Fernández Arenas
- 6Koke
- 21CarrascoBooked at 41minsSubstituted forTorres Muñozat 79'minutes
- 23ViettoSubstituted forCorreaat 58'minutes
- 7GriezmannSubstituted forKranevitterat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Moyá Rumbo
- 8Kranevitter
- 10Torres Muñoz
- 16Correa
- 18Gámez
- 19Hernández
- 22Partey
Dep La Coruña
- 1Lux
- 15Sanabria RuizBooked at 90mins
- 23Lopo
- 14Arribas
- 2PabloSubstituted forSuárez Pierat 59'minutes
- 4Bergantiños GarcíaSubstituted forRomero Alconchelat 59'minutes
- 5Mosquera
- 22Borges
- 17Nicolás CartabiaSubstituted forRiera Magemat 74'minutes
- 20Rodríguez Portillo
- 19Fajr
Substitutes
- 3Navarro Corbacho
- 6Gracia Calmache
- 9Riera Magem
- 13Pletikosa
- 21Romero Alconchel
- 24Gutiérrez
- 27Suárez Pier
- Referee:
- Mario Melero López
- Attendance:
- 38,943
Match Stats
Home TeamAtl MadridAway TeamDep La Coruña
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away2
- Corners
- Home10
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away8
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 3, Deportivo de La Coruña 0.
Booking
Laure (Deportivo de La Coruña) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Laure (Deportivo de La Coruña).
Attempt missed. Óliver Torres (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Oblak.
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Germán Lux.
Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óliver Torres.
Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oriol Riera (Deportivo de La Coruña).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Germán Lux (Deportivo de La Coruña) because of an injury.
Goal!
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 3, Deportivo de La Coruña 0. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabi with a through ball following a set piece situation.
Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (Deportivo de La Coruña).
Attempt saved. Faycal Fajr (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
Alejandro Arribas (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Óliver Torres replaces Yannick Carrasco.
Substitution
Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Oriol Riera replaces Fede Cartabia.
Foul by Gabi (Atlético de Madrid).
Laure (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
Laure (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Germán Lux.
Attempt missed. Jonathan Rodríguez (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fede Cartabia.
Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Faycal Fajr (Deportivo de La Coruña).
Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Koke following a corner.
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Alejandro Arribas.
Substitution
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Matías Kranevitter replaces Antoine Griezmann.
Attempt missed. Alberto Lopo (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Deportivo de La Coruña. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
Attempt blocked. Fede Cartabia (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Laure.
Foul by Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid).
Jonathan Rodríguez (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Deportivo de La Coruña 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koke following a corner.
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Alejandro Arribas.