Griezmann seals Atletico fightback, Sevilla stay third

TIL Desk Sports/Antoine Griezmann sealed a thrilling Atletico Madrid comeback from 2-1 down with four minutes remaining to beat Celta Vigo 3-2 and move into fourth in La Liga.  Sevilla remain four points ahead of Atletico in third as they moved within three points of leaders Real Madrid thanks to substitute Joaquin Correa’s winner 10 minutes from time in a 1-0 win at Las Palmas.

Real lead Barcelona by a point at the top, but also have two games in hand over their title rivals.  “It was a thrilling and emotional game with a lot of errors, but with two teams looking to win,” said Atletico boss Diego Simeone.

“The team was calm and understood there was the chance to equalise and, after the equaliser, the crowd pushed us on for the winner.” Atletico’s top four hopes look set to take a huge blow as they once again nearly paid for their profligacy from the penalty spot. An error from Atletico ‘keeper Miguel Angel Moya handed Gustavo Cabral an early opener for Celta. Fernando Torres responded with a sensational looping effort into the far corner.