Girona 0-1 Atletico Madrid: Atlético Madrid did themselves a favor on Monday evening. The game with Girona resulted in a 0-1 win deep in stoppage time through a goal from Álvaro Morata. Good thing for the Madrilenians in the battle for qualification for the Champions League.
Atlético escapes in stoppage time and remains on Champions League course
Girona offered a good match in the first half, a few times they could not prevent it from becoming dangerous due to the individual class in the front of the visitors. Antoine Griezmann tested keeper Paulo Gazzaniga once, Memphis Depay shot over twice from a promising position.
The second half offered a little more entertainment. Gazzaniga had to save on an attempt by Marcos Llorente, and the VAR had to intervene after an alleged hand from Girona: no penalty. After an hour, Atlético coach Diego Simeone intervened, including Memphis, who was a child of the bill in a triple substitution. Simeone could thank his goalkeeper Jan Oblak that nothing came in on the other side, the Slovenian made a good save on an attempt by Rodrigo Riquelme, among other things.
The guests tried: Griezmann hit the side net and Gazzaniga had to stretch to the limit to tap a shot from the center circle over the crossbar, but that was it, well into stoppage time. Morata, who had relieved Memphis, was well positioned at a corner kick and tapped in from about the goal line. After VAR deliberation, it turned out: no offside. Los Colchoneros took home the full loot after all.
Takeaways
Morata scored the only goal for Atlético Madrid, which recorded a 1-0 home win over Girona in the Primera División. A goal was scored at the finish line with -1 minutes to play, as Álvaro Morata scored to make it 1–0 to Atlético Madrid.
This result was the ninth unbeaten game in a row for Atlético Madrid. In the last five games, Girona have won two and lost three. While Atlético Madrid have four wins and one draw. This was Atlético Madrid’s eighth victory by one goal.
Girona is in twelfth position with 30 points after this match, while Atlético Madrid is number 3 with 48 points. On Saturday, March 18, Atlético Madrid will receive Valencia at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano.
