Atlético Madrid vs Girona

Atletico's win lifted it up to fourth on 16 points, level with third-placed Athletic Bilbao, which will face Sevilla later on Saturday.

Both Correa’s goals were scored in the early minutes of each half. Three minutes after the break, he intercepted a poor pass from goalkeeper Juan Carlos inside the box and buried the ball into the open goal. It is three points behind leader Barcelona and Real Madrid, who have a game in hand.

Jan Oblak. Had very little in the first half, as Girona failed to record a shot on target. The keeper conceded in the 66th minute from Rodrigo Riquelme's ...

Didn’t have much of an impact in his time on the pitch. Replaced Carrasco in the 64th minute. Was the heartbeat of the team for his hour-plus on the pitch. He continued to play through a knock to the head late into the match. Later in the match, an unlucky deflection off the Uruguayan resulted in Girona’s goal. Continues to show his €3 million price tag was a steal for the squad.

Angel Correa scored twice as Atletico Madrid put a midweek Champions League defeat behind them with ...

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By Fernando Kallas. MADRID, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Angel Correa scored twice as Atletico Madrid won 2-1 against Girona in LaLiga on Saturday. Atletico's win lifted them up to fourth on 16 points, level with third-placed Athletic Bilbao who will face Sevilla ...

From that corner, [Santiago Bueno](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/241225/Santiago-Bueno) jumped high to deliver a towering header that smashed against Oblak's left post. [Aleix Garcia](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/219294/Aleix-García) smashed a thundering strike off the far post in the 77th minute and had a similar strike from the same spot that Oblak acrobatically deflected with the tip of his glove for a corner. [Sevilla](/football/team?id=243) later on Saturday. [Rodrigo Riquelme](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/70224/Rodrigo-Riquelme)'s long-range shot deflected off Atletico defender Jose Maria Gimenez, which took it beyond goalkeeper Jan Oblak. [Juan Carlos](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/152130/Juan-Carlos) kept out two close-range strikes from [Matheus Cunha](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/259902/Matheus-Cunha) and a long-shot from Correa just before half time. [Jan Oblak](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/149622/Jan-Oblak) and got lucky when two second-half strikes from the visitors hit the post.

Atletico Madrid's Portuguese forward Joao Felix (R) challenges Girona's Spanish goalkeeper Juan Carlos during the Spanish League football match between Club ...

Matheus Cunha should have doubled Atletico’s lead before half-time but was denied by Juan Carlos from close range. Griezmann played a pivotal role in Atletico’s opener, with his clipped cross finished by Correa at the back post. The Argentine forward, starting for only the second time in the top-flight this season, was at his explosive best to help Atletico recover from a chastening defeat by Club Brugge in the Champions League in midweek.

Angel Correa scored twice as Atletico Madrid won 2-1 against Girona on Saturday to move up to fourth in LaLiga. Girona made it difficult for home side who ...

From that corner, [Santiago Bueno](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/241225/Santiago-Bueno) jumped high to deliver a towering header that smashed against Oblak's left post. [Aleix Garcia](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/219294/Aleix-García) smashed a thundering strike off the far post in the 77th minute and had a similar strike from the same spot that Oblak acrobatically deflected with the tip of his glove for a corner. [Sevilla](/soccer/team?id=243) later on Saturday. [Rodrigo Riquelme](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/70224/Rodrigo-Riquelme)'s long-range shot deflected off Atletico defender Jose Maria Gimenez, which took it beyond goalkeeper Jan Oblak. [Juan Carlos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/152130/Juan-Carlos) kept out two close-range strikes from [Matheus Cunha](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259902/Matheus-Cunha) and a long-shot from Correa just before half time. [Jan Oblak](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/149622/Jan-Oblak) and got lucky when two second-half strikes from the visitors hit the post.

Angel Correa scored twice and Jan Oblak made a pair of big saves to lead Atletico Madrid's 2-1 home win over Girona in the Spanish league on Saturday.

Both Correa's goals were scored in the early minutes of each half. Atletico Madrid beat Girona 2-1 at home thanks to a brace from striker Angel Correa Atletico Madrid 2-1 Girona: Angel Correa bags a brace as Atletico seal a 2-1 win over Girona at the Wanda Metropolitano, with Jan Oblak showing his worth in goal for the home side with two important saves