La Liga: Atletico Madrid beat Eibar 2-0

Sunday, 08 January 2017 6:31 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 08 January 2017 6:32 AM ]

Atletico Madrid's players celebrate after midfielder Saul Niguez scored his team's first goal during the Spanish league football match SD Eibar vs Club Atletico de Madrid at the Ipurua stadium in Eibar on January 7, 2017.(AFP)

Atletico Madrid have registered a much needed 2-nil victory at Eibar with Antoine Griezmann netting for the first time in over three months.

The teams played a quiet and scoreless 1st half, before Saul Niguez opened the scoring for the away side, with their first attempt on target, as he headed-in a cross by Filipe Luis.

Griezmann then ended his goal drought by sealing the victory in the 74th minute, following a superb one-two with substitute Kevin Gameiro. With the win, Diego Simeone’s men climbed up to 4th in the standings, nine points behind leaders Real Madrid.

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