By Daily Sports on November 24, 2019
Atletico Madrid lost ground on leaders Barcelona as they were held to a frustrating 1-1 stalemate at Granada on Saturday for a seventh draw in 14 La Liga games.
Diego Simeone's side went ahead on the hour mark through Brazilian left back Renan Lodi but lost their lead soon after when Granada’s German Sanchez outjumped his marker Hector Herrera and sent a header crashing into the net.
Simeone brought on record signing Joao Felix in search of a winner but his side barely managed to test keeper Rui Silva in the closing stages, although they were denied a penalty when substitute Dario Poveda went down in added time.
The draw keeps Atletico third on 25 points, three behind Barca who beat Leganes 2-1 away and still have a game in hand, while Real Madrid are second on 25 and were playing one of their two games in hand at home to Real Sociedad later on Saturday.
“We leave here with a bad taste in our mouths because we did everything we could to try and win the game,” said Atletico midfielder Koke. (ESPN)
•PHOTO: cELEBRATING Atletico Madrid players
Source Daily Sports
Posted November 24, 2019
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