Atletico Madrid scored two goals in the first half and one in added time, which was enough to defeat Girona 3-0 in a match from the 18th round of the Spanish football championship. Thus, the capital recorded a second consecutive success, which brought them five points closer to second-placed Real Madrid in the temporary standings, BTA reported.
Nicolas Gonzalez missed a chance for Atletico in the opening ten minutes, but in the 13th Koke made no mistake. He received the ball on the edge of the Girona penalty area and sent a powerful shot that stopped in the top right corner.
A little later, Jan Oblak saved an extremely dangerous shot by Axel Witsel, and his teammate Connor Gallagher added a second goal to the Catalans' net in the 38th minute. The English midfielder received a pass from Julián Álvarez and gave Paulo Gazzaniga no chance for 2:0.
Antoine Griezmann scored the last goal in added time of the match and Girona suffered their eighth defeat of the season. The Catalans are 18th in the standings with 15 points, one less than Valencia, who are above the relegation zone.