Real Madrid were five minutes from taking a giant step towards a first league title in five years, while Atlético appeared resigned to defeat, when Antoine Griezmann suddenly appeared in their penalty area and slipped the knife in.
Pepe had given Real a lead that many thought was close to wrapping up the league early in the second half, Atlético’s hopes seeming to slip way when Fernando Torres was denied, one on one, by the home goalkeeper Keylor Navas. The late Atlético substitutions Diego Simeone made appeared guided more by rest that provoking a reaction, but as the clock ticked down and the game drifted, Ángel Correa found the French striker in the box and he scored his 15th La Liga goal of the season.
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